Members of United Auto Workers Local 12 march together in the Labor Day parade.
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The festivities started a bit early for the young man riding in the Labor Day parade.
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The Whitmer High School marching band provided some music for the parade as they marched through downtown Toledo.
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Two-year-old Lucy Printke and her mother Lauren Printke of West Toledo brave the cold winds to watch the 2011 Labor Day parade.
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Auto workers representing UAW Region 2-B shows support for the We Are Ohio campaign and the repeal of Ohio's anti-collective bargaining law.
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Members of UAW Local 12 wear red shirts urging voters to vote against the anti-collective bargaining law in November.
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Dennis Duffey, of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 8, right, greets Frank Badgett of West Toledo.
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Participants in the Labor Day parade march down Adams Street.
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Officers of the Lucas County Sheriff's Department march down the street carrying the American, Ohio, Lucas County, and sheriff's department flags.
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Sheet Metal Workers Local 33 march down Adams Street past North Superior.
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Constance Davis-Bruster, 8, of West Toledo, stretches to grab a piece of candy during the parade.
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A pooch joins the protest of Ohio's anti-collective bargaining law.
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A colorguard member spins her flag in the chilly September air during the parade.
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Kate Hildebrand, 6, right, and her sister Colleen Hildebrand, both of Waterville, huddle under a blanket as they watch the parade downtown.
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Female UAW members protest Issue 2 on their float.
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UAW stickers adorn a Rosie the Riveter sign on one of the Labor Day parade floats.
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Members of Mecca Temple of Toledo drive down the street during the Labor Day parade.
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A Chrysler Prowler with a flame paint job, glides down the streets of Toledo.
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National Organization of Legal Services Workers Local 2320 participates in Monday's parade.
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Trucks and other construction equipment is displayed as part of the Labor Day parade in Toledo.
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Bowsher High School marching band livens up the parade with a little music.
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Allen Chatman of North Toledo carries a sign supporting American workers on Labor Day.
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A truck carries members of Toledo Jeep Unit Local 12 through the parade route.
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William Ortyl of AFSCME Local 7 carries a sign during the Labor Day parade.
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A Labor Day float filled with people dressed as various members of public unions urges Ohioans to vote down Issue 2 in November.
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People on the Maritime Trades Department float toss out candy to parade watchers.
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A little bit of dancing shakes up the march down Adams Street.
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A participant during the Labor Day parade wears this thoughts on his hardhat.
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Members of AFSCME Local 7 ask questions of the city and the city council on their signs.
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Former Toledo Mayor Jack Ford, left, watches as members of the Toledo Federation of Teachers march by in the Labor Day parade. He was greeted warmly by the crowds.
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