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procedure, fair promotion policies, sick leave, pension programs, health insurance, payroll deduction of union dues, and union recognition through a written contract. Mayor Loeb continued to refuse union recognition and dues withdrawn from wages because he argued that AFSCME officials only wanted to fill their pockets with the hard-earned money of local Memphians. Loeb believed that he was the sanitation workers' keeper and he would not abandon his "moral obligation" to protect them from union officials. Local Black leaders and sanitation workers saw this "rhetoric smacked of paternalism reminiscent of
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man".  Ben Jones, another striker with 43 years on the job, spoke of the conditions that all sanitation workers had to deal with, including how heavy all the garbage bins were and how they would leak all over them. They would end up at the end of the day smelling real bad when they would return to department headquarters and would go home to families who did not want to be around them.  As they would march down Main St., looters would ransack stores and tear gas was thrown at them, stated Rev. Leslie Moore.  Moore also speaks of the song they would sing titled, "
640:, two sanitation workers, were crushed to death in a garbage compactor where they were taking shelter from the rain. Two other men had died this way in 1964, but the city refused to replace the defective equipment. Local 1733 held a strike meeting on February 11 where over 400 workers explained that the city refused to provide decent wages and working conditions. The workers wanted immediate action but the city refused. The next day fewer than 200 employees showed up for work, and only 38 of the 108 garbage trucks continued to move. 6231: 972: 4583: 616:) was successfully formed by T.O. Jones. However, the city officials refused to recognize the union. In 1966, the union attempted another strike, but it was thwarted before it began when the city prepared strikebreakers and threatened to jail leaders. The failure of the strike was largely due to the lack of support of Memphis’ religious community or middle class. 783:", Black armed men with iron pipes and bricks, and carrying signs, began smashing windows and looting along the stores. Police immediately reacted to the riot, moving into the crowd with nightsticks, mace, teargas, and gunfire. They arrested 280 individuals and 60 were reported injured, most of them Black. Lawson told the demonstration participants to return to 764:
all down." King encouraged the group to continue to support the sanitation strike by enacting a citywide work stoppage. King promised to return to Memphis on March 22 to lead a protest through the city. On March 22, a massive snowstorm hit Memphis, causing the organizers to reschedule the march for March 28.
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laughter and boos. Loeb then observed and spoke, "I have sat here and taken quite a bit of abuse and I do not appreciate it, and I have not given any abuse back, your jobs are important and I promise you the garbage is going to be picked up, bet on it."  Thereupon the mayor stormed out of the room.
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The AFSCME leadership in Washington was initially upset to learn of the strike, which they thought would not succeed. P. J. Ciampa, a field organizer for the AFL–CIO, reportedly reacted to news of the strike saying, "Good God Almighty, I need a strike in Memphis like I need another hole in the head!"
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announced that the city would offer $ 50,000 in tax-free grants to the 14 surviving 1968 sanitation strikers, who were either still on payroll to maintain standard of living or could not retire in relative comfort as they had to forgo pension and thus receiving a small Social Security check monthly.
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came to Memphis to praise a 25,000 crowd of labor and civil right activists for their unity stating, "You are demonstrating that we can stick together. You are demonstrating that we are all tied in a single garment of destiny, and that if one Black person suffers, if one Black person is down, we are
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held over a thousand supporters of the movement. Reverend Ralph Jackson charged the crowd to not rest until "justice and jobs" prevailed for all Black Americans. That night they raised $ 1,600 to support the Movement. Rev. Jackson declared further that once the immediate demands of the strikers were
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to downtown. On February 22, workers and their supporters performed a sit in at city hall where they pressured the City Council to recognize their union and recommend wages to increase. The mayor rejected the request. The first large-scale protest of Loeb's policies came on February 23. It was given
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On Monday February 12, 1968, 930 of 1100 sanitation workers did not show up for work, including 214 of 230 sewer drainage workers.  Elmore Nickelberry, who was one of the strikers during this time speaks of Mayor Loeb and how it was impossible to negotiate with him, due to him being a "stubborn
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were mostly Black. They enjoyed few of the protections that other workers had; their pay was low and they could be fired (usually by White supervisors) without warning. In 1960 the average sanitation worker in Memphis earned $ 0.94–$ 1.14 an hour, however in 1968 sanitation laborers earned $ 1.60 an
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In the early 1960s, Black sanitation workers united together to gain better wages and working conditions, fighting the racial discrimination in the Memphis Public Works Department. The first attempt to strike was in 1963, but it failed because there was inadequate organization. Many Black
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chamber; there, they were met with 40–50 police officers. Loeb led the workers to a nearby auditorium, where he asked them to return to work. At one point, Loeb grabbed the microphone from AFSCME organizer Bill Lucy and shouted for the strikers to "go back to work!". The crowd responded with
