ST. LOUIS - The head of the St. Louis Labor Council sent a strong message Thursday while announcing this year’s Labor Day parade has been canceled.

“This situation could have been avoided but much of our community continues to refuse to get vaccinated. Vaccinations work,” said council president Pat White.

The 2021 Labor Day parade was set for Monday, Sept. 6 in downtown St. Louis. Normally, dozens of labor unions along with their members, families and supporters come out for the parade every year. But this will be the second year in a row that it’s sideline because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

This year, though, White said the cancelation was announced with “great sadness and frustration” over vaccination rates that are too low and a variant that is causing a surge in local virus cases.

“Together we can beat this. This isn’t about politics, it is about science and loving thy neighbor. Protect yourself, your loved ones, and our community, get the damn vaccine,” White wrote in a news release Thursday.

He encouraged both union and non-union members of the St. Louis area “to get their shot,” and said he fears more community events could be canceled if vaccination rates don’t start to increase soon.

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