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    Memphis city unions hold protest at city hall, demand city leaders honor MOUs

    October 22, 2025 // In Memphis, Tennessee, where Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. lost his life in 1968 fighting for the rights of unionized sanitation workers, trouble brews. All 13 of the city’s unions protested together Tuesday, criticizing Mayor Paul Young and the city council for trying to invalidate their collective bargaining agreements.

    AFSCME American Federation of State city hall Collective bargaining agreements Communications Workers of America Local 3806 County and Municipal Employees Local 1733 demonstration IBEW International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers Local W391 International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 474 International Union of Operating Engineers Local 369 Memphis Memphis & West Tennessee Labor Council Memphis Fire Fighters Association Memphis Police Association picket Rally sanitation workers Teamsters Teamsters Local 667 Tennessee