{"id":457587,"date":"2026-09-08T22:12:27","date_gmt":"2026-09-08T22:12:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/457587\/"},"modified":"2026-09-08T22:12:27","modified_gmt":"2026-09-08T22:12:27","slug":"labor-day-march-and-rally-draws-big-crowds-to-wilmington-daily-breeze","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/457587\/","title":{"rendered":"Labor Day march and rally draws big crowds to Wilmington \u2013 Daily Breeze"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Thousands of union workers gathered in Wilmington on Monday, Sept. 7, to recognize Labor Day and the contributions U.S. workers provide year-round.<\/p>\n<p>The 47th annual event, sponsored by the Los Angeles\/Long Beach Harbor Labor Coalition, kicked off with a news conference at East E Street and Broad Avenue before marching along Avalon Boulevard to Banning Park for a rally and picnic.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The Los Angeles\/Long Beach Harbor Labor Coalition holds its 47th...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.dailybreeze.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/TDB-L-LABOR-RALLY-0908-18.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The Los Angeles\/Long Beach Harbor Labor Coalition holds its 47th annual Labor Day Parade on September 7th, 2026. (Photo by Gil Castro-Petres, Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The Los Angeles\/Long Beach Harbor Labor Coalition holds its 47th...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.dailybreeze.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/TDB-L-LABOR-RALLY-0908-15.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The Los Angeles\/Long Beach Harbor Labor Coalition holds its 47th annual Labor Day Parade on September 7th, 2026. (Photo by Gil Castro-Petres, Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The Los Angeles\/Long Beach Harbor Labor Coalition holds its 47th...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.dailybreeze.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/TDB-L-LABOR-RALLY-0908-13.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The Los Angeles\/Long Beach Harbor Labor Coalition holds its 47th annual Labor Day Parade on September 7th, 2026. (Photo by Gil Castro-Petres, Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The Los Angeles\/Long Beach Harbor Labor Coalition holds its 47th...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.dailybreeze.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/TDB-L-LABOR-RALLY-0908-11.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The Los Angeles\/Long Beach Harbor Labor Coalition holds its 47th annual Labor Day Parade on September 7th, 2026. (Photo by Gil Castro-Petres, Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The Los Angeles\/Long Beach Harbor Labor Coalition holds its 47th...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.dailybreeze.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/TDB-L-LABOR-RALLY-0908-8.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The Los Angeles\/Long Beach Harbor Labor Coalition holds its 47th annual Labor Day Parade on September 7th, 2026. (Photo by Gil Castro-Petres, Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The Los Angeles\/Long Beach Harbor Labor Coalition holds its 47th...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.dailybreeze.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/TDB-L-LABOR-RALLY-0908-12.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The Los Angeles\/Long Beach Harbor Labor Coalition holds its 47th annual Labor Day Parade on September 7th, 2026. (Photo by Gil Castro-Petres, Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The Los Angeles\/Long Beach Harbor Labor Coalition holds its 47th...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.dailybreeze.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/TDB-L-LABOR-RALLY-0908-16.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The Los Angeles\/Long Beach Harbor Labor Coalition holds its 47th annual Labor Day Parade on September 7th, 2026. (Photo by Gil Castro-Petres, Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The Los Angeles\/Long Beach Harbor Labor Coalition holds its 47th...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.dailybreeze.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/TDB-L-LABOR-RALLY-0908-14.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The Los Angeles\/Long Beach Harbor Labor Coalition holds its 47th annual Labor Day Parade on September 7th, 2026. (Photo by Gil Castro-Petres, Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The Los Angeles\/Long Beach Harbor Labor Coalition holds its 47th...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.dailybreeze.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/TDB-L-LABOR-RALLY-0908-6.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The Los Angeles\/Long Beach Harbor Labor Coalition holds its 47th annual Labor Day Parade on September 7th, 2026. (Photo by Gil Castro-Petres, Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The Los Angeles\/Long Beach Harbor Labor Coalition holds its 47th...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.dailybreeze.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/TDB-L-LABOR-RALLY-0908-9.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The Los Angeles\/Long Beach Harbor Labor Coalition holds its 47th annual Labor Day Parade on September 7th, 2026. (Photo by Gil Castro-Petres, Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The Los Angeles\/Long Beach Harbor Labor Coalition holds its 47th...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.dailybreeze.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/TDB-L-LABOR-RALLY-0908-7.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The Los Angeles\/Long Beach Harbor Labor Coalition holds its 47th annual Labor Day Parade on September 7th, 2026. (Photo by Gil Castro-Petres, Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The Los Angeles\/Long Beach Harbor Labor Coalition holds its 47th...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.dailybreeze.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/TDB-L-LABOR-RALLY-0908-10.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The Los Angeles\/Long Beach Harbor Labor Coalition holds its 47th annual Labor Day Parade on September 7th, 2026. (Photo by Gil Castro-Petres, Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The Los Angeles\/Long Beach Harbor Labor Coalition holds its 47th...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.dailybreeze.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/TDB-L-LABOR-RALLY-0908-4.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The Los Angeles\/Long Beach Harbor Labor Coalition holds its 47th annual Labor Day Parade on September 7th, 2026. (Photo by Gil Castro-Petres, Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The Los Angeles\/Long Beach Harbor Labor Coalition holds its 47th...