Memphis Sanitation Workers' Strike, 1968

 

Creators

Tom Barber

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Source Collection

Memphis Press-Scimitar newspaper morgue, Special Collections Department, University of Memphis Libraries

Identifier

sc.0475.90012_03.037

Description

Memphis Mayor Loeb meeting union representatives, February 13, 1968. The sanitation workers union, Local 1733, was a chapter of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME). From left; Joe Paisley, AFSCME representative; P.J. Ciampa, AFSCME national director of field services; William Lucy, AFSCME national associate director of legislation; and T.O. Jones, president of Memphis Local 1733. Mayor Henry Loeb has his back to the camera.

Date Created

6-25-2021

Date

1968-02-13

Keywords

Sanitation Workers Strike, 1968; Loeb, Henry, 1920-; Paisley, Joe; Ciampa, P.J.; Lucy, William; Jones, T.O.; AFSCME

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