A "Renewing the Dream of Dr. King" rally was blocking Wilshire Boulevard in both directions at Westwood Boulevard in the Westwood area around 3:30 p.m. Wednesday.
Drivers were being urged to avoid the area.
The rally comes on the 50th anniversary of the assassination of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr.
As of 4:30 p.m., the intersection of Wilshire and Westwood Boulevards in the Westwood area was cleared of union protesters and traffic was moving again.
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