April 3, 2014: Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his “I’ve been to the mountaintop” speech in Memphis on April 3, 1968.
King was there to support sanitation workers striking to protest low wages and poor working conditions.
He was assassinated the next day.
Click here to read a full transcript or listen to an audio recording of the speech.
UPS Teamsters won new contract language protecting our right to work safely when temperatures rise. Register now for an online workshop on Sunday, June 1 to learn about heat safety rights under Article 18 of the contract and how to enforce them.
Rail Teamsters who work as Transit Locomotive Engineers at New Jersey Transit are preparing to strike if the carrier fails to deliver a fair contract by May 16. The engineers voted down a tentative agreement last month, with 87 percent voting no.
