AFL-CIO Highlights CWA Member for National Hispanic Heritage Month

CWA Local 1101’s Elizabeth Mercado has been selected by the AFL-CIO as an honoree for National Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15 to October 15). Mercado has been a CWA union activist and leader for more than 23 years. She has held many positions in both her union and her community—from serving on her local school board as the first Puerto Rican woman (and, eventually, president), chairing the CWA National Women’s Committee from 2021 to 2023, working as a Labor Council for Latin American Advancement Trabajadoras Fellow, and beyond, Mercado continuously demonstrates her commitment to the community, workers’ rights, and human rights.

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CWA Local 1101’s Elizabeth Mercado has been highlighted by the AFL-CIO during National Hispanic Heritage Month for her outstanding contributions to her union and community.