Commemoration of Dr. Martin Luther King’s assassination in Memphis during a 1968 labor dispute April 4, 2011
Posted by WorldbyStorm in The Left, US Politics.trackback
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“This year’s commemoration of Dr. Martin Luther King’s assassination in Memphis during a 1968 labor dispute has galvanized union activists and progressive forces against what they see as a wholesale assault on labor rights. Events scheduled for today and Monday’s official 43rd anniversary have been organized by the AFL-CIO’s “We Are One” campaign and individual unions from coast to coast.”
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After-work, firey rally of thousands at NY city hall. Speakers from several unions and community groups. Martin Luther King hailed as great labor leader. Amplified shouts of ‘worker power’ rock Broadway.’Dirty bastards’ of Wall St. denounced. Calls to put on the ‘combat boots’. Solidarity greetings from Sarah Pierce, British Congress of Trade Unions.
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On the way to work yesterday listening to the radio I found it ironic to hear dues check off being described as a civil right. If there is any other point which shows how far labor has strayed from the path…
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