If the thought ever crossed your mind that Unions are on the
decline, you may find yourself thinking the opposite when you see
thousands and thousands of Union-members marching in solidarity up Fifth
Avenue at the Annual New York City Labor Day Parade (organized by the NYC Central Labor Council,
& takes place the first Saturday AFTER Labor Day Weekend). The
parade kicks-off at 10am, starting at 44th Street marches up Fifth
Avenue and continues till 4pm, ending at 68th Street.
Beginning in the late 19th century, as the trade union and labor
movements grew, trade unionists proposed a day be set aside to celebrate
labor on the first Monday in September. “Labor Day” was promoted by
the Central Labor Union and the Knights of Labor, which organized the
first parade in New York City in 1882.
NYC CENTRAL LABOR COUNCIL,
AFL-CIO; OFFICERS AND EXECUTIVE BOARDN.Y.S. AFL-CIO; NEW YORK STATE
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR; PHILIP RANDOLPH INSTITUTE (APRI); ASIAN PACIFIC
AMERICAN LABOR ALLIANCE (APALA); PRIDE AT WORK (PAW); COALITION of
BLACK TRADE UNIONISTS (CBTU); COALITION OF LABOR UNION WOMEN (CLUW);
LABOR COUNCIL FOR LATIN AMERICAN ADVANCEMENT (LCLAA); NEW YORK CITY
ALLIANCE OF RETIRED AMERICANS (NYCARA); GREATER NY LABOR; RELIGION
COALITION; NY BRANCH NAACP; JEWISH LABOR COMMITTEE; IRISH AMERICAN LABOR
COALITION; ITALIAN AMERICAN LABOR COUNCIL; NEW YORK COMMITTEE FOR
OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY & HEALTH (NYCOSH); HARRY VAN ARSDALE JR. CENTER
FOR LABOR STUDIES; EMPIRE STATE COLLEGE/SUNY; CORNELL WORKER INSTITUTE;
CUNY MURPHY INSTITUE; LABOR CHORUS; AMERICAN FEDERATION OF MUSICIANS
(AFM); LOCAL 802; ASSOCIATED ACTORS & ARTISTS OF AMERICA AND LOCAL
UNIONS; ACTORS’ EQUITY; SAG; AFTRA; AMERICAN GUILD OF MUSICAL ARTISTS
(AGMA); WRITER’S GUILD OF AMERICA EAST (WGAE); INT’L ALLIANCE OF
THEATRICAL STAGE EMPLOYEES (IATSE) & LOCAL UNIONS; N.Y. COUNCIL OF
MOTION PICTURE & T.V. UNIONS; SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION
(SEIU); SEIU LOCAL 1199; SEIU LOCAL 32BJ; WORKERS UNITED; SEIU LOCAL
UNIONS; TEAMSTERS JOINT COUNCIL 16 (IBT); IBT LOCAL UNIONS GCIU/IBT
LOCAL UNIONS; AFSCME DISTRICT COUNCIL 37 & LOCAL UNIONS; AFSCME
DISTRICT COUNCIL 1707 & LOCAL UNIONS; PUBLIC EMPLOYEES FEDERATION
(PEF) CSEA/AFSCME; UNIFORMED FIREFIGHTERS ASSOCIATION LOCAL 94 (UFA);
UNIFORMED FIRE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION LOCAL 854 (UFOA); AMERICAN POSTAL
WORKERS UNION (APWU); NY METRO AREA POSTAL WORKERS UNION; POSTAL
WORKERS BROOKLYN LOCAL; POSTAL WORKERS STATEN ISLAND LOCAL; NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION OF LETTER CARRIERS (NALC); NALC BRANCH 294 FLUSHING; NALC
BRANCH 41 BROOKLYN; COMMUNICATION WORKERS OF AMERICA (CWA); CWA LOCAL
UNIONS; NABET/CWA; IUE/CWA; CWA/NEWSPAPER GUILD OF NEW YORK; CWA/N.Y.
