On September 5, 2016, members of District Council 9 participated in the annual Labor Day Parade in New York City. Local Union 1969 members and their families represented the IUPAT wearing black and gold and waving American flags as they marched through the city. The annual event serves as a reminder to all that working people are essential to strengthening the American economy and that without organized labor, the rights of workers would be in jeopardy.