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Members of the American labor movement recently protested at the Embassy of Uzbekistan in Washington, D.C. Activists say the Uzbek government is using slave labor, including kids, to harvest cotton. Shockingly, this foreign crop is ultimately being used to make many of our American clothes.
Read moreIAM Chief of Staff Diane Babineaux was honored during the 2nd Annual Black Women’s Roundtable National Women of Power Summit, held in Washington, DC. This year’s theme was “Amplifying the Voices of Women and Girls in the Digital Age.” The summit included a Public Policy Day and a Civic Engagement and Global Empowerment Day.
Read moreFlight attendants descended upon Capitol Hill March 14 to tell Congress to keep knives off planes. They’re supporting the No Knives Act introduced by Rep. Ed Markey of Massachusetts and Rep. Michael Grimm of New York. The Flight Attendants Union Coalition represents nearly 90,000 flight attendants, including those represented by IAM. FAUC wants supporters to
Read moreA group of lobsterers from Vinalhaven, Maine met at IAM’s William W. Winpisinger Education & Technology Center for an organizing effort that could potentially affect their peers along the entire Maine coastline. The group is trying to protect the lobster industry’s steady decline that culminated during the past year.
Read moreOutside the U.S. Supreme Court, hundreds of union workers stood in solidarity to support Section 5 of the voting rights act, a provision that protects voters from discrimination in states that are historically hostile to minorities.
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