On Sunday, March 6th, 2022, the IAM joined celebrations and showed support for the Peel Regional Labour Council’s International Women’s Day fundraising event. Given the especially difficult time women have faced during the pandemic, fundraising efforts supported Armagh House, Hope 24/7, Embrave, and Queen Youth shelter, all essential services in our community for women. Organizations […]
Members of the Women’s Committee assembled the Shoeboxes for Shelters today. They will be delivered over the next few days to shelters to provide women with some much needed supplies. Congratulations on a job well done!
Members of the Local’s Women’s Committee volunteered to make a meal for families staying at Halifax’s Ronald McDonald House on October 4th. Joanne Hale, Manager of Operations at Ronald McDonald House Charities Atlantic sent the following message and photos: “Attached are some pictures from your visit to RMHC Atlantic yesterday. Your meal was a big […]
Food insecurity is a real issue in Nova Scotia. According to Feed Nova Scotia, more than 41,000 Nova Scotians were supported by food banks in 2017, and 1/3 of these recipients are children. It’s a sad reality that 15.4 per cent of Nova Scotian households are considered “food insecure,” which means they lack reliable access […]
Las Vegas, NV – Two IAM Canadian sisters were honoured at the 2019 IAM Women’s Conference concluded over the weekend. The 2019 Women’s Conference, titled Women Rising Unite the Fight, featured t-shirts bearing the winning design of IAM Local Lodge 2797 President and Communicator, Roswita Hildebrandt. The design, featuring words of empowerment within a solidarity […]