Fifty years ago, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. joined striking sanitation workers in Memphis, Tennessee. They stood together to fight for the freedom to join in a strong union, and to be treated with dignity and respect at work. Now, “a handful of corporate elites, divisive extremists and corrupt politicians continue to rig the system and our economy against us,” say organizers of the Working People’s Day of Action, planned for February 24 at 10 a.m. at Freedom Plaza. Read more on our website at dclabor.org
On today's labor calendar, Join the fight against privatizing the Veterans Administration at a rally by AFGE today at noon at the AFL-CIO, and then Joe Uehlein & The U-Liners perform on today’s Labor Live@5 here on WPFW. Details on our website, dclabor.org, click on calendar. Here’s today's labor history: On this date in 2008, some 12,000 Hollywood writers returned to work following a largely successful three-month strike against television and motion picture studios. They won compensation for their TV and movie work that gets streamed on the Internet. Today’s labor quote is by Theodor Herzl, who said: “The wealth of a country is its working people.” Union City Radio sponsor UnionPlus wants you to know that they’re committed to improving the quality of life of working families through their unique products and services. Find out more at unionplus.org!
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