Adam O’Neal, Republican mayor of Belhaven, NC, holds up a picture of Portia Gibbs, who at 48 died from a heart attack while waiting for an airlift to a hospital in Norfolk, VA. The hospital 25 minutes from her house closed just a week before. Gibbs’ son Justin (left), and Moral Monday movement leader
Read moreSusan Dentzer, Senior Policy Adviser to the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, moderates a panel on “Rising Mortality Rates in Women in the U.S.” on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. New research yields particularly troubling trends in female mortality rates across much of the United States, said a panel of health experts at a recent forum
Read moreStruggling with the financial burden of your student loans? The IAM and Union Plus may be able to help. Three lucky union member winners will be able to put a major dent in their student loan debt by receiving a grand prize of $10,000 or one of two $5,000 loan payments. Other prizes include: SAT/ACT/GRE
Read moreDistrict 751’s Flight for Sign fun run raised more than $14,000 for Guide Dogs of America, a charity that provides service dogs and training to people who are blind or have impaired vision. More than 140 runners took part in IAM District 751’s annual Flight for Sight fun run, generating more than $14,000 for Guide Dogs
Read moreRock Alley, President of the IAM Maine Lobstering Union Local 207, is featured in a recent TV ad promoting Maine Democratic gubernatorial candidate Mike Michaud. Rock Alley, President of the newly-formed IAM Maine Lobstering Union, IMLU Local 207, and Julie Eaton, Local 207 Secretary-Treasurer, were featured in a recent TV ad promoting Maine Democratic gubernatorial
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