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Breast Cancer Awareness Month first was observed in the United States in 1985. In the US October is referred to as National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. In 2011, approximately 230,000 cases of invasive breast cancer were diagnosed among women in the United States. Although there is no cure for breast cancer, there is hope. Initially,
Read moreIAM WOMEN, the name of LL 1930 Women’s Committee, hosted their lodges first major event, “Family Picnic in the Park” which was held on August 5th at Recreation Park in Long Beach, CA. The local lodge is comprised of public sector employees of the City of Long Beach. According to Natalie Gonzalez, the committee’s chair,
Read moreWomen’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
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