Jim Baldridge

The late Jim Baldridge of Baltimore was a staunch union man, a member of the Shipbuilder’s Industrial Union repairing ocean-going ships until the yard closed. He found work at Johns Hopkins Hospital and joined Local 1199. He walked the picketlines and joined mass marches through Baltimore. Jim was a member of Veterans for Peace and drove his pickup festooned with anti-war placards in the Martin Luther King Jr. parade on MLK Boulevard every year. Jim was the strong, quiet, unifying presence in this lifetime of work to change the world.

LATEST ARTICLES BY Jim Baldridge

U.S.

Baltimore joins civil rights march to D.C.
May 15, 2013 By Jim Baldridge And Cindy Farquhar
"What an incredible sight! I crept along until I reached the march and honked and waved and hollered, 'You are doing the absolutely right thing!'"
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Environment

Climate rally last weekend the biggest ever
February 21, 2013 By Jim Baldridge
The nation's capital hosted what was billed as the largest climate rally in U.S. history.
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U.S.

The 99% rally outside DC gathering of the 1%
February 13, 2012 By Jim Baldridge
More than 1,200 labor and community activists turned out in force at a boisterous rally Friday outside the Conservative Political Action Conference.
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U.S.

Bridge rally puts focus on jobs, infrastructure
November 23, 2011 By Jim Baldridge
Principal organizers were SEIU, MoveOn and Occupy Baltimore. Speakers included health care workers, unemployed workers, teachers and community activists.
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U.S.

Thousands occupy Washington, demand “jobs now”
October 17, 2011 By Jim Baldridge
The August earthquake shook loose some stones on the Washington Monument, but 10,000 protesters demanding "Jobs NOW" shook the obelisk again on Oct. 15.
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U.S.

Rally: Hands off big 3 – Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid (video)
July 29, 2011 By Jim Baldridge
It was billed as a vigil, but it was clearly a thumpin' rally of 300 people saying "Hands off Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid."
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Peace

Mayors call for quick end to Afghan war
June 20, 2011 By Jim Baldridge
The U.S. Conference of Mayors approved a resolution June 20 calling for a quick end to the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq and transfer of the money to job-creating programs in our nation's cities.
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Labor

Young Trade Unionists host We Are One event
April 8, 2011 By Jim Baldridge
Young workers organize Baltimore's We Are One event.
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