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CLUW Celebrates 25 Years of Labor Activism
At its September convention in Chicago, the Coalition of Labor Union Women celebrated 25 years of helping working women gain a voice on the job and in their unions.
A quarter century ago, 3,200 women and men, meeting in Chicago, founded an organization that would fight for economic and social justice and would continue to raise the voices of women and minority workers. "We didn't come here to swap recipes" was the rallying cry then, and today, CLUW is continuing to organize, mobilize and take action," said CLUW President Gloria Johnson.
More than 1,000 delegates and guests heard Vice President Al Gore emphasize his commitment to to the labor movement and working women. "Let me be clear. I am pro-union, pro-worker and pro-working family," he declared.
A one-day conference on organizing included the leaders of the AFL-CIO constituency groups - A. Philip Randolph Institute, Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance, Coalition of Black Trade Unionists, Labor Council for Latin American Advancement, National Council of Senior Citizens and Pride at Work - and focused on building the labor movement among all workers. LCLAA also held its first women's conference prior to the CLUW convention.
Among the top officers re-elected by delegates were Johnson and CWA's Leila Foreman, who serves as CLUW's treasurer. Anna Padia of TNG-CWA stepped down as corresponding secretary. CWA's delegation of 10 included Dina Beaumont, executive assistant to CWA President Morton Bahr; Tony Bixler, CWA District 9 vice president; CWA local officers Kathy Kinchius, Melissa Moran, Carol Whichard, Cecelia Peltier, Carolyn Parker, Ora Moore, Monica Hogan and Laura Unger; CWA Representatives Larraine Darrington and Marie Malliet, and TNG-CWA International Representative Linda Cearley.
Delegates also heard from AFL-CIO Executive Vice President Linda Chavez-Thompson, Labor Secretary Alexis Herman, and several international union presidents.
A quarter century ago, 3,200 women and men, meeting in Chicago, founded an organization that would fight for economic and social justice and would continue to raise the voices of women and minority workers. "We didn't come here to swap recipes" was the rallying cry then, and today, CLUW is continuing to organize, mobilize and take action," said CLUW President Gloria Johnson.
More than 1,000 delegates and guests heard Vice President Al Gore emphasize his commitment to to the labor movement and working women. "Let me be clear. I am pro-union, pro-worker and pro-working family," he declared.
A one-day conference on organizing included the leaders of the AFL-CIO constituency groups - A. Philip Randolph Institute, Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance, Coalition of Black Trade Unionists, Labor Council for Latin American Advancement, National Council of Senior Citizens and Pride at Work - and focused on building the labor movement among all workers. LCLAA also held its first women's conference prior to the CLUW convention.
Among the top officers re-elected by delegates were Johnson and CWA's Leila Foreman, who serves as CLUW's treasurer. Anna Padia of TNG-CWA stepped down as corresponding secretary. CWA's delegation of 10 included Dina Beaumont, executive assistant to CWA President Morton Bahr; Tony Bixler, CWA District 9 vice president; CWA local officers Kathy Kinchius, Melissa Moran, Carol Whichard, Cecelia Peltier, Carolyn Parker, Ora Moore, Monica Hogan and Laura Unger; CWA Representatives Larraine Darrington and Marie Malliet, and TNG-CWA International Representative Linda Cearley.
Delegates also heard from AFL-CIO Executive Vice President Linda Chavez-Thompson, Labor Secretary Alexis Herman, and several international union presidents.