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Two CWAers Elected Co-Presidents of Pride at Work

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October 1, 2009
Two CWAers are the new co-presidents of the national Pride at Work organization, an AFL-CIO group that fights for the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people. The new co-presidents are Stan Kiino, a representative for AFA-CWA's United Airlines Council 11 in San Francisco and a graduate of CWA's Minority Leadership Institute, and Donna Cartwright, a Baltimore-based writer who was a member of The Newspaper Guild-CWA until her retirement from the New York Times. Cartwright is among the first transgender officers of a national LGBT organization.

Three Steps to Establishing a Women's Committee

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September 30, 2009
A local Women?s Committee should be established per the CWA Constitution with the support of the local leadership. The committee, as with other local committees should function under the direction of the local?s executive board. If you are interested in establishing a local women?s committee you should follow these steps to success!