Walkouts, marches, and other events have been planned to take place across the country in a day of action in honor of International Workers’ Day.

May Day demonstrations across multiple continents escalated into clashes as traditional labor protests increasingly became vehicles for anti-war and anti-Israel political movements.

Portland police said they would be making “targeted arrests," saying officers had observed criminal activity in the crowd.

Activists worldwide are holding May Day rallies, calling for peace, higher wages and better working conditions.

A network of about 600 groups, including communist organizations and Democratic Party committees, is mobilizing roughly 3,000 pro-socialist May Day events.

San Francisco supervisors and a state senator were among 25 people arrested during a May Day protest at San Francisco International Airport on Friday as thousands of airline-contracted service workers rallied over wages and working conditions.

Thousands of people took to the streets in Los Angeles Friday to mark May Day and International Workers' Day amid heightened concerns about affordability, immigration sweeps and the Iran war.

Labor unions, students and immigrant rights organizations plan to hold May Day rallies across Connecticut on Friday to call for more protection from ICE and greater taxes on the wealthy. May 1 is International Workers' Day.