On April 4, 1968, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in Memphis, where he had gone to stand with sanitation workers demanding their dream: The right to bargain collectively for a voice at work and a better life.
This year, on the anniversary of Dr. King’s death, labor unions, civil rights organizations, and religious leaders will stand together across this country for the same human rights and human dignity for working men and women. We will remember the courage and determination of Dr. King and those workers who endured assault and arrest as they walked a picket line for two months. We have stood together as one with public workers across this country whose bargaining rights are under attack, with private workers who can’t get bargaining rights, and against those politicians and their allies who want to silence our political voice.
On April 4th, on the job, in our schools and in our communities, we will remind our elected officials that workers rights are human rights, and that those rights will not be destroyed.
Learn more about what you can do to commemorate Dr. King and celebrate our civil and human rights. Activities are being organized in communities around the state.
IN BOISE
WHEN: Monday, April 4, 2011 – Wear red for solidarity
WHERE: Idaho State Capitol Steps – 700 W. Jefferson, Boise
TIME: 4:30 PM – 6:00 PM
IN COEUR D’ALENE
WHEN: Monday, April 4, 2011 – Wear RED Shirts or your Union colors and a red ribbon
WHERE: Human Rights Institute parking lot – Northwest Blvd and Government Way
TIME: 4:30 PM – 6:00 PM
IN LEWISTON
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IN POCATELLO
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IN IDAHO FALLS
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