This will be the 1st Labor Day Parade in Erie, PA since 1987! 

We need your help and participation to make this a great event. The theme of the Parade is "Unions Today!" The cost to participants is free!  Contact us for more information at 814-360-8336 or 814-758-5040.

We encourage our unions to bring their members wearing their union colors and logos, build a float and show those in our communities that "Labor is alive and well in NWPA!"

 Applications for participation must be completed and mailed to the NWPA ALF at 1276 Liberty St., Franklin, PA 16323 for review and approval. Please submit applications ASAP. 

Why MUST ALL Unions/Organizations complete and submit an application?

1. We need contact information for your organization for communications with your group prior to the parade. One example will be the list of off-street free parking locations that will be available through the generosity and cooperation of businesses and organizations in our community.
2. A portion of the application includes a written introduction for your group that will be read by the announcer as your group approaches the band stand.
3. We need to know the space your organization will need ( size of float or vehicle and estimated number of participants).
4. Groups must be placed in the line up for the parade.
5. We will have prizes:
   1. Best Float in Parade (1st, 2nd, and 3rd Place),
   2. The Union which traveled the longest distance to participate,
   3. The Union with the largest number of participants, and
   4. The Union with the largest percentage of membership participation.

The parade route is flat and just short of 1 mile long. The route begins at 11th & State and goes North towards the lake to North Park Row ,then East to French St. and South to 6th Street. A map of the parade route is below:

Click here to see the article on our website. We have discount coupons for unions planning on participating if you need a first or new banner, sign or flag from our unionized sign maker and also for T-Shirts or hats from our unionized silk screening company.

If you or your union will be attending please sign up in "the attend this event" box which is located on the rught,  so we can watch our attendance goal slider grow.

Sponsors of the 2015 NWPA ALF LABOR DAY PARADE ( As funds are received this list will be updated):

• International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE) Local 66
• American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) District 85
• Asbestos Workers International Union (AWIU) Local 2
• International Brotherhood of Teamster (IBT) Local 397
• International Association of Machinist and Aerospace Workers (IAMAW) District 98
• United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) Local 3548
• United Brotherhood of Carpenters (UBC) Local 922
• Service Employee International Union (SEIU) Healthcare PA
• International Brotherhood of Boilermakers (IBB) 154
• United Steelworkers (USW) 1917
• Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) 568
• Butler County CLC
• International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) 459
• Venango-Clarion CLC
• Internationl Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE) 95
• Erie-Crawford CLC
• Service Employees International Union (SEIU) 688
• United Steelworkers District 10
• PA Joint Board of Workers United SEIU
• Laborers International Union of North America (LIUNA) 1451
• United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners (UBC) 81
• Great Lakes Building & Construction Trades Council (GLB&CTC)
• International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) 293
• American Postal Workers Union (APWU) 2065
• National Association of Letter Carrier (NALC) 284
• American Income Life (AIL)
• Pennsylvania State Education Association (PSEA)
• Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield
• Cabel Access Television (CATV) Channel 2
• GMG 479
• David A Bielski
• Jim Schlosser
• Rosann Barker