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Politicians and police officers passed out handfuls of candy. Children stuffed their backpacks with treats. And families lined Kinsman Road to soak up the last bit of summer.Thousands of people turned out Monday for the Labor Day parade on the city’s East Side. It’s a 52-year-old tradition that’s steeped in politics, attracting Democratic candidates and officeholders – along with high school bands, motorcycle riders and local businesses.
1% of U.S. workers belonged to a union. During a Pew Research Center survey conducted early this year, most people said the decline in organized labor has been bad for workers – and the country.Chambers has experienced that falloff. But she sees signs of a resurgence.“We’re automotive. We’re nurses now. We’re teachers. We’re expanding,” she said.And she’s trying to recruit members of the next generation.
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