Today in 1968 Martin Luther King, Jr., leads a march of striking sanitation workers, members of AFSCME Local 1733, in Memphis, Tenn. Violence during the march persuades him to return the following week to Memphis, where he was assassinated. ~ Labor Tribune
• Health, safety rules targeted as Trump slashes red tape. • Maryland sues EPA over air quality standards. • Volunteer to help hurricane victims - fill out this form. • Donate to the Las Vegas Victims’ Fund here. • Teamsters organize truckers to move supplies in Puerto Rico. • More news on Teamster disaster relief efforts here. • Proof of just how pervasive fake news is. • Teamsters decry House panel’s passage of bill rolling back worker protections. • It takes skill ...
General Membership Meetings: Baltimore - Apr. 7 @ 10 a.m. Salisbury - Apr. 21 @10 a.m. Please be present and on time. And bring a coworker!