ROCHESTER LABOR DAY PARADE
In 2008, more than forty unions participated in the march, totalling more than 3,000 members and their families. A dozen bands, over a hundred vehicles and several community groups accompanied the marchers. Organizers say that the parade grows exponentially every year.
Affiliates of the Council, including CSEA members, are encouraged to participate in the planning process by sending representatives to planning meetings. 2009 parade planning meeting dates are listed here.
Bess Watts, president of CSEA Local 828, encourages all Monroe County Local members to march in the parade. The Local will also be a proud host of a labor day family picnic at Seabreeze Amusement Park right after the parade.
Most people would agree the Rochester Labor Council’s most visible event is the annual Labor Day Parade. Revived by the Council in 1986 after 64 years in the making, the 2009 parade theme is "SUPPORT EMPLOYEE FREE CHOICE."
In 2008, more than forty unions participated in the march, totalling more than 3,000 members and their families. A dozen bands, over a hundred vehicles and several community groups accompanied the marchers. Organizers say that the parade grows exponentially every year.
Affiliates of the Council, including CSEA members, are encouraged to participate in the planning process by sending representatives to planning meetings. 2009 parade planning meeting dates are listed here.
The Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA) (H.R. 1409, S. 560) is a legislative bill that would amend the National Labor Relations Act to establish an efficient system to enable employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations, to provide for mandatory injunctions for unfair labor practices during organizing efforts, and for other purposes. The latest version was introduced into both chambers of the U.S. Congress on March 10, 2009.
Bess Watts, president of CSEA Local 828, encourages all Monroe County Local members to march in the parade. The Local will also be a proud host of a labor day family picnic at Seabreeze Amusement Park right after the parade.
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