40th Annual Labor Day Picnic in Ithaca: Monday, September 7th, 12-4 p.m.

The Tompkins County Workers’ Center will hold the 40th Annual Labor Day Picnic from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Monday, September 7th in Ithaca’s Stewart Park Main Pavilion. This year’s Picnic theme will be: International Working-Class Solidarity

The picnic is free and everyone is invited. Everyone can enjoy the free burgers (meat and veggie), hot dogs, and beverages. There will also be a dish to pass. Featured music will be: Richie Stearns and Friends Proletariat Punk, Old Time; and the 86ers.

The annual awards have become a highlight of the Labor Day Picnic over the years, and this year will be no different. The list of Awards has been expanded to now include: the Mother Jones Award; the A. Philip Randolph Award; the Dolores Huerta Award; the Joe Hill Award; the Chico Mendes Award to people for their activism, organizing, and sacrifice at work. The Lifetime Achievement Award goes to a person who has contributed a vast amount to organizing in workplaces over a considerable period of time. The Friend of Labor Award is presented to a member/s of the community who has spoken out publicly or taken action in support of working people.