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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.”
Read moreWomen 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
Read moreAugust 13 marks the date that Black women have to work into 2020 to finally catch up to what white, non-Hispanic men earned in 2019. The day helps to raise awareness about the wage gap for Black women and its impact on them and their families.
Read moreBlack Women’s Equal Pay Day is the approximate day a Black woman must work into the new year in order to make what white (non-Hispanic) man made at the end of the previous year. In 2020, that date is Today, August 13. Based on ACS Census data, the 2020 wage gap for Black women
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