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CWA Anti-Violence Program Receives Worldwide Attention
CWA's efforts to end domestic violence got a double boost at the 61st annual convention. Communications International General Secretary Philip Bowyer praised CWA Secretary- Treasurer Barbara Easterling, CI's World Women's Committee chair, for her leadership on the issue. And the delegates passed a resolution urging CWA members to support the campaign by joining in coalition building, lobbying, education and training efforts to eradicate abuse at home and in the workplace.
"Whether it is through community action, political action, or working with other trade unionists throughout the world," Easterling told the delegates, "CWA has long been recognized as a union that will make its voice heard on important workplace and social issues. That commitment is why we are right now working with our international trade secretariat, Communications International, on a worldwide informational program aimed at combating the horrible problem of domestic violence against women, both at home and in the workplace."
At the 1998 convention she reported that the Women's Committee of CI had adopted an anti-violence resolution. Easterling has spent much of the last year promoting its principles at CI regional meetings in Asia, Africa and Europe. This year's CWA resolution came to the floor with a preamble acknowledging the subsequent efforts of CI's executive committee, stating that, "CWA, as a major affiliate, joins them in this notable endeavor."
Stated Easterling, in previewing the CWA resolution, "Through the development of training programs, public awareness campaigns, and by pushing for stronger laws and stricter enforcement of existing statutes, we can speak out and send a message that this type of criminal behavior will no longer be tolerated in society."
Delegates spoke passionately in favor of the resolution and passed it with an amendment to remove the gender identification of "female" or "woman," so that it would apply to all persons who experience violence in their environment.
CWA's anti-violence program is also supported by the CWA Women's Committee and the Coalition of Labor Union Women.
"Whether it is through community action, political action, or working with other trade unionists throughout the world," Easterling told the delegates, "CWA has long been recognized as a union that will make its voice heard on important workplace and social issues. That commitment is why we are right now working with our international trade secretariat, Communications International, on a worldwide informational program aimed at combating the horrible problem of domestic violence against women, both at home and in the workplace."
At the 1998 convention she reported that the Women's Committee of CI had adopted an anti-violence resolution. Easterling has spent much of the last year promoting its principles at CI regional meetings in Asia, Africa and Europe. This year's CWA resolution came to the floor with a preamble acknowledging the subsequent efforts of CI's executive committee, stating that, "CWA, as a major affiliate, joins them in this notable endeavor."
Stated Easterling, in previewing the CWA resolution, "Through the development of training programs, public awareness campaigns, and by pushing for stronger laws and stricter enforcement of existing statutes, we can speak out and send a message that this type of criminal behavior will no longer be tolerated in society."
Delegates spoke passionately in favor of the resolution and passed it with an amendment to remove the gender identification of "female" or "woman," so that it would apply to all persons who experience violence in their environment.
CWA's anti-violence program is also supported by the CWA Women's Committee and the Coalition of Labor Union Women.