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Washington State Building and Construction Trades Council

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www.facebook.com/teamsters/photos/a.386941691673/10157662185941674Today our union celebrates and honors the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., who gave his life in the struggle for racial and economic justice. After a year that saw historic protests against racial injustice and workers' lives turned upside down by the pandemic, Dr. King's message is as relevant and as urgent as ever. Dr. King died in Memphis while supporting sanitation workers on strike. His struggle was the fight for the human dignity of workers, the poor, and all oppressed people. Teamsters will always be humbled and inspired by Dr. King's vision and sacrifice."The labor movement was the principal force that transformed misery and despair into hope and progress. Out of its bold struggles, economic and social reform gave birth to unemployment insurance, old age pensions, government relief for the destitute, and above all new wage levels that meant not mere survival, but a tolerable life. The captains of industry did not lead this transformation; they resisted it until they were overcome. When in the thirties the wave of union organization crested over our nation, it carried to secure shores not only itself but the whole society."- Dr. King, Illinois AFL-CIO Convention, 1965#MLKDay2021 ... See MoreSee Less

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Washington State Building and Construction Trades Council

5 hours ago

www.facebook.com/UnitedAssociation/posts/10161875752421959“Tomorrow is today. We are confronted with the fierce urgency of now. In this unfolding conundrum of life and history, there is such a thing as being too late. This is no time for apathy or complacency. This is a time for vigorous and positive action.” ... See MoreSee Less

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