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Al Gladyck. Celebration of Life, Detroit, April, 2022

It is with great sadness that we at the People’s Tribune and Tribuno del Pueblo learned of the death of Al Gladyck. Al was a wonderful friend and comrade who devoted his life to the fight for a society that respects and provides for the rights and well-being of the common working-class people, here and globally. We are honored to have known Al and to have received his contributions to the People’s Tribune and Tribuno del Pueblo, especially his excellent articles on the fight for human rights in health care and labor. His passing is a loss for the entire working-class movement, and for all who knew him. He epitomized the best in America, and we will miss Al greatly. 

— People’s Tribune and Tribuno del Pueblo Editorial Boards

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