Detroit Working Class Unites For A Peoples’ City Budget
Detroit—Labor and community groups joined forces in a spontaneous show of solidarity at the Detroit City Council budget meeting on March 30. Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) Local 26 and its president, Schetrone Collier, teamed up with the State of Southwest Coalition (SSWC)—a group fighting for residents of District 6 and immigrant families—to demand a city budget that prioritizes people’s needs over the greed of billionaires.
On Monday afternoon, community activists from the SSWC gathered in large numbers in front of the Spirit of Detroit for a press conference ahead of the council meeting.