<p>Broadcast on April 6, 2023<br>Hosted by Chris Garlock &amp; Ed Smith</p> <p>Tuesday, April 4, was the 55th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in Memphis, Tennessee, where he had been supporting a strike by 1,300 Black sanitation workers. This week, AFSCME -- the union those sanitation workers belonged to -- released the first episode of <a href="https://listen.iamstory.com/MvwU1VgM?sid=toolkit&c=tgHq3_Q50nNs01pOuch27w&h=01803e7537b6a874f">I AM STORY</a>, a podcast that retells the gripping story of a labor struggle that rocked a city and altered our history. We talk with Kris Stith, one of the members of the I AM STORY team, plus we share a trailer for the podcast. <br> Produced by Chris Garlock; engineered by Michael Nassella and Kahlia Chapman.  </p> <p> @wpfwdc @aflcio #1u #unions #laborradiopod @AFSCME</p>