President Obama invited the surviving participants in the 1968 Memphis Sanitation Strike to honor their fight on behalf of all workers for safe workplace conditions, respect in the workplace, and a better life for themselves and their families.
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., was killed while in Memphis trying to support the striking sanitation members, who were working toward forming a union.
building a workers’ movement that has the power to raise wages, improve labor standards, and change the conversation about work and wealth
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Working Washington
building a workers’ movement that has the power to raise wages, improve labor standards, and change the conversation about work and wealth
Working Washington unites working people to fight for a fair economy where everyone can support themselves, afford the basics, and contribute to the economy.
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