Written by Carol Dotlich, RPEC Ch. 12 President
On January 19th, we honor and remember Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., who dreamed of universal equality and marched for freedom in the Deep South. Dr. King’s legacy would be incomplete without recognizing his deep commitment to the struggles of the American labor movement—an especially meaningful connection for RPEC and our affiliation with AFSCME.
AFSCME will never let the public forget that Dr. King fought his final battle alongside sanitation workers who belonged to this union. In late January 1968, the Department of Public Works in Memphis, Tennessee, sent African American sewer…
