CHICAGO — More than 10,000 people are expected to participate in a Labor Day Parade that will celebrate unions in the 10th Ward.
The Saturday parade and festival, which will include representatives from more than 35 unions, was in part organized by Ald. Susan Sadlowski Garza (10th). The large celebration will show anti-union politicians that they can't mess with the city and its working class people, Garza said.
"We got Bruce Rauner sitting in Springfield, waiting to pounce on labor unions. They want to take away collective bargaining and this, that and the other," Garza said. "I'm hoping to send a message to Springfield that says, 'Hey, Bruce Rauner, don't screw with Chicago. Don't screw with Illinois. Because labor is standing strong.' "
The celebration has grown larger than Garza ever dreamed of, she said, with the "rank and file" from dozens of unions planning to turn out to celebrate the labor movement and working class people.
The parade starts at 12:30 p.m. Saturday. It will kick off at 104th Street and South Ewing Avenue and will go south along Ewing Avenue. At 112th Street, the parade will turn and go east to Eggers Grove.
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