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397:, two memorials were dedicated to King in the city, with both dedications featuring demonstrations regarding the strike. At one, protestors drew parallels between their own movement and the Memphis sanitation strike that King had been protesting in favor of when he was assassinated. At the other, King Sr. defended Jackson's actions against the strikers and recommended that the mayor "fire the hell out of them". Coincidentally, the Memphis sanitation strike from nine years earlier was conducted by that city's chapter of the AFSCME. Again drawing parallels to the Memphis sanitation strike, Lawson, who had participated in the strike, compared Jackson's actions to those of Memphis mayor 303:
yearly income of $ 7,000. Presented to the city on March 10, the demand for a raise was, according to Jackson, "a package equating almost $ 10 million" that the city could not afford. The AFSCME refuted this by pointing out how the city government had a $ 11.4 million dollar contingency fund and had a $ 9.3 million surplus carried over from 1976. As an agreement could not be reached, a strike appeared eminent. On March 27, the AFSCME ran advertisements in
418:, was sympathetic to Jackson in its editorials. Expressing the sentiment of the middle and upper class black citizenry, they questioned the AFSCME's rationale for attacking a black mayor during a time when African Americans were beginning to gain more political power in the region. In another editorial, they asked, “Why stir up a virtual racial civil strike, when we are striving to get a black elected to Congress?” 290:, then Vice Mayor of Atlanta, steadfastly supported the strikers, calling their wages "a disgrace before God". Ultimately, Jackson's support contributed to the mayor rehiring the fired workers and renegotiating a pay increase for the workers. Several years later, in 1973, Jackson was elected the first black mayor of Atlanta, in an election where he had received endorsements from the 457:. He argues that Jackson "had made it permissible to use a tactic that AFSCME had once associated only with white 'southern-type city officials'". McCartin also alleges that Jackson's staunch opposition to the strike was a way of appeasing white civic and business communities, helping with his chances in that year's mayoral election, which Jackson won with 63.6% of the vote. 333:
On March 28, the approximately 1,300 members of AFSCME Local 1644 went on strike, demanding a $ 0.50 hourly raise. The next day, Jackson announced that strikers not returning to work within 48 hours would be permanently replaced. On April 1, following through on this, he fired 900 workers and began
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occurred. Workers cited an agreement that said they didn't have to work in temperatures below 25 degrees, but many of those who walked out were docked half their pay. Additionally, workers had been calling for a $ 0.50 hourly raise that would have increased their annual earnings about $ 1,000 to a
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By the mid-1970s, sanitation workers in Atlanta had become more vocal about a pay increase. In July 1976, AFSCME Local 1644 had voted to go on strike, but this was called off after Jackson instituted a temporary $ 200 annual raise and promised to find additional funds for the workers. However, by
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Two weeks after the firings of April 1, trash pick-up was back to 79% of its pre-strike level. By April 16, 737 new employees had been hired to replace the strikers, and 459 of those who had been fired reapplied for their previous jobs at lower pay under the
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reported that the mayor had "crushed" the strike. The union acquiesced on April 29, officially ending the strike. By the end of the year, many of the workers involved in the strike had returned to their original job.
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resisted the strike, firing over 900 striking workers on April 1. By April 16, many of the striking workers had returned to their previous jobs, and by April 29 the strike was officially ended.
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many years later, argued that Jackson's actions during the strike, including his mass firing and replacing of the workers, set a precedent for
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In 1970, sanitation workers in Atlanta went on strike, demanding an increase in pay. Atlanta Mayor
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as a simpler black-white affair rooted in a long tradition of grass-roots activism."
