DC 37 Remembers James Welsh, Local 924 Leader
By DIANE S. WILLIAMS Lifelong union activist James W. Welsh, 90, passed away on Feb. 5. He was president of NYC Laborers Local 924 for 10 years and retired in 2001. [...]
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MLK: Social Justice Pioneer
By DIANE S. WILLIAMS DC 37 remembers Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., who would have turned 92 on January 15. For more than 25 years MLK Day on Jan. 18, is a day of service to [...]
Making Good Trouble
By DIANE S. WILLIAMS A frequent visitor, honored guest and speaker at many events at DC 37, U.S Congress member and civil rights icon John Lewis passed away on July 17, 2020. [...]
Remembering Dr. King
By DIANE S. WILLIAMS On the 52nd anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s assassination April 4, 1968, we reflect on his life’s legacy: the peaceful pursuit of [...]
Local 1407: We vote. We win.
By MIKE LEE Local 1407 honored the history, heritage and achievements of African Americans at union headquarters on Feb. 10. Along with an entertaining performance by the [...]
Remembering Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
By DIANE S. WILLIAMS Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. went to Memphis, Tennessee, in the spring of 1968 to make good on a promise to workers. Earlier that year, two Memphis [...]
Union Organizing: a Civil Right
Now that the arguments were made — on both sides — in the Janus v. AFSCME case heard before the U.S. Supreme Court on Feb. 26, the waiting game for the ruling by the [...]
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.: A Labor Leader
By LEE SAUNDERS The photograph is iconic. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., only 39 years old but the nation’s most prominent civil rights leader, lay fatally wounded on a [...]
National Union Launches Campaign to Commemorate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Legacy
By DIANE S. WILLIAMS Fifty years ago black sanitation workers in Memphis went on strike to demand fair wages and safe working conditions. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. joined [...]
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