Board Names Members to Committee on Diversity

The CWA Executive Board this week announced the makeup of the Committee on Diversity, which was established as part of the Ready for the Future program to review options to increase the Board's diversity.

Committee members include CWA Secretary-Treasurer Barbara Easterling, Chair, District 3 Vice President Noah Savant, District 7 Vice President Annie Hill, Public, Health Care and Education Workers Vice President Brooks Sunkett, Committee on Equity members Keith Robinson of Local 6310 and Local 4009 Executive Vice President Jetty Wells, and National Women's Committee members, Local 7704 Secretary-Treasurer Susan McAllister and Local 13550 President Mary Lou Schaffer.

The Committee will follow up on Proposal #10 from the Ready for the Future resolution adopted at this year's convention, which discusses Board diversity. A recommendation will be presented to the 2007 convention. Among options to be discussed are electing at-large members to the Executive Board to achieve balance in keeping with the AFL-CIO resolution on diversity adopted in July 2005.