CWA Human Rights Director Delivers Labor Center Keynote

On May 9, CWA Director of Human Rights, Education, and Health & Safety Angie Wells delivered the keynote address at the University of Iowa Labor Center’s (UILC) 75th Anniversary celebration. The UILC has delivered decades of important worker education to people in Iowa and across the country. Through a strong partnership, CWA and the UILC have been teaching organizing and leadership principles to the international union community since 1967.

Wells gave an inspiring speech, recalling the shared history between CWA and the Labor Center and looking to the future of the fight for worker dignity and safety. Over 200 guests attended the event, which also included recipients of the Labor Center Legacy Awards and additional speakers from across the state of Iowa.

“We are reminded,” said Wells, “that progress has never been given. It has always been fought for and won. Our collective history is not just a record of what has been—it is guiding us toward what is possible.

And the Labor Center reminds us that ordinary people, when organized and united, can collectively achieve extraordinary change. It tells us that even in the face of uncertainty, solidarity is always our greatest strength. And it shows us that the future of work is not something we must accept—but it is something we have the power to shape.”

 
CWA Director of Human Rights, Education, and Health & Safety Angie Wells delivered the keynote address at the University of Iowa Labor Center 75th Anniversary celebration.