POLITICSCHICAGO SUN-TIMES
Beatrice Lumpkin, workers’ rights leader and 'rock of the movement,' dies at 107
Beatrice Lumpkin, a workers' rights leader and Communist Party member for nearly 90 years, died at 107. She was involved in labor struggles in Chicago, including supporting Starbucks unionization and advocating for workers fired at the Wisconsin Steel plant closure in 1980.
Mentioned
Related Signal
Adjacent reporting
- US Jewish leader, Israel advocate Abe Foxman dies at 86
- Roy Hattersley dead at 93: Tributes to former deputy leader and 'giant of the Labour movement'
- ‘A giant of the Labour movement’: Roy Hattersley, former Labour deputy leader, dies aged 93
- Clarence B. Jones, Who Helped Shape ‘I Have a Dream’ Speech, Dies at 95