QC Labor Day Parade honors unions, workers, community

By: Dave Thompson|September 2, 2025

|5 min read

Lisa Welch, of Moline, hands out small American flags and candy along the Quad Cities Labor Day Parade route through East Moline on Monday, Sept. 1. CREDIT DAVE THOMPSON

Quintin Waterman was looking to the future and remembering the past Monday morning, Sept. 1, at the start of the 2025 Quad Cities Labor Day Parade in East Moline.

Mr. Waterman, a longtime union leader in the Quad Cities, was at the front of the parade, serving as the grand marshal. He said the holiday parade was vital because…

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QC Labor Day Parade honors unions, workers, community

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