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Photos: Labor Day Picnic
Sep. 2, 2019 5:20 pm
Local officials and presidential candidates mingled with union members, their families and supporters at the annual Hawkeye Area Labor Council Labor Day Picnic at Hawkeye Downs Speedway and Expo Center in Cedar Rapids
Stephanie Sauter of Cedar Rapids and Scott Wharton of Cedar Rapids have lunch at the annual Labor Day picnic hosted by the Area Labor Council at Hawkeye Downs in Cedar Rapids on Monday, Sept. 2, 2019. Union members, their family members and supporters gathered for grilled brats, hot dogs, coleslaw, and ice cream served by local government officials. Several presidential candidates stopped in to greet constituents as well. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
Rep. Rob Hogg (D-Cedar Rapids) hands out coleslaw at the annual Labor Day picnic hosted by the Area Labor Council at Hawkeye Downs in Cedar Rapids on Monday, Sept. 2, 2019. Union members, their family members and supporters gathered for grilled brats, hot dogs, coleslaw, and ice cream served by local government officials. Several presidential candidates stopped in to greet constituents as well. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
People have lunch at the annual Labor Day picnic hosted by the Area Labor Council at Hawkeye Downs in Cedar Rapids on Monday, Sept. 2, 2019. Union members, their family members and supporters gathered for grilled brats, hot dogs, coleslaw, and ice cream served by local government officials. Several presidential candidates stopped in to greet constituents as well. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
Vice president Joe Biden greets Mark Carson of Alburnett and Jebediah Novak (left) of Cedar Rapids as they grill brats at the annual Labor Day picnic hosted by the Area Labor Council at Hawkeye Downs in Cedar Rapids on Monday, Sept. 2, 2019. Union members, their family members and supporters gathered for grilled brats, hot dogs, coleslaw, and ice cream served by local government officials. Several presidential candidates stopped in to greet constituents as well. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
Vice president Joe Biden shakes hands with supporters as he makes his way into the main pavilion at the annual Labor Day picnic hosted by the Area Labor Council at Hawkeye Downs in Cedar Rapids on Monday, Sept. 2, 2019. Union members, their family members and supporters gathered for grilled brats, hot dogs, coleslaw, and ice cream served by local government officials. Several presidential candidates stopped in to greet constituents as well. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
Susie Schwinke (left), and Brad Emerson (right), both of Raleigh, have lunch at the annual Labor Day picnic hosted by the Area Labor Council at Hawkeye Downs in Cedar Rapids on Monday, Sept. 2, 2019. Emerson is a member of the Local 89 Iron Workers union. Union members, their family members and supporters gathered for grilled brats, hot dogs, coleslaw, and ice cream served by local government officials. Several presidential candidates stopped in to greet constituents as well. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
Mary Lou Cook (left) and Dave Cook of Cedar Rapids have lunch at the annual Labor Day picnic hosted by the Area Labor Council at Hawkeye Downs in Cedar Rapids on Monday, Sept. 2, 2019. Dave Cook is a retired member of the Local 263 Sheet Metal Workers union. Union members, their family members and supporters gathered for grilled brats, hot dogs, coleslaw, and ice cream served by local government officials. Several presidential candidates stopped in to greet constituents as well. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
Darielle Jackson, 2, of Cedar Rapids holds a balloon flower at the annual Labor Day picnic hosted by the Area Labor Council at Hawkeye Downs in Cedar Rapids on Monday, Sept. 2, 2019. Union members, their family members and supporters gathered for grilled brats, hot dogs, coleslaw, and ice cream served by local government officials. Several presidential candidates stopped in to greet constituents as well. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
Pete Buttigieg, mayor of South Bend, Ind., walks with journalists at the annual Labor Day picnic hosted by the Area Labor Council at Hawkeye Downs in Cedar Rapids on Monday, Sept. 2, 2019. Union members, their family members and supporters gathered for grilled brats, hot dogs, coleslaw, and ice cream served by local government officials. Several presidential candidates stopped in to greet constituents as well. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
Vice president Joe Biden greets Cedar Rapids city council member Dale Todd and Doug Elsbury of Mount Vernon (left) as they hand out ice cream at the annual Labor Day picnic hosted by the Area Labor Council at Hawkeye Downs in Cedar Rapids on Monday, Sept. 2, 2019. Union members, their family members and supporters gathered for grilled brats, hot dogs, coleslaw, and ice cream served by local government officials. Several presidential candidates stopped in to greet constituents as well. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
Vice president Joe Biden helps Cedar Rapids city council member Dale Todd (right) and Doug Elsbury of Mount Vernon (left) as they hand out ice cream at the annual Labor Day picnic hosted by the Area Labor Council at Hawkeye Downs in Cedar Rapids on Monday, Sept. 2, 2019. Union members, their family members and supporters gathered for grilled brats, hot dogs, coleslaw, and ice cream served by local government officials. Several presidential candidates stopped in to greet constituents as well. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
Vice president Joe Biden and his wife, Jill Biden, help hand out ice cream at the annual Labor Day picnic hosted by the Area Labor Council at Hawkeye Downs in Cedar Rapids on Monday, Sept. 2, 2019. Union members, their family members and supporters gathered for grilled brats, hot dogs, coleslaw, and ice cream served by local government officials. Several presidential candidates stopped in to greet constituents as well. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
