LABOR QUOTE OF THE WEEK: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Chris Garlock | Published on 4/4/2025
“We are now faced with the fact that tomorrow is today. We are confronted with the fierce urgency of now. In this unfolding conundrum of life and history, there ‘is’ such a thing as being too late. This is no time for apathy or complacency. This is a time for vigorous and positive action.”
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., who was assassinated on this date in 1968 in Memphis, where he had been supporting a sanitation workers’ strike. In the wake of this tragedy, riots broke out in many cities, including Washington, DC.