HRES 198
112th Congress
House
Labor and Employment
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Tennessee
Recognizing the coordinated struggle of workers during the 1968 Memphis sanitation workers strike to voice their grievances and reach a collective agreement for rights in the workplace.
Introduced: April 1, 2011
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Apr 1, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Apr 1, 2011
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Recognizes the coordinated struggle of workers during the 1968 Memphis sanitation workers strike to voice their grievances and reach a collective agreement for rights in the workplace.
Honors the perseverance of the 1,300 members of Local 1733 in urging social and economic equality in the workplace.
Recognizes the contributions of all those unnamed who participated in the fight for justice during the strike.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
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