On this day in labor history the year was 1968 and striking sanitation workers staged a sit in at the City Council meeting in Memphis, Tennessee. 
The striking workers were members of AFSCME Local 1733. They had been on strike for ten days.

On this day in labor history the year was 1968 and striking sanitation workers staged a sit in at the City Council meeting in Memphis, Tennessee. The striking workers were members of AFSCME Local 1733. They had been on strike for ten days.

On this day in labor history the year was 1968 and striking sanitation workers staged a sit in at the City Council meeting in Memphis, Tennessee.&nbsp;
The striking workers were members of AFSCME Local 1733. They had been on strike for ten days.&nbsp;&nbsp;

February 22 - Historic Sit-In by Memphis Sanitation Workers

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February 22 - Historic Sit-In by Memphis Sanitation Workers

February 22 - Historic Sit-In by Memphis Sanitation Workers