by AFSCME
In 1968, sanitation workers in Memphis took a stand against degrading and deadly working conditions. They declared a strike that would lead to a movement that would shake the nation. The I AM STORY podcast tells the story of the sanitation workers who dared to declare: I AM A MAN.
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June 13, 2023
<p>In the fifth episode of the I AM Story podcast, current labor leaders discuss how the lessons of the Memphis Sanitation Workers’ Strike are as relevant today as they were 55 years ago. </p> <p>Whether it’s building resolve in the face of setbacks, understanding the power of non-violent civil disobedience, the timeless call for safety in the workplace, or how the “I AM A MAN” slogan applies to all workers seeking dignity on the job, I AM Story’s fifth episode is a must-listen for workers everywhere. </p> <p>Hear AFSCME President Lee Saunders bring together SEIU’s Mary Kay Henry, AFT’s Randi Weingarten and UNITE HERE’s D. Taylor, as they talk about what the 1968 Memphis Sanitation Workers’ Strike means to them, and how they use the lessons of that historic struggle to fight for workers they represent. </p>
May 9, 2023
<p>Episode 4 of the I AM STORY podcast looks at the impact the strike had on the lives of the people involved and the challenges workers have faced in the years since.</p>
April 18, 2023
<p><span class="x_ContentPasted0">Seven weeks</span><span class= "x_ContentPasted0"> after </span><span class= "x_ContentPasted0">the sanitation strike began, garbage was piling up and the city was feeling the pressure. The labor action</span><span class="x_ContentPasted0"> was expanding into a mass community mobilization </span><span class= "x_ContentPasted0">– with churches, student activists, and civil rights organizations and even outside agitators joining the fray. </span><span class="x_ContentPasted0">But the mayor and city council had stopped negotiating with the</span><span class= "x_ContentPasted0"> workers</span><span class= "x_ContentPasted0">. And local media had turned their backs on the strike,</span><span class="x_ContentPasted0"> ignoring the men’s struggle</span><span class="x_ContentPasted0">. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.</span><span class="x_ContentPasted0"> returned to Memphis </span><span class="x_ContentPasted0">to lead a peaceful mass march. As events on the ground unfold, h</span><span class="x_ContentPasted0">istory is shaped, legacies are established, and a new path is forged. </span></p> <p><span class="x_ContentPasted0"> </span></p> <p><span class="x_ContentPasted0">This episode features AFSCME President Lee Saunders, exclusive interviews with Martin Luther King III, AFSCME Secretary-Treasurer</span><span class= "x_ContentPasted0"> Emeritus </span><span class= "x_ContentPasted0">Bill Lucy, historian Michael Honey, Reverend James Lawson, photographer Richard Copley,</span><span class="x_ContentPasted0"> local activist </span><span class="x_ContentPasted0">Joe Calhoun,</span><span class="x_ContentPasted0"> AFSCME official P.J. Ciampa</span><span class="x_ContentPasted0">, sanitation worker Cleophus Smith and Jesse Jones (son of local union leader T.O. Jones), along with archival audio from Dr. King, Coretta Scott King and Reverend Ralph Jackson. </span></p>
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In 1968, sanitation workers in Memphis took a stand against degrading and deadly working conditions.
They declared a strike that would lead to a movement that would shake the nation.
The I AM STORY podcast tells the story of the sanitation workers who dared to declare: I AM A MAN.
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