MLK
AFL-CIO’s MLK Conference emphasizes protecting democracy, politics, organizing
January 13, 2023Union leaders are warning at the Jan. 13-16 event this weekend that the threat to democracy and to workers’ rights is not over.
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Public readings of King’s ‘Beyond Vietnam’ explore its meaning for today
April 11, 2022The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. triggered a new level of unity between the civil rights and peace movements in the U.S.
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Paltry donation gets Amazon billionaire Bezos’ name on D.C.’s MLK Library auditorium
February 2, 2022Community groups say the move is an insult to the civil rights leader’s legacy.
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Amazon Labor Union rallies workers against corporate greed: ‘We will win!’
January 26, 2022Amazon reaps billions of dollars while the average Amazon worker struggles to survive. It was really only a matter of time before workers started to get together and fight for their rights.
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Kaiser Permanente health clinicians hold one-day strike for racial justice
January 20, 2022They were protesting the company’s rescinding its promise to make MLK Day a paid holiday and to call for culturally sensitive health care for communities of color.
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