Jill Biden places a spoon in a cup of ice cream as her husband, Vice President Joe Biden, prepares to hand it out at the annual Labor Day picnic hosted by the Area Labor Council at Hawkeye Downs in Cedar Rapids on Monday, Sept. 2, 2019. Union members, their family members and supporters gathered for grilled brats, hot dogs, coleslaw, and ice cream served by local government officials. Several presidential candidates stopped in to greet constituents as well. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
Rep. Art Staed (D-Cedar Rapids) gives a hot dog to Rosario Correa, 6, of Cedar Rapids at the annual Labor Day picnic hosted by the Area Labor Council at Hawkeye Downs in Cedar Rapids on Monday, Sept. 2, 2019. Union members, their family members and supporters gathered for grilled brats, hot dogs, coleslaw, and ice cream served by local government officials. Several presidential candidates stopped in to greet constituents as well. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
Members of the musicians union perform at the annual Labor Day picnic hosted by the Area Labor Council at Hawkeye Downs in Cedar Rapids on Monday, Sept. 2, 2019. Union members, their family members and supporters gathered for grilled brats, hot dogs, coleslaw, and ice cream served by local government officials. Several presidential candidates stopped in to greet constituents as well. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
Steve Bullock, governor of Montana and presidential candidate, talks with journalists at the annual Labor Day picnic hosted by the Area Labor Council at Hawkeye Downs in Cedar Rapids on Monday, Sept. 2, 2019. Union members, their family members and supporters gathered for grilled brats, hot dogs, coleslaw, and ice cream served by local government officials. Several presidential candidates stopped in to greet constituents as well. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
Stickers are stacked at the annual Labor Day picnic hosted by the Area Labor Council at Hawkeye Downs in Cedar Rapids on Monday, Sept. 2, 2019. Union members, their family members and supporters gathered for grilled brats, hot dogs, coleslaw, and ice cream served by local government officials. Several presidential candidates stopped in to greet constituents as well. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
Presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg signs a book at the annual Labor Day picnic hosted by the Area Labor Council at Hawkeye Downs in Cedar Rapids on Monday, Sept. 2, 2019. Union members, their family members and supporters gathered for grilled brats, hot dogs, coleslaw, and ice cream served by local government officials. Several presidential candidates stopped in to greet constituents as well. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
Presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg talks with Iowans at the annual Labor Day picnic hosted by the Area Labor Council at Hawkeye Downs in Cedar Rapids on Monday, Sept. 2, 2019. Union members, their family members and supporters gathered for grilled brats, hot dogs, coleslaw, and ice cream served by local government officials. Several presidential candidates stopped in to greet constituents as well. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
Mica Baych (from left), 5, of Cedar Rapids, Phoenix Baych, 7, of Cedar Rapids, Tanner Puccio, 1, of Cedar Rapids, and Cheyenne Baych, 8, of Cedar Rapids play in a bouncy house at the annual Labor Day picnic hosted by the Area Labor Council at Hawkeye Downs in Cedar Rapids on Monday, Sept. 2, 2019. Union members, their family members and supporters gathered for grilled brats, hot dogs, coleslaw, and ice cream served by local government officials. Several presidential candidates stopped in to greet constituents as well. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
Cheyenne Baych (from left), 8, of Cedar Rapids, Phoenix Baych, 7, of Cedar Rapids, Mica Baych, 5, of Cedar Rapids, and Tanner Puccio, 1, of Cedar Rapids play in a bouncy house at the annual Labor Day picnic hosted by the Area Labor Council at Hawkeye Downs in Cedar Rapids on Monday, Sept. 2, 2019. Union members, their family members and supporters gathered for grilled brats, hot dogs, coleslaw, and ice cream served by local government officials. Several presidential candidates stopped in to greet constituents as well. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
Classic cars are lined up at the car show at the annual Labor Day picnic hosted by the Area Labor Council at Hawkeye Downs in Cedar Rapids on Monday, Sept. 2, 2019. Union members, their family members and supporters gathered for grilled brats, hot dogs, coleslaw, and ice cream served by local government officials. Several presidential candidates stopped in to greet constituents as well. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
People wander through rows of classic cars on display at the annual Labor Day picnic hosted by the Area Labor Council at Hawkeye Downs in Cedar Rapids on Monday, Sept. 2, 2019. Union members, their family members and supporters gathered for grilled brats, hot dogs, coleslaw, and ice cream served by local government officials. Several presidential candidates stopped in to greet constituents as well. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
A mechanic dummy is propped under a classic car at the car show at the annual Labor Day picnic hosted by the Area Labor Council at Hawkeye Downs in Cedar Rapids on Monday, Sept. 2, 2019. Union members, their family members and supporters gathered for grilled brats, hot dogs, coleslaw, and ice cream served by local government officials. Several presidential candidates stopped in to greet constituents as well. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
Classic cars are displayed at the car show at the annual Labor Day picnic hosted by the Area Labor Council at Hawkeye Downs in Cedar Rapids on Monday, Sept. 2, 2019. Union members, their family members and supporters gathered for grilled brats, hot dogs, coleslaw, and ice cream served by local government officials. Several presidential candidates stopped in to greet constituents as well. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
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