8/29/2011
AFL-CIO President Rich Trumka says in many ways the U.S. has lost ground since Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was alive. Jesse Russell reports.
This weekend Washington DC played host to the National Symposium on Jobs, Justice, and the American Dream. The symposium was held at the headquarters for the AFL-CIO and was intended to coincide with the unveiling of the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial. The unveiling of the memorial was originally scheduled for Sunday, but due to Hurricane Irene it was postponed. The symposium still went on as scheduled. AFLCIO President Richard Trumka spoke at the symposium. He said over the last few years the United States has lost ground on achievements reached during King’s lifetime. He noted the national unemployment rate which is twice what it was when King marched on Washington DC.
[Trumka]: We live in a country less economically equal than in Dr. King’s time, jobs are scarcer, its harder to go to college, and the right to a voice on the job has largely been taking away from workers.
The new date for the official dedication of the memorial will be in September or October.
AFL-CIO President Rich Trumka says in many ways the U.S. has lost ground since Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was alive. Jesse Russell reports.
This weekend Washington DC played host to the National Symposium on Jobs, Justice, and the American Dream. The symposium was held at the headquarters for the AFL-CIO and was intended to coincide with the unveiling of the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial.
The unveiling of the memorial was originally scheduled for Sunday, but due to Hurricane Irene it was postponed. The symposium still went on as scheduled. AFLCIO President Richard Trumka spoke at the symposium.
He said over the last few years the United States has lost ground on achievements reached during King’s lifetime. He noted the national unemployment rate which is twice what it was when King marched on Washington DC.
Trumka said:
We live in a country less economically equal than in Dr. King’s time, jobs are scarcer, its harder to go to college, and the right to a voice on the job has largely been taking away from workers.
The new date for the official dedication of the memorial will be in September or October.
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