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Surrounded by congressional leaders, President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Voting Rights Act on August 6, 1965 in the President’s Room of the Capitol. Tuesday, August 6, 2013 marks the 48th anniversary of the signing of the landmark Voting Rights Act. President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the bill into law in 1965 saying, “Millions of
Read moreRetired IAM Local 1000 member Ruth Waddell was the first African American to work at the General Electric plant in Bloomington, IL. (Credit: McLean County Museum of History) The IAM’s 125-year history has its share of noted human rights leaders and activists, but never before has the union’s rolls been graced by a woman quite
Read moreThe Machinists Union won several top honors in the annual International Labor Communications Association (ILCA) Labor Media Awards contest, which honors the best in labor journalism. The 2013 IAM Calendar won first place for Best Design – Print. “Spin This,” the IAM’s 2012 full-page response ad to Whirlpool’s self-proclaimed commitment to U.S. workers, as featured
Read moreThe IAM joins several aerospace industry trade associations in supporting the passage of the bipartisan Small Airplane Revitalization Act. The bill (S. 1072) would adopt more effective regulations for small airplanes, spur manufacturers’ investment and help put critical lifesaving equipment into existing planes. The legislation, sponsored by Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), would modernize the regulatory
Read moreAfter a career as labor activist that spanned more than four decades, AFL-CIO Executive Vice President Arlene Holt Baker has announced her retirement. Holt Baker will be leaving her position after the AFL-CIO national convention in September. “Arlene Holt Baker has been a devout, dedicated and inspirational advocate for working families and the U.S. labor
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