Martin Luther King Jr. On 'Right To Work': 'We Demand This Fraud Be Stopped'

MLK Jr. In 1961 On 'Right To Work': 'We Demand This Fraud Be Stopped'
Description en:Martin Luther King, Jr. | Martin Luther King, Jr. | Source Library of Congress. New York World-Telegram & Sun Collection. ...
Description en:Martin Luther King, Jr. | Martin Luther King, Jr. | Source Library of Congress. New York World-Telegram & Sun Collection. ...

What would Martin Luther King Jr. tell Michigan Republican Gov. Rick Snyder about the so-called "right to work" bill his party is rushing into law? Here's what he said in 1961:

“In our glorious fight for civil rights, we must guard against being fooled by false slogans, such as ‘right to work.’ It is a law to rob us of our civil rights and job rights. Its purpose is to destroy labor unions and the freedom of collective bargaining by which unions have improved wages and working conditions of everyone…Wherever these laws have been passed, wages are lower, job opportunities are fewer and there are no civil rights. We do not intend to let them do this to us. We demand this fraud be stopped. Our weapon is our vote.”

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