AFL-CIO Highlights CWA Member for Black History Month

February is Black History Month. The AFL-CIO featured retired CWA Local 3204 president Walter D. Andrews as part of its yearly celebration honoring leaders who are actively making Black history across the labor movement and beyond.

Walter D. Andrews was born in Atlanta and served in the U.S. Air Force before joining Southern Bell in 1978. That same year, he began his activism with CWA Local 3204. Andrews made history as the first African American executive vice president and president of Local 3204, serving in these roles for nine years. He also held leadership positions with the AFL-CIO, CWA's National Minority Caucus, and other labor committees. Andrews' long list of achievements includes receiving the Eugene Mays Award, the Martin Luther King Jr. Medal of Freedom, and the Presidential Humanitarian Award from President Joe Biden in 2024.

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