AFA-CWA's Nelson Elected to AFL-CIO Executive Council

Association of Flight Attendants-CWA International President Sara Nelson was elected Monday to the AFL-CIO Executive Council.

"This is a great opportunity to represent AFA's 50,000 Flight Attendants in the broader labor movement, and to bring our creativity and successes to the work of the AFL-CIO and its affiliates," Nelson said. "Unions are the answer to the attacks on the middle class. With grassroots organizing and renewed interest in collective bargaining now spreading across the country, this is an exciting time to join the Executive Council."

Nelson, a United Airlines Flight Attendant since 1996 who has served as AFA-CWA International President since June 2014, is one of five new members elected to four-year terms on the 55-member council. CWA President Larry Cohen serves on the Executive Council.