Category: Dr. Martin Luther King
- 10/14/11 AFSCME Marching Saturday for Jobs and Justice at MLK Event Thousands expected on the National Mall to celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy.
- 10/11/11 DC March and Rally for Jobs and Justice Rescheduled event takes place the day before the memorial to Dr. King is formally dedicated.
- 08/31/11 Obama: Dr. King Marched for Jobs, Economic Justice President urges Americans to remember the civil rights leader died standing with Memphis sanitation workers.
- 08/26/11 March and Rally Postponed
- 08/23/11 Revive the Dream The dedication of the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial is an opportunity to renew our commitments to fight for social and economic justice.
- 07/13/11 AFSCME Co-Chairs August March for Jobs and Justice Rally takes place the day before the MLK Memorial is unveiled on the National Mall.
- 07/08/11 AFSCME’s Young Activists Meet at Next Wave Conference in Georgia The next generation of union leaders gather to learn strategies for fighting back and winning.
- 06/08/11 Memphis Sanitation Workers Complete Induction Into ‘Labor Hall of Fame’ Ceremony at the University of Memphis recognizes the courageous strike for dignity and workers' rights.
- 05/02/11 Video: Memphis Comes to Washington Eight of the original 1968 Memphis sanitation strikers attended an induction ceremony in Washington, DC.
- 04/29/11 AFSCME Sanitation Workers Honored at White House, Join ‘Labor Hall of Fame’ Local 1733 members are the first group of workers included for "taking collective action."
