Charleston sanitation strike

Charleston sanitation strike
Part of the Civil Rights Movement in South Carolina
Date	August 15, 1969 – October 29, 1969
Location	Charleston, South Carolina
Caused by	Pay inequality Union activity
Resulted in	Increase of pay for African-American sanitation workers Creation of a more neutral grievance procedure
Parties
Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) City of Charleston, South Carolina

The Charleston sanitation strike was a more than two-month movement in Charleston, South Carolina, that protested the pay and working conditions of Charleston's overwhelmingly African-American sanitation workers.

From March to June 1969, the 1969 Charleston hospital strike had brought several national leaders of the Civil Rights Movement to Charleston.