UPPER MARLBORO, Maryland, Nov. 7 -- The AFL-CIO International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers issued the following statement on Nov. 6, 2024: * * * Dear IAM Family, In our union and in our nation, the principles of democracy are placed above all else. We value every voice and every perspective. We stand for the dignity of all work and of all people. Those principles - democracy, freedom and opportunity for all - will always guide the IAM. Nothing will change that. We are pro  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 7 -- The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund issued the following news: As a result of decisive victories Tuesday night in Delaware and Maryland, Lisa Blunt Rochester (DE-Senate) and Angela Alsobrooks (MD-Senate) will become the first two Black women to serve in the U.S. Senate at the same time in our nation's history. Both women also will become the first Black women U.S. Senators to represent each of their states. These achievements mark a historic milestone in the struggl  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 -- The National Women's Law Center issued the following news release on Nov. 5, 2024: Today, voters demonstrated overwhelming support for abortion rights and access. In Maryland, New York, and Colorado, voters approved measures to protect and expand reproductive freedom in those three states. Although a measure in Florida narrowly fell short, a clear majority of voters there expressed strong support for restoring abortion access in their state. In response, Gretchen Borchel  more