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March 10, 2011
Monday, April 4, 2011: Panel Discussion
April 4, 2011, marks the anniversary of the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. while he was in Memphis to stand with sanitation workers demanding a right to bargain collectively. We are planning a roundtable event to reflect and discuss Dr. King’s legacy, his passion for civil rights, and his strong support for workers’ rights.
The event is scheduled for Monday, April 4, 2011, at 11:00 a.m. The location is the IBEW Local 269 union hall, 670 Whitehead Road, Trenton, New Jersey.
Speaking during the AFSCME Memphis Sanitation Strike, April 3, 1968, Dr. King said:
“You are demanding that this city will respect the dignity of labor. So often we overlook the work and the significance of those who are not in professional jobs, of those who are not in the so-called big jobs. But let me say to you tonight that whenever you are engaged in work that serves humanity and is for the building of humanity, it has dignity and it has worth.
This anniversary is an opportunity to bring Dr. King’s message to our solidarity efforts all across the country and here in New Jersey, during a time when we are once again fighting for social and economic justice for workers and the right to collectively bargain.