This Labor Day weekend, celebrate the momentum of working people

Details

That’s why Congress must pass the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act, noted West Virginia AFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurer Andy Walters.

“The PRO Act will repair many of our country’s damaged labor laws and give working families a fair shot at success,” Walters said. “And Congress will have the public’s support. People are finally seeing through the corporate special interests and billionaire CEOs who for years attacked our fundamental freedom to have a voice on the job through a union.”

As West Virginians enjoy spending time with family and friends this Labor Day weekend, the West Virginia AFL-CIO invites residents to attend one of the many parades and events in the state, including the following:

West Virginia Mine Wars Museum Invites Dedications of Public Monuments

Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022 at 1:00 p.m. at the UMWA Local Hall 2395, End of Coal Valley Road, off Hwy 17, Clothier, WV 25183

Monday, Sept. 5, 2022 at 4:00 p.m. at the George Buckley Community Center, 8505 MacCorkle Ave, Marmet, WV 25315

Contact: (304) 691-0014

Marion County AFL-CIO, Marion County Democrats and UMWA Labor Day Celebration and Picnic

Sunday, Sept, 4, 2022, noon to 4 p.m.

Hough Park, Mannington WV

Special Guests: UMWA President Cecil Roberts & Secretary-Treasurer Brian Sanson

Contact: Mark Dorsey, 304-777-7642, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

United Mine Workers of America 84th Annual Labor Day Celebration & Picnic

Monday, Sept. 5, 2022, 11:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

John Slack Memorial Park, Racine, WV

Contact: Brian Lacy, 304-541-3948, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Paden City Labor Day Parade – Marshall-Wetzel-Tyler, AFL-CIO, a participant

Monday, Sept. 5, 2022, 1 p.m. (noon lineup at South End of town)

Free Jimmy Fortune Concert, 7:30 p.m. (a former member of the Statler Brothers, brought to you by the unions of the Marshall-Wetzel-Tyler Labor Council, AFL-CIO, and Gold, Khourey & Turak, Attorneys at Law)

Contact: BB Smith, 304-545-7781, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Marmet City Labor Day Parade – Kanawha Valley Labor Council, AFL-CIO, a participant

Monday, Sept. 5, 2022, Meet 9 a.m. at Marmet Elementary School

Wear your union apparel and bring your union banners

Contact: Elaine Harris, 304-541-7293, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

We are a group of more than 575 affiliated unions joined together for the common cause of fairness for all workers.

The future of the working men and women of America depends on a strong, united labor movement. The strength of that movement is in our numbers: thousands of men and women united, striving for the same common goals
- fairness, justice, and equality in the workplace.