2023 New York City Labor Day Parade

Members of the HTC, the hotel workers union, walk on 5th Avenue at the Labor Day Parade in midtown Manhattan, New York City, on Saturday, Sept. 9, 2023.

The 2023 New York City Labor Day parade was celebrated on Saturday, Sept. 9, 2023. Workers from more than 50 labor unions marched North on 5th Ave. from 44th St., in midtown Manhattan. The parade was highlighted by the SAG-AFTRA and Writers Guild strikes, in which the unions demanded workers rights.

Drummers from the SEIU Local 1199, a healthcare industry workers union, perform at the Labor Day Parade in midtown Manhattan, New York City, on Saturday, Sept. 9, 2023.

A drummer from the SEIU Local 1199, a healthcare industry workers union, perform at the Labor Day Parade in midtown Manhattan, New York City, on Saturday, Sept. 9, 2023. 

Dancers from Tottenville High School, from Staten Island, perform at the Labor Day Parade in midtown Manhattan, New York City, on Saturday, Sept. 9, 2023.

Members of the IATSE Local 52, the motion picture studio mechanics union, march on a union decorated bus at the Labor Day Parade in midtown Manhattan, New York City, on Saturday, Sept. 9, 2023.

Members of the SAG-AFTRA, the entertainment workers union, march and protest industry standards at the Labor Day Parade in midtown Manhattan, New York City, on Saturday, Sept. 9, 2023.

Members of the SAG-AFTRA, the entertainment workers union, march and protest industry standards at the Labor Day Parade in midtown Manhattan, New York City, on Saturday, Sept. 9, 2023. 

The Tottenville High School band, from Staten Island, performs at the Labor Day Parade in midtown Manhattan, New York City, on Saturday, Sept. 9, 2023.

United States Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer shows support to workers at the Labor Day Parade in midtown Manhattan, New York City, on Saturday, Sept. 9, 2023.

Attendees react to performers at the Labor Day Parade in midtown Manhattan, New York City, on Saturday, Sept. 9, 2023.

Workers from the PSC/CUNY, or the union of faculty and staff at the City University of New York, walk on 5th Avenue during the Labor Day Parade in midtown Manhattan, New York City, on Saturday, Sept. 9, 2023.

2023 New York City Labor Day Parade

Marco Postigo Storel

Photojournalist and Photo Editor based in New York City, New York