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Labor Day Union Rally

By Keren E. Rohe

Labor Day Workers' Union Rally - A Cambridge City Police officer stands watch over protesters as a crowd blocks off Massachusetts Avenue By Keren E. Rohe

Labor Day Workers' Union Rally - Rallyers carry a sign asking for Bread and Roses, reminiscent of the 1912 Bread and Roses strike that took place in Lawrence, MA. By Keren E. Rohe

Labor Day Workers' Union Rally - Students, workers, and Cambridge residents march through Harvard Yard, causing tourists to stop, stare, and even join the crowd. By Keren E. Rohe

Labor Day Workers' Union Rally - Singing group Humanwine performs an original song calling the union to stand together to fight for their rights. By Keren E. Rohe

Labor Day Workers' Union Rally - Union members greet each other as they make their way to Harvard Yard and around Harvard Square. By Keren E. Rohe

Labor Day Workers' Union Rally - A child waves a rose as her caretaker gathers with other union members in chanting "sí se puede," or "yes, we can." By Keren E. Rohe

Labor Day Workers' Union Rally - A rally participant wears a union shirt bearing the Isaiah 32:17 bible verse, "the work of justice will be peace." By Keren E. Rohe

Labor Day Workers' Union Rally - A man carries a child through the crowd on his shoulders as workers call for more time to spend with loved ones. By Keren E. Rohe

Harvard staff, students, and Cambridge citizens walked from the Cambridge City Hall to Cambridge Commons today as part of an SEIU Local 615 Workers' Union rally for better wages, hours, and vacation time for Harvard employees. Rally participants chanted in Spanish and English as they walked down Massachusetts Avenue and through Harvard Yard to Cambridge Commons, where union leaders spoke, singing group Humanwine performed, and comedian Jimmy Tingle entertained the crowd. Roses were passed out, symbolizing the 1912 Lawrence, MA Bread and Roses strike and calling for fair wages and working conditions.

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