Fifty years after sanitation workers in Memphis went on strike for better working conditions, Mayor Strickland and the Memphis City Council have decided to make some changes. Baxter Leach, who was on of the workers who took part in the strike, weighs in on the $50,000 grants for surviving members of the historic strike.
“Some other people said that’s not enough for us, saying they should give us $250,000 or $100,000, $150,000 … $50,000 is not enough," said Leach. "For retirement, I don’t get nothing but social security. But $400, $300 a month. That’s all I get.”
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Fifty years later, sanitation workers see fruit of their labor with addition of retirement benefits.
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