Memphis
International Solidarity Committee (“MISC”) members gathered with over one
thousand Tennesseans in Nashville today in protest against an anti-labor bill similar
to those in Wisconsin, Ohio, and other states. During a Senate Committee
meeting, MISC members raised their voices in unity to draw attention to the bill, which would limit labor unions’ ability to collect dues and even
strike. They chanted, “The
people united will never be defeated.”
Five MISC members were arrested. Sally Joyner, Bennett Foster, Paul Garner, Jeffery Lichtenstein, Justin Sledge, and two others, Abbey Shoaf, and Ash-Lee Henderson were forcibly detained and arrested by Tennessee Capitol Police. They have been charged with resisting arrest as well as disorderly conduct. MISC recognizes that the fight for democracy and economic justice are one and the same. We stand in solidarity with those detained this evening and all those who struggle for justice everywhere.
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