Owen TudorOn Thursday 4 April 1968, Dr Martin Luther King Jnr was assassinated in Memphis where he had gone to stand with sanitation workers to demand the right to bargain collectively for a voice at work and a better life. The AFL-CIO has designated Monday 4 April 2011 a Day of Solidarity with the public sector workers of Wisconsin, Ohio, Indiana and a dozen other states where right-wing corporate politicians are trying to take away these rights.
As part of our support for the workers and unions in the USA, the TUC is holding a rally of solidarity with the workers and trade unions of the USA, from 6-8pm, Monday 4 April 2011 Congress House, Great Russell Street London WC1B 3LS. Registration is essential, but free!
Speakers for the evening will include:
- Kate Allen, Director – Amnesty International UK
- Tony Burke, Unite Assistant General Secretary and TUC General Council
- Prof Keith Ewing, Professor of Public Law – Kings College London
- And guests from the US trade union movement
To attend this event you must register by sending your name, union/organisation and a contact e-address to pbrown@tuc.org.uk. (Any further information about the event will be sent to you by email). We would appreciate your registration no later than Friday 1 April 2011. Light refreshments will be available.