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was elected as mayor against the opposition of Memphis's Black community. Loeb had served previously as the head of the sanitation division (as the elected Public Works Commissioner), and during his tenure oversaw grueling work conditions — including no city-issued uniforms, no restrooms, and no
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attracted 42,000 participants. Reuther wrote a check for $ 50,000 to the striking sanitation workers, the largest contribution from any outside source. The strike ended on April 16, 1968, with a settlement that included union recognition and wage increases, although additional strikes had to be
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arrives in Memphis, exclaiming that the strike will only end when the workers’ demands are met. Wurf worked with national union representative P.J. Ciampa and local union leaders to edit the strikers' list of demands.  The revised version of demands included 10% wage increase, a grievance
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On March 28, King and Reverend Lawson led strikers and supporters in a march in downtown Memphis. City officials estimated that 22,000 students skipped school to participate in the march. King arrived late to find a massive crowd on the brink of chaos, causing Lawson and King to call off the
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In October 2017, Baxter Leach represented the sanitation strikers at the National Civil Rights Museum Freedom Awards. Leach was one of the original sanitation workers who participated in the Memphis sanitation strike and served as the public face of the surviving sanitation workers.
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people were afraid to unionize due to the fear of persecution, which was justified in 1963, when 33 sanitation workers were fired immediately after attending an organizing meeting. In November 1964, Local 1733 of the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (
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felt they had kept their heads largely above the fray during the civil rights battles across the South in the early to mid-1960s, particularly in comparison to the blatantly racist and rabble-rousing histrionics in the two majors newspapers of Mississippi, the
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Upon taking office, Loeb increased regulations on the city's workers and appointed Charles Blackburn as the Public Works Commissioner. Loeb ordered Jones and the union to deal with Blackburn; Blackburn said he had no authority to change the city's policies.
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wrote editorials (and published cartoons) praising the mayor for his toughness. Newspapers and television stations generally portrayed the mayor as calm and reasonable, and the protesters and organizers as unruly and disorganized.
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hour and garbage truck drivers earned $ 1.90 an hour ($ 14 and $ 17 respectively in 2023 dollars). In addition to their sanitation work, often including unpaid overtime, many worked other jobs or appealed to
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refused to recognize the strike and rejected the City Council vote, insisting that only he possessed the power to recognize the union. The Memphis sanitation strike prompted
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Membership in Local 1733 increased substantially during the course of the strike, more than doubling in the first few days. Its relationship with other unions was complex.
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However, both AFSCME and the AFL–CIO sent representatives to Memphis; these organizers came to support the strike upon recognizing the determination of the workers.
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said, "For at the heart of racism is the idea that a man is not a man, that a person is not a person. You are human beings. You are men. You deserve dignity."
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The mix of segregation, low wages, anti-union sentiment, and machine politics in Memphis created a particularly deadly legacy for public sector employees.
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threatened to force the City of Memphis to honor its agreements. The period was a turning point for Black activism and union activity in Memphis.
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Jones, Lucy, Ciampa, and other union leaders, asked the striking workers to focus on labor solidarity and downplay racism. The workers refused.
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By February 21, the sanitation workers established a daily routine of meeting at noon with nearly a thousand strikers and then marching from
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The local news media were generally favorable to Loeb, portraying union leaders (and later Martin Luther King Jr.) as meddling outsiders.
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met, the movement would focus on ending police brutality, as well as improving housing and education across the city for Black Memphians.
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The city of Memphis had a long history of segregation and unfair treatment for Black residents. The influential politician
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Biles, Roger (September 1, 1984). "Ed crump versus the unions: The labor movement in Memphis during the 1930s".
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In 2018, Leach along with the other surviving sanitation strikers was presented with the NAACP Vanguard Award.
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after World War II. Civil rights and unionism in Memphis were thus heavily stifled all through the 1950s.
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Joseph Schwantner: New Morning for the World; Nicolas Flagello: The Passion of Martin Luther King
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Sanitation Workers’ Strike; Claire Whitlinger and Joe Fretwell, Sociological Perspectives,2019
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comments embody the message behind the iconic placards from the sanitation workers' strike,
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Risen, Clay (2009). "King, Johnson, and The Terrible, Glorious Thirty-First Day of March".