TYPOGRAPHICAL UNION LOCAL 6; TRANSPORT WORKERS’ UNION OF AMERICA (TWU);
TWU LOCALS; AMALGAMATED; TRANSIT UNION (ATU) & LOCAL UNIONS; UTILITY
WORKERS’ UNION OF AMERICA, (UWUA) LOCAL 1-2; OFFICE AND PROFESSIONAL
EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION (OPEIU) & LOCAL UNIONS; N.Y. HOTEL
& MOTEL TRADES COUNCIL (HTC); UNITE HERE! LOCAL UNIONS; UNITED
FEDERATION OF TEACHERS (UFT) & AFT LOCALS; COUNCIL OF SUPERVISORS
AND ADMINISTRATORS (CSA) & AFSA LOCALS; NEW YORK STATE UNITED
TEACHERS (NYSUT) & LOCALS; PROFESSIONAL STAFF CONGRESS (PSC);
ORGANIZATION OF STAFF ANALYSTS (OSA); CIVIL SERVICE MERIT COUNCIL; NEW
YORK TAXI WORKERS ALLIANCE; NEW YORK STATE NURSES ASSOCIATION; AIR LINE
PILOTS ASSOCIATION; UNITED FOOD & COMMERCIAL WORKERS (UFCW);
RETAIL, WHOLESALE & DEPARTMENT STORE UNION (RWDSU); UFCW/RWDSU
LOCAL UNIONS; UNITED AUTO WORKERS (UAW); UAW LOCAL UNIONS; INTERNATIONAL
ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS & AEROSPACE WORKERS (IAMAW); BCTGM &
LOCAL UNIONS; BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION TRADES COUNCIL (BCTC); BCTC
OFFICERS & STAFF; HELMETS TO HARDHATS; THE EDWARD J. MALLOY
INITIATIVE FOR CONSTRUCTION SKILLS; NON-TRADITIONAL EMPLOYMENT FOR
WOMEN; PLUMBERS LOCAL #1; STEAMFITTERS LOCAL #638; SHEETMETAL WORKERS;
LOCALS #1, 2, 28, 38 & 137; HEAT & FROST INSULATORS LOCALS #12
& 12A; BOILERMAKERS LOCAL LODGE #5; MASON TENDERS DISTRICT COUNCIL:
LOCALS # 66, 78, 79, 108, 279 & 1261; BLASTERS, DRILL RUNNERS AND
MINERS; LIUNA LOCAL 29; LABORERS’ LOCAL #731, 147 & NPMHU LOCAL 300;
CEMENT & CONCRETE WORKERS’ DC 16, LOCALS #6A, 18A & 20; PAVERS
AND ROAD BUILDERS DISTRICT COUNCIL, LOCAL #1010; CEMENT MASONS LOCAL
#780; PLASTERERS’ LOCAL #262; NYC COALITION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS
(IUOE) LOCALS #14, 15, 30, 94, 211, 295 & 891; NYC DISTRICT COUNCIL
OF CARPENTERS (UBC) LOCALS #20, 45, 157, 740, 926, 1556, 2287, 2790;
TILE, MARBLE AND TERRAZZO LOCAL #7; ROOFERS AND WATERPROOFERS LOCAL #8;
IRONWORKERS DC & LOCALS #40; 46, 197, 361, 455, 580, 417 & 42;
ELEVATOR CONSTRUCTORS LOCAL #1; INT’L UNION OF PAINTERS & ALLIED
TRADES (IUPAT) DC 9 & LOCALS; WINDOW CLEANERS’ LOCAL #2; BRICKLAYERS
& ALLIED CRAFTWORKERS LOCAL #1; INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF
ELECTRICAL WORKERS (IBEW); IBEW LOCAL 3, IBEW LOCAL UNIONS, ALLIED
PRINTING TRADES COUNCIL, INTERNATIONAL LONGSHOREMEN ASSOCIATION (ILA),
SEAFARERS’ INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA (SIUNA), MEBA, AMERICAN
FEDERATION OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES (AFGE), AFGE LOCAL UNIONS.
