MLK – Page 9 – People's World

L.A. County Federation of Labor commits to Dr. King’s legacy

January 17, 2017 By Rosalío Muñoz

When the Trump administration tries “to deport our friends and brothers and sisters…we will stand in the way.”

Hundreds rally at Indiana State House to defend healthcare

January 17, 2017 By Jason Jones

Workers gathered to send a unified message to the new Senate and Congress that they do not repeal the Affordable Care Act.

Rally at Mother Bethel challenges Trump agenda

January 17, 2017 By Ben Sears

The march and rally was organized by the MLK Dare Coalition, and had broad sponsorship.

Honor Dr. King and boycott Bissell products, workers say

January 18, 2010

JOLIET, Ill. - As a way to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., religious and labor leaders here announced a boycott of Bissell products after 70 workers were fired last year.

Memphis 1968: We remember

April 3, 2003 By Fred Gaboury

An assassin’s bullet felled the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. on April 4, 1968. King had come to Memphis to support a strike by the city’s sanitation workers. (See related story below)