PHILADELPHIA - Labor Day evokes thoughts of going to the shore and breathing the last of summer vacation, but the reason for the Labor Day holiday should not be forgotten.
People across Philadelphia were keeping the real meaning of the holiday in mind.“It’s Labor Day. It’s a perfect day to have a rally and solidify all the laborers in Philadelphia as a united front,” said Terrell Haigler.Rally for sanitation workers in Philadelphia on Labor Day.
The Philadelphia Labor Day parade didn’t happen, but many of the people who would have been involved with a parade met at City Hall at a rally organized by a local sanitation worker.“We wanted to come together and rally as a unit to let the city know that we are demanding PPE, no layoffs and hazard.