Surviving Memphis Sanitation Workers From 1968 Strike Awarded $70k Grants | Sunday TODAY

In the spring of 1968, black sanitation workers in Memphis went on strike demanding higher wages and better working conditions. Nearly 50 years later, two dozen surviving strikers are being awarded sizeable grants by the city’s mayor. NBC’s Harry Smith has this week’s Sunday Closer.
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Surviving Memphis Sanitation Workers From 1968 Strike Awarded $70k Grants | Sunday TODAY

[@monicamiller4274]

THANK YOU FATHER GOD FOR NOT FORGETTING THEM!!!!!!!.

[@Guitar157]

Dam 85 and still doing garbage they deserve those grants

[@jessicaflax943]

70k that’s not any money for their pain and suffering. The loss of a retirement pension!

[@cottoncandystudio5081]

RIP MLK

[@jessicaflax943]

Why did they opt out of the city’s retirement pension plan? Did I miss something?

[@damnu8089]

I can remember all the garbage trucks parked over on Watkins

[@General_Proton]

What was the name of the sanitation company?
Who where the owners of the sanitation company?

[@robertwalker2362]

those man died on the garbage truck there was no investigation and there was no justice serve and it still hasn't been served yet to the families bandit garbage truck should have always been on display it should have always meant a number one part of history

[@1masterfader]

Don't stop get it get it!

[@calvinvanenenburg1822]

In the year 20/20 all black owned all black employed Sanitation Company called Legends Carter Legend Sanitation Company remember that

[@marianforeman8865]

Thank you Mayor Strickland!!!!

[@RaiderRSupastar]

I don't know if you are from Memphis. It is all a ploy from Strickland's regime to win votes from Black people and others to think Strickland is a nice guy. Today Strickland and this city council is as evil as Mr. Loeb in 1968 As much as these sanitation workers deserved benefits for so long , Mr. Strickland did nothing for its citizens. We have unpaved streets, crime is at an all time high, he was the one years before he became the mayor to get the city council to vote to rid of medical insurance and pension benefits of the fire fighters and police officers. Today we still have hundreds of unfilled police positions because they left to other cities. His reelection campaign commercial showed mostly nothing but Black people and he did nothing for the minorities. I see blight and no lights on the light poles. I did not vote for Strickland 4 years ago and now 4 years later I voted for Dr. Herenton to win back the Memphis Mayor office on October 3 and I hope he wins.

[@familyman247]

Yeah this it

[@martinamorgan1119]

Injusticia,,,,

[@martinamorgan1119]

People need to work,,,

[@marthabutler9307]

MMGA!

[@robertwalker2362]

I wonder do they know how do the family feel have to see this day after day year after year and they act like it's just nothing