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Women’s Equality Day commemorates the passage of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, granting the right to vote to women. The amendment was first introduced in 1878. In 1971, the U.S. Congress designated August 26 as Women’s Equality Day. At the behest of Rep. Bella Abzug (D-NY), in 1971 the U.S. Congress designated August
Read moreFour IAM delegate Sisters, (From Left to Right), Christy Dixon District 140, Local 764; GLR Maria Santiago Lillis, Western Territory; Roxann Bradley-Taylor Retiree, LL 1998; and Glennis Wunderlich District 140, Local Lodge 764 attended this year’s Summer Institute for Union Women (SIUW). It was held in Honolulu, HI from June 28-July 1st. This year’s theme
Read moreAlthough April 4th marks how far women collectively needed to work in 2017 to catch up to what men were paid in 2016, July 31st marks the day in which black women will need to work to in 2017 to make what men made in 2016. Because Black and Hispanic women face an even larger
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 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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