Tennessee Labor Landmarks

Name Street Address City State Historical Notes Additional information
Memphis Strike of 1968 Monument Local 1733 AFSCME Headquarters Memphis TN This stone recognizes the AFSCME Memphis city workers who were on strike in 1968 when Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. came to their aid. Martin Luther King Jr. was shot and killed in Memphis, TN. He was there supporting the city's striking sanitation workers in their efforts to form--and win recognition for--AFSCME Local 1733.


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