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After attending the PA State Council of Machinists Meeting, LL 847 Executive Board members decided to bring the issue of healthcare to their members back home. They embarked on a campaign to demand fair and affordable healthcare legislation. The house passed a horrible healthcare bill earlier this year. Knowing the Senate was developing its own
Read moreMembers of Houston Texas local lodge 811 Human rights committee along with coworkers, family and friends volunteered at Grace’s Nursing Home. The group played BINGO, served snacks and distributed gift bags to the elderly. Gift bags included lotions, slippers, reading material and stuff animals. The staff of the facility stated the residents spirits were truly lifted
Read moreA couple of months ago sisters Sandy Niedermair and Michele Ozoroski started the LL 1776 Women’s Committee in Philadelphia, PA. They decided to focus efforts on Healthcare. Recognizing there is a political component to this important issue Sisters Sandy and Michele brought their message to the delegates at the Pennsylvania State Council of Machinists. “The
Read moreJune is recognized as LGBTQ Pride Month, because of a demonstration that took place in 1969. Former president Bill Clinton was the first president to acknowledge pride month in 2000, saying the month recognizes “the joys and sorrows that the gay and lesbian movement has witnessed and the work that remains to be done.” We celebrate
Read moreThe United States Labor Department celebrates 97 years of advocacy for working women. The Women’s Bureau first created during World War I to study women’s employment became a permanent federal program in 1920. Today, the bureau remains the sole federal agency designed to advocate on behalf of working women. The bureau has supported innovative policies
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