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The civil rights movement gained traction in the 1950s with the rise of a powerful young preacher Martin Luther King Jr., Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycott, and the landmark Brown vs. Board of Education decision by the U.S. Supreme Court.
Read moreJoin fellow Machinists, other union members and activists for the 2021 AFL-CIO Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Civil and Human Rights Conference January 15-16, 2021. Register for the conference today.
Read moreWe all deserve to have our most basic human rights met – particularly the right to have fair wages, the right to have access to health care, the right to work in a safe environment free from harm, and the right to vote, among others. According to the Oxford English Dictionary, a human right “is
Read moreIAM International President Robert Martinez Jr. recently joined the Labor Council for Latin American Advancement (LCLAA) podcast “El Desvio, Many Roads, one Destination.”
Read moreEach November, Americans celebrate the culture and heritage of Native Americans, who deeply enrich the quality and character of our Nation; we also recognize the many sacrifices, contributions, and achievements of Native American people. There are 2.9 million Native Americans and Alaska Natives in the United States. This population has origins in hundreds of distinct
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