Union Privilege Scholarship Program Helps Develop Leadership Diversity
Applications for the Union Leaders of the Future Scholarship are now available. Embracing its mission to enhance the value of union membership and support a stronger labor movement, Union Privilege offers the Union Leaders of the Future Scholarship and Mentoring Program to help more women and people of color become union leaders. ...... more

The Retirement Gap
A LIFETIME of hard work should brings economic security -- income sufficient to raise a family, and resources to enjoy a retirement earned over many working years. It is troubling that as far off as this goal seems to millions of American men, it is even further off for America's working women, especially in the area of retirement security. Even as ...... more

2005 "Women of Steel" Film Distribution Begins
Although March historically holds great significance for women because of the celebration of International Women's Day March 8, it is also Women's History Month in the United States. As "women of steel" in their local union committees and district councils plan their activity agendas for the next 12 months, they will also be concentrating on bringing ...... more

Improvements Noted For Working Women But Wage Equality Still Lagging
While conditions are generally improving for women in the United States, there is still much work to be done according to a report released by the Institute for Women's Policy Research. As it relates to wages, "The Status of Women in the States," shows that the gender wage gap has narrowed in all states, but it is moving at a very slow pace and no ...... more