Hours before the Friends of America Rally begins, crews continue to unload the needed equipment, putting the finishing touches on stage preparations that began 5 weeks ago.

"It's a continuous show. There's no stopping. That's why we have 2 stages, so there's something constantly being prepared. While someone is performing, something is being torn down while something is being set up," says David Dodd, Event Production Manager for the "Friends of America" Rally.

State and local authorities are also fine tuning their plans to get an expected 100,000 people in and out of the event, and to make sure they are safe during the rally.

"There will be more than a hundred law enforcement officers here. We'll have communications capability. We'll have some elements of the West Virginia National Guard here," says Jimmy Gianato, Director of the West Virginia Office of emergency Management. "It's going to be a traffic nightmare. We're going to turn Mine Road 22 one way coming in for 3 hours of the morning," says Chuck Runyon, Emergency Operations Manager for the West Virginia Department of Transportation.

Organizers call the event a government rally, concerned how policies and laws are effecting the American worker. Opponents however, believe people's fears are being stirred up for no apparent reason.

"I think it's funny. Global warming is a fear tactic. All the stuff Washington does when you speak out as we will on Labor Day is a fear tactic," says Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship.

Depending on how well the event goes, Blankenship says its still too early to tell whether the "Friends Of America" Rally will be an annual event.