The world changed on February 1, 1960 when four young black men from North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University in Greensboro took a seat at a Woolworth’s lunch counter. In an act of non-violence that sparked the civil rights movement, when the “Greensboro Four” sat in the whites only section at this general store,
Read moreFor the more than 400 men and women working at Continental Automotive in Newport News, VA, shock was the only word to describe the emotion they felt as they saw the company’s last, best and final offer.
Read moreThree years ago, the situation felt almost hopeless. In one of the worst winters on record, members of IAM Local 219 at Bluegrass Station in Lexington, KY walked the picket line for nearly six months. This group of warehouse workers, who offer logistical support for our Armed Services, had their own fight to take on.
Read moreFor many Puerto Ricans, time has been standing still since Hurricane Maria ravaged what was once a panorama of breathtaking paradise. Even months after the storm, thousands remain literally in the dark, without access to basic necessities, wondering when the memories of home will again feel as they once did in the past.
Read moreFor more than a decade, the brothers and sisters of IAM Local 2061 at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, FL have been coming together to make a difference for the kids in the Sunshine State. And this year was no different.
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