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CLAYTON — Frustration over a Republican push to redraw congressional districts and the recent reversal of voter-approved paid sick leave drew more than a thousand protesters Monday to Shaw Park for a Labor Day rally.

They gathered under blue skies, waving American flags, wearing union T-shirts and cheering when cars honked their horns as they drove by on South Brentwood Boulevard. A half-dozen speakers — lawmakers, union leaders and activists — addressed the crowd before a chant-filled march along Brentwood toward Forsyth Boulevard.

Steve Griffin of O’Fallon, Missouri, carried a hand-painted sign that read, “Gerrymandering Oligarchist Power Grabbers,� with the first letters stacked to spell out GOP.

“It’s going to be rule of mob in government, not rule of law,� said Griffin. “We need a lot of people to show up. This is not going to go away.�

On Friday, Gov. Mike Kehoe announced a special session for legislators starting this week to remap congressional boundaries and to make it harder for residents to alter the state constitution through the ballot process — as they did with Proposition A, which had mandated paid sick leave and was overturned by the governor in July.

President Donald Trump has encouraged Republican-led states to redraw their voting districts ahead of the midterm elections, and several blue states have followed suit in unprecedented political maneuvering usually reserved for post-Census years.

Griffin said he plans to take off work to attend a demonstration in Jefferson City, an event that state Sen. Doug Beck promoted at Monday’s rally.

“Folks, this is not a joke,� he said. “We’re going to fight.�

Beck, a member of the pipefitters union and the Senate minority leader, represents part of south St. Louis County. He was joined by Sen. Angela Mosley, whose district includes much of north St. Louis County.

Beck and Mosley are two of 10 Democrats in the state Senate. The other 24 senators are Republicans.

“It’s going to be a hard road,� Mosley said in an interview. “We’re going to use the filibuster as much as we can.�

Many of those at the rally said they had attended other demonstrations since Trump’s election in January.

Paul Ehresman, of St. Louis, said the vibe Monday felt different from the anti-Trump “No Kings� protests held in multiple locations across the St. Louis area and throughout the country in June.

“That was a rowdier celebration,� said Ehresman. “We’re farther into it now. A lot of deeds have been done.�

Sydni Jackson, of Creve Coeur, brought her mother and 5-year-old son with her to Shaw Park. If nothing else, she said, she wants people to know their feelings.

“Whatever we can do to amplify our voices, we will,� Jackson said.

The Missouri Workers Center, a nonprofit that advocates on behalf of low-wage workers, organized the Labor Day rally along with local unions and other labor-focused groups, such as Missouri Jobs for Justice.

A sister event was held at noon Monday in Kansas City.