The labor parade relocated from the East Side to the historic Pullman District, which has its own strong labor roots.
Bright floats, candy-tossing volunteers and the loud call of union slogans helped kick off this year’s Labor Day Parade in the Pullman neighborhood on the Far South Side.
For Pullman residents, the event was a testament to growing recognition for the neighborhood’s historic value. Pullman has deep ties to the national labor movement through two major labor actions; the first being a major strike in 1894 among Pullman Car Company workers in the company town, disrupting the railroad industry to the point that the military was called in. President Grover Cleveland created the first Labor Day in the middle of the strike, hoping to appease workers during a national media firestorm.
The Chicago Federation of Labor revived a downtown version of the parade in the 1980s, often ending in Grant Park. The Southeast Side celebration on Ewing Avenue was brought back again by former 10th Ward Ald. Susan Sadlowski Garza in 2015, to honor her father, United Steelworkers activist Edward “Oilcan” Sadlowski.
Some Chicago Federation of Labor members brought their children with them onto the parade sponsor’s highly decorated float. Mid American Carpenters Regional Council, The Screen Actors Guild and American Federation of Television and Radio Artists and the Chicago Teachers Union also showed a strong presence.Kebin and Arlette Carr, both SAG-AFTRA members for 12 years, who drove in from Merrillville, Indiana, said the relocation to Pullman made Labor Day festivities more unique.
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