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immediately hiring replacement workers. Over the course of the strike, the strikers
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Despite this, Jackson had broad support in his opposition to the strikers. The
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and difference in working conditions between the African Americans and
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opposed the strike and fired the workers, replacing them with
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In January, a 960: 547: 1837:Sanitation labor disputes in the United States 1037: 134: 747: 650: 518: 1384:Cotton States and International Exposition 1044: 1030: 141: 127: 961:Shirley, Neal; Stafford, Saralee (2015). 424:Comprehensive Employment and Training Act 389:, father of deceased civil rights leader 263:, as many of those striking tended to be 472:St. Petersburg sanitation strike of 1968 375:Southern Christian Leadership Conference 321:criticizing Jackson and accusing him of 1601:History of African Americans in Atlanta 898: 869: 576: 490: 434: 395:assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. 328: 1827:April 1977 events in the United States 1822:March 1977 events in the United States 1812:Labor disputes in Georgia (U.S. state) 1794: 1051: 948:from the original on November 14, 2020 805: 776: 715: 698: 638: 626: 593: 506: 148: 1088:Buildings listed on National Register 1025: 925: 857:from the original on November 7, 2020 614: 385:all supported Jackson. Additionally, 342:, and, during a nationally televised 122: 1642:Former neighborhoods and settlements 1404:Atlanta International Pop Festival ( 913:from the original on August 28, 2020 834: 730: 455:1981 air traffic controllers strike 404:The strikes divided the opinion of 338:, dumped garbage on the grounds of 13: 1842:1970s strikes in the United States 1493:Fulton Bag and Cotton Mills strike 1107:Demolished public housing projects 991: 878:University of North Carolina Press 814:University of North Carolina Press 352:Coalition of Black Trade Unionists 14: 1853: 1399:Funeral of Martin Luther King Jr. 669:from the original on June 4, 2020 201:Atlanta sanitation strike of 1977 26:Atlanta sanitation strike of 1977 926:Scott, Austin (April 17, 1977). 658:The Atlanta Journal-Constitution 257:St. Petersburg sanitation strike 1802:1977 labor disputes and strikes 1596:History of Hispanics in Atlanta 1372:International Cotton Exposition 1252:Public schools cheating scandal 1228:Centennial Olympic Park bombing 899:Prescod, Paul (April 1, 2020). 740: 644: 1621:History of the Jews in Atlanta 1416:Democratic National Convention 835:King, Wayne (April 17, 1977). 467:2018 Atlanta sanitation strike 1: 1752:Western and Atlantic Railroad 1350:Interstate 85 bridge collapse 1338:Bluffton University bus crash 477: 348:Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 238: 72:$ 0.50 hourly salary increase 1817:1977 in Georgia (U.S. state) 1246:Shooting of Kathryn Johnston 756:University of Illinois Press 362:, and civil rights activist 7: 1781:Timeline of Atlanta history 1332:Air France Flight 007 crash 1282:Northside Hospital shooting 1150:Battle of Kennesaw Mountain 870:Mantler, Gordon K. 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(2017). 548:Shirley & Stafford 2015 460: 453:that was later seen in the 371:Atlanta Chamber of Commerce 360:Congress of Racial Equality 10: 1858: 1647:Annexations and city wards 1529:School bus drivers' strike 1270:Killing of Rayshard Brooks 1240:Day trading firm shootings 416:African American newspaper 406:Atlanta's black population 245:Southeastern United States 1771: 1715: 1675: 1629: 1576: 1567:Atlanta Eagle police raid 1538: 1479: 1359: 1312: 1291: 1258:Shooting of Scout Schultz 1178: 1155:Battle of Peachtree Creek 1115: 1075: 1059: 253:Memphis sanitation strike 247:, experienced strikes by 156: 83: 78: 66: 46: 42:March 28 – April 29, 1977 38: 30: 25: 1344:Tornado strikes downtown 1234:Otherside Lounge bombing 1130:Atlanta in the Civil War 519:Colburn & Adler 2001 1725:Atlanta Transit Company 1657:History of Georgia Tech 1637:History by neighborhood 1546:Library perversion case 1097:(Atlanta in DeKalb Co.) 1092:(Atlanta in Fulton Co.) 312:The Wall Street Journal 1145:Battle of Jonesborough 391:Martin Luther King Jr. 387:Martin Luther King Sr. 366:supported the strike. 1700:George Floyd protests 1140:Battle of Ezra Church 1012:Duke University Press 261:civil rights movement 1160:Battle of Utoy Creek 1102:Demolished buildings 435:Aftermath and legacy 329:Course of the strike 1606:Demographic history 1378:Piedmont Exposition 1326:Winecoff Hotel fire 998:McCartin, Joseph A. 933:The Washington Post 451:striker replacement 411:Atlanta Daily World 358:, cofounder of the 318:The Washington Star 1776:History of Atlanta 1616:Racial segregation 1487:Washerwomen strike 1464:WrestleMania XXVII 1391:Gone with the Wind 1320:Great Atlanta Fire 1210:Peyton Road affair 1198:Leo Frank lynching 1165:Burning of Atlanta 1083:Historic districts 1067:Standing Peachtree 1053:History of Atlanta 842:The New York Times 507:Due & Due 2003 441:Joseph A. McCartin 428:The New York Times 414:, Atlanta's major 306:The New York Times 249:sanitation workers 223:. 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sanitation workers
Memphis sanitation strike
St. Petersburg sanitation strike
civil rights movement
African Americans
income inequality
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Sam Massell

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