America (TWU) honored the memory of Dr. Martin Luther King this past holiday weekend by donating playground equipment to North Forests Thurgood Marshall Elementary school. TWU and other unions raised $52,575 for the new playground system in addition to in-kind contributions for area schools.
Working people and especially union members feel a special bond to Dr. King, said TWU national president James C. Little. Few people remember that Dr. King had just returned from a union picket line before he was gunned-down in Memphis. He was our ally and we are still his ally.
Dr. King dreamed of a society that offered equal opportunity for success, Little said. We hope by donating this equipment and supplies, we are creating an opportunity for a better life for local schoolchildren.
In addition to the playground system, the United Steel Workers donated paper supplies to Thurgood, M.C. Williams Middle, and Kashmere Senior High schools.