Hispanic Heritage Month Profiles: Maggie Campos Throughout Hispanic Heritage Month, the AFL-CIO will be profiling leaders and activists to spotlight the diverse contributions Hispanics and Latinos have made to the labor movement. Today’s profile features Maggie Campos. Maggie Campos is the first Latina to serve as a member of the executive board of USW Local 310L […]
Service + Solidarity Spotlight: IAFF Pink T-Shirt Contest Raises Awareness and Money for Breast Cancer Research Working people across the United States have stepped up to help out our friends, neighbors and communities during these trying times. In our regular Service + Solidarity Spotlight series, we’ll showcase one of these stories every day. Here’s today’s […]
One of the benefits that come from being a union member are the protections guaranteed by collective bargaining agreements to prevent unjust dismissals or terminations. In 2021, KCS (Kansas City Southern) Railroad dismissed five machinists from their Diesel Repair Facility in Shreveport, LA, mostly for minor offenses. On September 16, 2022, the IAM Rail Division […]
Hispanic Heritage Month Profiles: Leticia “Letty” Marcum Throughout Hispanic Heritage Month, the AFL-CIO will be profiling leaders and activists to spotlight the diverse contributions Hispanics and Latinos have made to the labor movement. Today’s profile features Leticia “Letty” Marcum. Leticia “Letty” Marcum is in her third term as business manager/financial secretary for IBEW Local 583 in […]
Hispanic Heritage Month Profiles: Luis Jurado Throughout Hispanic Heritage Month, the AFL-CIO will be profiling leaders and activists to spotlight the diverse contributions Hispanics and Latinos have made to the labor movement. Today’s profile features Luis Jurado. Luis Jurado has been a member of IUPAT’s Local 20 and District Council 9 for 17 years. In 2021, […]