June is unofficially recognized this year as LGBTQ Pride Month, because of a demonstration that took place in 1969. The morning of June 28, 1969, New York City police raided the Stonewall Inn, a popular gay bar in Greenwich Village. Law enforcement could legally justify the raid because Stonewall was serving liquor without a license,
Read moreIAM wore blue in honor of World Autism Awareness Day. Autism isn’t a disability, it’s a difference. Autism isn’t a choice, acceptance is! For more information on Autism click here
Read moreWe honor and celebrate Black Americans as they have played a powerful role in our country and have many achievements that need to be recognized. They have been major players in the labor movement, and because of their strength, intelligence and determination, unions became empowered and people throughout the nation benefited from their efforts. Black
Read moreMachinists joined hundreds of activists in Houston for the 2018 AFL-CIO Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Civil and Human Rights Conference.
Read moreThe IAM urges members to take part in a moment of silence at 10 a.m. EST February 1, 2018, the 50th anniversary of two sanitation workers who lost their lives in Memphis, TN. The tragic event touched off the 1968 Memphis Sanitation Workers’ Strike.
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