March for Jobs and Justice: Oct. 15 in Washington, D.C.
NOTE: The MLK March for Jobs and Justice with labor, faith-based, civil rights and community support was rescheduled for 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 15, in Washington, D.C. The official unveiling of the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., monument will be the following day.
NYSUT leaders from across the state are signing up to participate in this mass March for Jobs and Justice organized by the National Action Network and co-chaired by AFT President Randi Weingarten. Forty-eight years after the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech that advanced civil rights legislation, this march will call attention to the need for a livable wage and jobs.
While planning is still in the early stages, at least we know that buses for NYSUT participants will leave from many of the union’s 16 Regional Offices that Saturday morning. Members should check with their local leaders for details. The AFT will provide NYSUT marchers with T-shirts, water bottles and subway passes to get from the bus drop-off point - RFK Stadium - to the opening rally, which begins at noon at Constitution Avenue and 17th Street, adjacent to the National Mall. The march to the