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More than 50,000 people marched the
2019 New York City Labor Day Parade
On Saturday, September
7th, more than 50,000
union members and
their families turned out
with the New York City Central
Labor Council, AFL-CIO
to march in the Labor Day
Parade. The parade was led
by Grand Marshal Elizabeth
Shuler, Secretary-Treasurer
of the AFL-CIO and the highest
ranking women in the
U.S. Labor movement, and
Parade Chair Ernest Logan,
President of the American
federation of School Administrators.
Tens of thousands of working
men and women from
150 unions and labor groups
across the city and region, including
teachers, construction
and building trades workers,
garment workers, fi refi ghters,
actors, retail workers, and
many more rallied at the parade.
City and state elected offi
cials including Gov. Cuomo,
Senator Chuck Schumer, NYS
Comptroller Tom DiNapoli,
NYC Comptroller Scott
Stringer, NYC Public Advocate
Jumaane Williams, and dozens
of others joined the march.
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The event marked the 125th
anniversary of Labor Day.
Since its inception in 1882, the
parade has become a signature
event for the labor movement
not only in the city, but across
America. The parade was led
by the Patriot Brass Ensemble,
members of the American Federation
of Musicians Local 802.
The parade’s theme “Building
Worker Power Together”
was evident as members
marched in unity and activism
to show the world that they
are working together to build
worker power in New York.
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