Parade Rules
&
Forms

List of who is allowed to submit an entry and/or ad for our parade:

Political Candidates – Please read below to find out if you qualify to participate:

If local and state officials have previously been endorsed by the Quad City Federation of Labor, Illinois State Federation of Labor, or Iowa State Federation of Labor –

1. And ….they’re still in their current office or running for re-election for that same office, they can have their own unit and walk in the parade.
2. If they’ve been endorsed in the past but are running for a different office, and have only been endorsed by a local union so far, they need to call the union who endorsed them to get permission to walk with that union to help promote the new office they’re running for.
3. If they’ve been endorsed in the past but are running for a different office, and they haven’t been endorsed yet by the QC FED, State FED, or a local Union for that new office, they can still walk in the parade, but they have to walk in their current office. They cannot promote the new office they’re running for.
4. If they’ve NOT been endorsed in the past and don’t have any current endorsements – they will not be allowed to participate in our parade – HOWEVER:
5. What CAN happen either way – anyone running for an elected local office or state-wide position (regardless of endorsement) can place an AD in our annual Labor Day Parade booklet – For example: elected officials can be in a current office and running for different office (and not endorsed yet by anyone) – they can walk in the parade under their current office, BUT post an AD about what office they’re running for. OR, someone new is running for an office and hasn’t received any endorsements yet, they can put an AD in the parade booklet helping to advertise themselves running for that position – they just can’t walk in the parade.