by James Norton

While we as a nation officially celebrate the birthdate of Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. today (his actual birthdate is January 15th), we should
remember him not only for his work as the chief spokesman of the nonviolent civil rights movement, but also as a highlight for his activism on behalf of trade unionists.

He was a pioneer in a day when there was much resistance to change. His assassination in 1968, along with other tumultuous events of the day, arguably changed this county in a fundamental manner not seen since the Second World War – and before that, the Industrial Revolution.