Chicago Labor History Tour
Date
Sunday, August 16
Time
10 a.m.–2 p.m. (Buses will board at 9 a.m.)
Location
Meet at South Building, Gate 3
LIMITED SPACES AVAILABLE
Join your AFSCME family and the Illinois Labor History Society for a guided labor history tour of Chicago.
You’ll walk the streets of the historic Pullman neighborhood and learn about the lives and struggles of the workers who built the famed Pullman Sleeping Cars. The Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters was the country’s first black union under the leadership of A. Philip Randolph in the 1920s and 30s.
You’ll visit the cemetery that is the final resting place of the Haymarket Martyrs and see the monument in their honor. As one of the most important events in American labor history that inspired the annual May Day recognition of workers, the monument stands as a reminder of the sacrifice of the labor activists who were framed for a deadly bombing and executed.
Guides will help bring this history to life and introduce you to some of the most significant figures in labor history. You’ll be back at your hotel in plenty of time before the Delegates’ Reception begins at 5:00pm.
NOTE: Shuttle buses will board at 9 a.m. at McCormick Place, South Building, Gate 3.
Wear comfortable shoes and clothing and bring water.
Boxed lunches will be provided.