Unions Plan Mass Presence at 50th Anniversary of King's 1963 March

Monday, August 12, 2013

Unions Plan Mass Presence at 50th Anniversary of King's 1963 March(Metropolitan Washington Council, AFL-CIO)The nation’s unions plan a massive presence at the upcoming 50th commemoration of Dr. Martin Luther King’s famous 1963 March on Washington. The new march will be August 24, at the Lincoln Memorial and then to the memorial to the assassinated civil rights leader, unions have told members in alerts.  The AFL-CIO, AFSCME, the Communications Workers, the Service Employees, and other unions will emphasize good jobs at decent wages and civil rights at work and at the polls, saying these issues are just as important now as they were on Aug. 28, 1963. That’s when more than 250,000 people flooded into D.C. from around the country to give an enormous boost to civil rights legislation outlawing discrimination in public accommodations, passed in 1964, and the Voting Rights Act, passed in 1965. They were energized that day in their campaign by King’s famous “I Have A Dream” speech. Speakers at the AFL-CIO symposium previewing the 50th anniversary march called for more masses of people to assemble on Washington’s Mall; unionists interested in marching should contact locals or their national union’s headquarters for information. - Press Associates, Inc.

 

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