Susan 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 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
Read moreIAM Local 1180 members, families and supporters hold a rally just days before members ratified a new contract with Calspan Corporation after a 10-week strike in Buffalo, NY. After nearly 10 weeks of unwavering solidarity on picket lines, 24 members of IAM Local 1180, District 65 in Western New York ratified a new three-year contract
Read moreU.S. Vice President Joe Biden outlines the fundamental organizing principles that must be sustained through the 2014 midterm elections during his keynote address at the 2014 Netroots Nation conference in Detroit. (Photo by Bill Burke / Page One Photography) Get to the polls in November. That was the overall directive given to the more than
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