{"id":507,"date":"2023-09-26T14:58:16","date_gmt":"2023-09-26T14:58:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/all-together-now.com\/?post_type=story&p=507"},"modified":"2024-01-23T19:17:06","modified_gmt":"2024-01-23T19:17:06","slug":"photo-story-labour-day","status":"publish","type":"story","link":"https:\/\/all-together-now.com\/story\/photo-story-labour-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Photo Story: Labour Day"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
For nearly 150 years, the Toronto Labour Day Parade has been an event where workers express their identity, union affiliation, and demands through the use of banners and flags.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
These photos, spanning a 40-year period, show banners as an integral part of public actions. Whether suspended from parade floats or held by marchers, these pieces of material culture symbolize shared values, strength in numbers, and the power of the union.<\/p>\n\n\n\n