April 22 - Union Communications Services, Inc. Songwriter, musician and activist Hazel Dickens dies at age 75. Among her songs: “They’ll Never Keep Us Down” and “Working Girl Blues.” Cultural blogger John Pietaro: "Dickens didn’t just sing the anthems of labor, she lived them. Her place on many a picket line, staring down gunfire and goon squads, embedded her into the cause" - 2011
Teamsters from Local 25 in Boston will form a human shield tomorrow at
the funeral of Krystle Campbell to protect grieving friends and
relatives from Westboro Baptist Church protesters. Krystle was one of
the three people killed by the Boston bombers.
Read more: http://teamsternation.blogspot.com/2013/04/boston-teamsters-to-form-human-shield.html ...via Teamster Nation -Mel
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