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Los Angeles/Long Beach Harbor Labor Coalition 40th Annual Solidarity Parade and Picnic Rally Information
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The event takes place on Labor Day Monday September 2nd
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Parade line up area is located at 510 Broad Ave. Wilmington CA 90744 CA 90744
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Parade line up begins at 8:00 am
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Starting at 8:00 am shuttle buses will transport individuals and groups from Banning Park, 1331 Eubank Ave. Wilmington CA 90744 to the parade line up area for drop off.
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Limited parking is available at Banning Park and surrounding areas
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Parade begins at 10:00 am sharp!
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Parade route is North on Avalon Blvd. 1 mile to Banning Park
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Entire parade route time is approximately 45 mins – 1 hour
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Upon completion of parade a free picnic and rally will take place at Banning Park beginning at 11:00 am
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Live entertainment and free hot dog picnic will be provided
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At 12:00 noon our program officially begins with an opening ceremony including Labor guest speakers and an introduction of elected officials
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NO ELECTED OFFICIALS WILL BE ALLOWED TO GIVE SPEECHES OR CAMPAIGN INCLUDING ANY DISTRIBUTION OF CAMPAIGN MATERIALS!! This is a day for LABOR!
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There will be 40 vendor booths of various unions and Labor organizations to distribute free informational materials
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We encourage all unions, Labor organizations and the community to attend
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Please no alcohol or drug use , smoking is prohibited in the park area
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Picnic and Rally ends at 4:00 pm
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Remember this a day for Labor! Have a fun safe time!
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Happy Labor Day!
Bands for the 2019 Parade celebration!
Brian Young Blues Station
The Topics Band
The Los Angeles/Long Beach Harbor Labor Coalition is a multi union coalition whose mission is to promote positive solidarity and union activism.
HISTORY
According to Jim Smith, formerly with the Newspaper Guild, Local 69, a founding local of the Harbor Labor Coalition, the OCAW (Oil, Chemical, and Atomic Workers) was having a tough time negotiating a new contract, and being on a nationwide strike.
According to Luisa Gratz, every year had a theme and a slogan. the slogan was on the flier, and the theme was on the bandanas. The two didn’t necessarily coincide. Some of the themes/slogans were, “Protect the 8-Hour Workday” “Labor Produces Wealth,” “Unity Across the Border,” “Workers of the World Unite,” “The Labor Movement Gave Me the Weekend.
The gains that were made during the 1980s and 1990s were primarily consolidations of all our equipment operations and all of our maintenance and repair work. And then, Him Spinozas consolidation of the signers jobs, such as the clerks.
This Labor Day, Monday, September 2, 2019, we will celebrate the 40th Anniversary of our Labor Day Parade. We celebrate the contribution of many that have made our yearly Parade possible throughout the years, and those of our Union Sisters and Brothers that have passed on. It is with great pride that we look back on labor’s victories and struggles for living wages, single-payer healthcare, pensions, and work place safety.
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