IAM members from across the country gathered in Washington, DC, for the AFL-CIO’s Martin Luther King Jr. Civil and Human Rights Conference to listen and learn about critical issues affecting the labor movement and minorities.
The conference workshops and plenary sessions focused on the labor movement’s key priorities: youth organizing, civil rights, racial and economic justice, and many other topics that affect working families and unions.
Hundreds of union members, including Machinists, also honored Dr. King’s legacy by performing community service projects throughout the Washington DC Metro Area.
Some of the community service projects included letter writing for the Armed Services retirement home, meal preparations for families in need and more.
“MLK Day is also recognized as a National Day of Service, which calls for all of us to band together to give back to our communities,” said IAM International President Robert Martinez Jr. “The Machinists take great pride, individually and collectively, in spearheading the betterment of our neighbors.”
IAM members also joined civil and labor rights activists and community members for the 2023 MLK Holiday DC Annual Peace Walk & Parade in South East Washington, DC. This year’s theme was “Recapture The Dream Lift Every Voice: ‘Till Victory is Won!
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Machinists are proud to be attending the @AFLCIO Martin Luther King Jr. Human and Civil Right Conference this weekend to discuss and learn how we can continue to fight for economic justice and protect our democracy!#MLKDay2023 #1u pic.twitter.com/wRlQUT7psQ
— Machinists Union (@MachinistsUnion) January 15, 2023
Mutual aid and community service always has and always will be an essential part of the labor movement.
Today union members are giving back across across the Washington, DC region as part of our #MLK Human and Civil Rights Conference! #1u pic.twitter.com/g8MsKeq6gV
— AFL-CIO (@AFLCIO) January 14, 2023
Associate Exec. Dir. at @NCAPRI1985 @denicia72 inspires in the 2023 @AFLCIO MLK Conference’s panel discussion, Building Power: Labor and Community
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— Machinists Union (@MachinistsUnion) January 14, 2023
Machinists writing letters for residents of Armed Forced Retirement Home here in DC, one of the multiple community service projects happening now at the 2023 MLK Civil and Human Rights Conference #MachinistsCare pic.twitter.com/DfY061Iox3
— Machinists Union (@MachinistsUnion) January 15, 2023
Today, we honor the life and ongoing legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.!
Machinists say PRESENT!#UnionStrong #1u #MLKDay pic.twitter.com/ExOPTcISlL
— Machinists Union (@MachinistsUnion) January 16, 2023
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