Black Lives Matter at Work
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BLACK WOMEN ORGANIZING THE SOUTH<br />
39<br />
After a n<strong>at</strong>ionwide strike against Armour, Hormel, and Swift in 1948, the<br />
United Packinghouse <strong>Work</strong>ers of America set up women’s leadership<br />
programs, women’s conferences, and an Anti-Discrimin<strong>at</strong>ion Department.<br />
These efforts reflected the power of women of color in canning, tobacco,<br />
and other food processing industries.<br />
The N<strong>at</strong>ional Negro Labor Council was started by <strong>Black</strong> labor leaders<br />
disaffected by the AFL and CIO’s stances on racism. In 1953, the council<br />
sponsored a sugarcane workers strike in Louisiana. At its inaugural<br />
conference, one third of the <strong>at</strong>tendees were women.<br />
#<strong>Black</strong><strong>Work</strong><strong>M<strong>at</strong>ter</strong>s b/c we spend most of our time <strong>at</strong> work. We are<br />
due rightful compens<strong>at</strong>ion for our time, energy, and abilities.<br />
@LaCretiaBirts, 4/13<br />
<strong>Black</strong> life will continue to teach you we exist, even when you stay<br />
paying us de<strong>at</strong>h wages #<strong>Black</strong><strong>Work</strong><strong>M<strong>at</strong>ter</strong>s #FightFor15<br />
@ImaniBrown20, 4/13<br />
@BYP_100 <strong>Black</strong> Trans /gnc HIV prevention workers arrested for<br />
carrying condoms, even with work ID's #<strong>Black</strong><strong>Work</strong><strong>M<strong>at</strong>ter</strong>s http://<br />
bit.ly/1FOVSHn<br />
@BLMChi, 4/13<br />
The workers I’ve met see $15 and a union as a START. #blackworkm<strong>at</strong>ters<br />
@CharleneCac, 4/16
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