Human Rights

IAM Union members from across the country joined hundreds of labor leaders, activists, and allies in Atlanta, Ga., for the 55th Annual Coalition of Black Trade Unionists (CBTU) Convention, gathering under the theme, “Cherish Our Legacy & Bend to No One.” The annual convention brought together union members committed to advancing worker justice, strengthening organizing efforts,

The A. Philip Randolph Institute (APRI) will host its 55th Annual Education Conference from July 22–26, 2026, at the Hilton New Orleans Riverside. The A. Philip Randolph Institute is an Organization of Black Trade Unionists who fight for racial equality and economic justice. A. Philip Randolph and Bayard Rustin founded APRI in 1965 to continue the

As Black History Month 2026 begins, the IAM is celebrating labor’s legacy of uplifting African American workers. Unions have a long history of fighting for the rights of the Black working-class, like slavery abolitionist Frederick Douglas who was appointed president of the Colored National Labor Union in 1872, to A. Philip Randolph who organized and