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.dailybreeze.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/TDB-L-LABOR-RALLY-0908-5.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The Los Angeles\/Long Beach Harbor Labor Coalition holds its 47th annual Labor Day Parade on September 7th, 2026. (Photo by Gil Castro-Petres, Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The Los Angeles\/Long Beach Harbor Labor Coalition holds its 47th...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.dailybreeze.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/TDB-L-LABOR-RALLY-0908-21-1.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The Los Angeles\/Long Beach Harbor Labor Coalition holds its 47th annual Labor Day Parade on September 7th, 2026. (Photo by Gil Castro-Petres, Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The Los Angeles\/Long Beach Harbor Labor Coalition holds its 47th...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.dailybreeze.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/TDB-L-LABOR-RALLY-0908-17.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The Los Angeles\/Long Beach Harbor Labor Coalition holds its 47th annual Labor Day Parade on September 7th, 2026. (Photo by Gil Castro-Petres, Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The Los Angeles\/Long Beach Harbor Labor Coalition holds its 47th...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.dailybreeze.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/TDB-L-LABOR-RALLY-0908-20.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The Los Angeles\/Long Beach Harbor Labor Coalition holds its 47th annual Labor Day Parade on September 7th, 2026. (Photo by Gil Castro-Petres, Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The Los Angeles\/Long Beach Harbor Labor Coalition holds its 47th...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.dailybreeze.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/TDB-L-LABOR-RALLY-0908-19.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The Los Angeles\/Long Beach Harbor Labor Coalition holds its 47th annual Labor Day Parade on September 7th, 2026. (Photo by Gil Castro-Petres, Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The Los Angeles\/Long Beach Harbor Labor Coalition holds its 47th...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.dailybreeze.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/TDB-L-LABOR-RALLY-0908-22.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The Los Angeles\/Long Beach Harbor Labor Coalition holds its 47th annual Labor Day Parade on September 7th, 2026. (Photo by Gil Castro-Petres, Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The Los Angeles\/Long Beach Harbor Labor Coalition holds its 47th...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.dailybreeze.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/TDB-L-LABOR-RALLY-0908-1.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The Los Angeles\/Long Beach Harbor Labor Coalition holds its 47th annual Labor Day Parade on September 7th, 2026. (Photo by Gil Castro-Petres, Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The Los Angeles\/Long Beach Harbor Labor Coalition holds its 47th...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.dailybreeze.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/TDB-L-LABOR-RALLY-0908-3.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The Los Angeles\/Long Beach Harbor Labor Coalition holds its 47th annual Labor Day Parade on September 7th, 2026. (Photo by Gil Castro-Petres, Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The Los Angeles\/Long Beach Harbor Labor Coalition holds its 47th...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.dailybreeze.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/TDB-L-LABOR-RALLY-0908-2.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The Los Angeles\/Long Beach Harbor Labor Coalition holds its 47th annual Labor Day Parade on September 7th, 2026. (Photo by Gil Castro-Petres, Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n<p>Show Caption<\/p>\n<p>1 of 22<\/p>\n<p>The Los Angeles\/Long Beach Harbor Labor Coalition holds its 47th annual Labor Day Parade on September 7th, 2026. (Photo by Gil Castro-Petres, Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#\" class=\"icon-enlarge mng-gallery-fullscreen-expand\" aria-label=\"Expand fullscreen slideshow\">Expand<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a South Bay tradition,\u201d said Larry Barragan, who has been chair of the event for 11 years.<\/p>\n<p>Labor leaders took the stage at the park for speeches as an expected crowd of 5,000-7,000 people enjoyed a day off from work on Monday, Sept. 7. Some 50 unions were expected to be represented, he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have people from various parts of California taking buses to come from as far as San Diego and Santa Clarita,\u201d Barragan said.<\/p>\n<p>The purpose is to show the strength and unity among workers, including teachers, steelworkers, actors, plumbers, gig drivers, fishermen, firefighters, longshore workers, carpenters and others.<\/p>\n<p>This year saw strong overall participation, Barragan said, in part fueled by the upcoming midterm elections.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPeople get stimulated at this time,\u201d he said, referring to issues the nation is dealing with. \u201cWorkers have concerns about rising costs of gasoline, rent and food as paychecks are running thin. Workers are getting tired.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The carpenters, longshore and teamsters\u2019 unions provide strong representation each year, he said.<\/p>\n<p>The gathering also featured marching bands, live music, a best-decorated float trophy and free hot dogs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Thousands of union workers gathered in Wilmington on Monday, Sept. 7, to recognize Labor Day and the contributions&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":457588,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[7,3172,69913,23,131,133,132,47,137,100,17411],"class_list":["post-457587","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-long-beach","tag-california","tag-harbor-area","tag-labor-day","tag-local-news","tag-long-beach","tag-long-beach-headlines","tag-long-beach-news","tag-los-angeles","tag-los-angeles-county","tag-news","tag-wilmington"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/457587","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=457587"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/457587\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/457588"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=457587"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=457587"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=457587"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}