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By February 15, there was 10,000 tons of noticeable piled up trash, and Loeb began to hire
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demonstration as violence erupted. After peacefully marching for several blocks, singing "
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You Must Be from the North: Southern White Women in the Memphis Civil Rights Movement
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The Accident on a Garbage Truck That Led to the Death of Martin Luther King, Jr.
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Going Down Jericho Road: The Memphis Strike, Martin Luther King's Last Campaign
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Going down Jericho Road the Memphis strike, Martin Luther King's last campaign
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Honey, Michael K. (2007). "Hambone's Meditations: The Failure of Community".
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grievance procedure for the numerous occasions on which they were underpaid.
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Honey, Michael K. (2007). "Dr. King, Labor, and the Civil Rights Movement".
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began on February 12, 1968, in response to the deaths of sanitation workers
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The Memphis sanitation strike was led by T.O. Jones and had the support of
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Strike-related photos, audio, and documents from the AFSCME Archives.
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A nation on fire : America in the wake of the King assassination
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came to Memphis to rally the sanitation workers. On March 18,
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The civil rights struggle was renewed in the 1960s, starting with
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National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
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On April 3, King returned to Memphis where he famously gave his "
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Black sanitation workers exposed to dangerous working conditions
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had created a city police force, much of it culled from the
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Covering for the bosses : labor and the Southern press
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Honey, Michael K. (2007). "Struggles of the Working Poor".
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During the strike, Local 1733 received direct support from
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Opposition to United States involvement in the Vietnam War
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On February 1, the first lunch-counter 'sit-ins' began in
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Increased wages for sanitation workers by City of Memphis
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President Obama met former members of the strike in 2011
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were particularly active in Memphis during this period.
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Racial discrimination faced by black sanitation workers
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The American Prospect explains why MLK was in Memphis
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Estate of Martin Luther King, Jr., Inc. v. CBS, Inc.
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Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley National Monument
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of Labor and Urban Affairs. Wayne State University.
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Norton & Co. p. 105. 731:As we forgive those who spray MACE against us. 6079: 5247:Martin Luther King Jr. Records Collection Act 5241:U.S. House Select Committee on Assassinations 4785:Where Do We Go from Here: Chaos or Community? 4613: 4322:List of lynching victims in the United States 2655:Heart of Atlanta Motel, Inc. v. United States 2167: 1971: 1841:Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture 1476:. New York: W.W.Norton & Co. p. 119. 619: 435: 276: 6395:Third World Liberation Front strikes of 1968 6246:1968 Democratic National Convention protests 6012:Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library, San Jose 2106:, from Michael Honey, a professor of History 1830: 1828: 1798: 1761:. ... Yet the sanitation strike of 1968 and 1726:. 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June 21, 2017 1835:Honey, Michael (December 25, 2009). 1672:"Larry Payne - Notice to Close File" 1156: 1154: 1152: 1040: 1038: 1036: 1034: 1032: 1030: 1028: 1026: 1024: 1001: 999: 997: 995: 993: 991: 965:Charleston sanitation strike of 1969 865: 563:Congress of Industrial Organizations 387:Z. Alexander Looby residence bombing 6022:Memorials to Martin Luther King Jr. 2873:Lowndes County Freedom Organization 2809:Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters 2474:Robert F. 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For Martin Luther King 4817:Prayer Pilgrimage for Freedom 4461:National Voting Rights Museum 4404:Civil Rights Movement Archive 4203:Lynching in the United States 4090:"Keep Your Eyes on the Prize" 2540:Stand in the Schoolhouse Door 2513:University of Chicago sit-ins 2280:Davis v. Prince Edward County 2104:Labor Rights are Human Rights 2090:, at Socialist Worker website 982: 537: 58:February 12 – April 16, 1968 6260:1968 Polish political crisis 6216:West German student movement 6141:Black Consciousness Movement 5860:National Civil Rights Museum 5855:Dexter Avenue Baptist Church 4698:I've Been to the Mountaintop 4456:National Civil Rights Museum 4312:March on Washington Movement 4297:Dexter Avenue Baptist Church 2761:Jones v. Alfred H. 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Index

Civil Rights Movement

Memphis, Tennessee
Charles Mason Temple
Clayborn Temple
Death of Echol Cole and Robert Walker
Larry Payne
I've Been to the Mountaintop
Martin Luther King Jr.
Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.
AFSCME
American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
T. O. Jones
Martin Luther King Jr.

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Civil Rights Movement
Tennessee
McSwain v. Co. Board of Ed. of Anderson Co., Tenn.
Clinton High School desegregation crisis
Clinton High School bombing
Memphis sit-ins
Watson v. City of Memphis
Memphis sanitation strike
Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.

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