Lucy came up with the slogan of Memphis sanitation strikers, declaring “I Am a Man.”
Labor Leaders
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Trumka was known for his passionate pro-labor stance and attacks on corporate America.
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Leach became the public face of the sanitation workers in later years, sharing their story around the country.
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Labor leader and widow of longtime United Farm Workers of America leader Cesar Chávez.
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Grace Lee Boggs, a longtime activist who was part of the labor, civil rights, black power, women’s rights and environmental justice movements, died Monday at her Detroit home, The Associated …
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On July 30, 1975, Jimmy Hoffa utterly disappeared from the face of the earth.
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On Labor Day, we spotlight a few of the many Americans who have served their colleagues as part of labor unions.