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Equal Pay Day raises awareness about how long women must work in order to make the equivalent wages as men. In 2013, the day fell on April 9, meaning women had to work all of 2012 and an additional 99 days into 2013 to make what men earned the previous year. The National Committee on
Read moreAssociates of the Aspen Institute, a policy think-tank organization in Washington, DC, recently discussed a desperate need for new high-skilled U.S. manufacturing workers to replace a growing number of baby-boomer retirees.
Read moreThe deadline to sign the White House Petition to keep knives off planes is Friday, April 5. The Coalition of Flight Attendant Unions (COFU) held an informational picket at Dulles International Airport, speaking to arriving passengers about the dangers of allowing small knives on planes and asking them to sign the petition before Friday. The
Read moreThe documentary film “We Women Warriors” shows how three indigenous women in Colombia are fighting for social justice through non-violence. The women leaders are trying to ensure that they and their children survive the armed conflict around them. This film was part of the DC Independent Film Festival on International Women’s Day during Women ‘s
Read moreIAMAW Retiree Coordinator Diane Fleming spoke at two Capitol Hill news conferences within one week to denounce Paul Ryan’s budget. Fleming retired from United Airlines after 39 years and is a Medicare beneficiary, along with her 92-year old mother. She spoke at a news conference hosted by House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi March 20 and
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