Women’s, Human Rights & Young Workers

Today is National Voter Registration Day

IAM’s Maria Santiago Lillis Recognized for Making a Difference in Hawaii

IAM Western Territory Grand Lodge Representative Maria Santiago Lillis was recently featured in an article published in the Hawaii Landscape magazine titled, “Sisters Under the Skin: Diversity of Women and Labor in Hawaii.”

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Women in Skilled Trades: Reclaiming a 700 Year Tradition

Women in Skilled Trades: Reclaiming a 700 Year Tradition[1] Yes, you’ve read it correctly, 700 years since women first began working in skilled trades. A fact that not only challenges stereotypes of women’s labor history, but it boggles the mind that such a long history in this field exists. As we celebrate Labor Day in

Celebrating Women’s Right To Vote

When the Machinists Union was founded in 1888 and for years after, there were no women in that Atlanta railroad pit, brainstorming about how to get better wages and working conditions. but that doesn’t mean they didn’t want­­ those things.