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In 2014, full-time working women earned just 79 percent of their male counterparts in the United States. Additionally, access to paid family leave is five times less likely for lower paid workers than for high wage employees. WATCH: Fighting Inequality by Supporting Women’s Work “It’s widely acknowledged around the world that women’s employment is key
Read moreSouth Carolina AFL-CIO President Erin McKee laid out the facts on how unions can help workers in her state in a recent letter to the editor of the Charleston Post & Courier. Workers at Boeing’s Charleston, SC plant are seeking IAM representation despite intense pressure from the company and state politicians. Learn more about the
Read moreExtreme right-wingers in Congress have succeeded in hamstringing a critical tool to maintain and grow American jobs, the Export-Import (Ex-Im) Bank, but a new effort is being made to revive the only government agency that funds U.S. exports. House Democrats and a group of House Republicans are working to gather support for a bill that
Read moreIAM General Secretary-Treasurer Dora Cervantes tells her trailblazing story of becoming a Latina labor leader in a recent interview with the Labor Council for Latin American Advancement (LCLAA). READ: Trabajadoras in the Workplace “As a Latina, I have had to work twice as hard to earn the same respect and pay a man receives at
Read moreThe Maryland State Council of Machinists is proud to endorse Maryland State Sen. Jamie Raskin (D-Montgomery), a true friend of organized labor and proven champion of progressive values, for Maryland’s 8th Congressional District seat being vacated by Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D). “This seat is an essential one for labor and Jamie has shown extraordinary
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