May Day in Philadelphia
In Philadelphia the annual May Day Rally was held at Elmwood Park located at 71 st and Buist Streets in Southwest Philadelphia. It is a small but comely Park nestled in a predominately African American neighborhood is not only close to the edge of town but near the Philadelphia International Airport. The event was sponsored by the May Day USA Educational Committee ; Philadelphia Labor History Society and PhilaPOSH. Several unions and labor organizations supported the rally. Among them were AFSCME District Council 47 ; American Postal Workers Union (APWU) Philadelphia, PA Area Local 89; Coalition of Black Trade Unionists; Coalition of Labor Union Women; Philadelphia AFT Local 3; National Writers Union, UAW Local 1981(Philadelphia Chapter);The Newspaper Guild of Greater Philadelphia, CWA Local 38010; NUHHCE/AFSCME Dist 1199C; Philadelphia Council AFL –CIO and a host of other labor and progressive organizations. It is a family celebration and picnic. Hot dogs, burgers,...