Recognizing the coordinated struggle of workers on the 50th anniversary of the 1968 Memphis sanitation workers strike to voice their grievances and reach a collective agreement for rights in the workplace.

H. Res. 720 · 115th Congress · Jan 30, 2018 · Lineage

RESOLUTION

That the House of Representatives—

(1)

recognizes the 50th anniversary of the coordinated struggle of workers during the 1968 Memphis sanitation workers strike to voice their grievances and reach a collective agreement for rights in the workplace;

(2)

honors the perseverance of the 1,300 members of Local 1733 in urging social and economic equality in the workplace;

(3)

honors the memory and inspiring contribution of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., in the ultimate resolution of the labor dispute;

(4)

recognizes the contributions of all those named and unnamed who participated in the fight for justice during the strike; and

(5)

recognizes there is work to be done to improve both racial and labor relations.

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Jan 30, 2018viewing Introduced in House Mr. Cohen (for himself, Ms. Adams, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Ms. Bass, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Cooper, Mr. Doggett, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Sean Patrick Maloney of New York, Ms. Moore, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Rush, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Mr. Duncan of Tennessee, Mrs. Black, Ms. Jackson Lee, Mr. Beyer, Mr. DeSaulnier, Mr. McGovern, Ms. Norton, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr. Richmond, Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois, Ms. Lee, Mr. David Scott of Georgia, Mrs. Beatty, Ms. Sewell of Alabama, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Mr. Cummings, Ms. Barragán, Mr. Carson of Indiana, Mr. Khanna, Mr. Norcross, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Fleischmann, Mr. McEachin, Ms. Maxine Waters of California, Ms. Judy Chu of California, Mr. DesJarlais, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Veasey, Mr. Evans, Mr. Yarmuth, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Mr. Hastings, Ms. Castor of Florida, Mr. Roe of Tennessee, Mr. Kustoff of Tennessee, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Welch, Mr. Raskin, Mr. Brown of Maryland, Mr. Lynch, Mr. Butterfield, Mr. Jeffries, Ms. Jayapal, Mr. Ellison, Mrs. Demings, Mr. Cartwright, Mr. Neal, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Mr. Blumenauer, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, and Mr. Cleaver) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce

Recognizing the coordinated struggle of workers on the 50th anniversary of the 1968 Memphis sanitation workers strike to voice their grievances and reach a collective agreement for rights in the workplace.

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