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LABOR DAY PARADE

Perhaps the Labor Council’s most visible event is the annual Labor Day Parade, revived by the Council in 1986 after 64 years. The 2008 parade, with its "Commitment To Community" theme, was a great success!

Last year, forty unions participated, sending more than 3,000 members. A dozen bands, over a hundred vehicles, and several community groups accompanied the marchers and a large crowd turned out to cheer the parade.

Affiliates of the Council are encouraged to participate in the planning process by sending representatives to planning meetings. 2009 parade planning meeting dates are listed here.

Key aspects of the parade's planning and execution include:

• parade planning meetings involving delegates from Labor Council affiliates and other groups participating in the parade
• developing the actual parade formation including the sequencing of divisions and units within divisions
• distributing parade posters and other publicity materials
• publicizing the parade route
• ordering official parade t-shirts
• recruiting and orienting parade Marshals
• communicating parade information to affiliates and their members