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Workers have a union voice for trade policy in Virginia K. Stevenson, recently appointed to the Missouri Governor's Task Force on Trade and Investment. The primary duty of the task force is to establish international trade and investment opportunities for state businesses, with special emphasis on African countries having a democratic form of government. Stevenson, a CWA Local 6325 executive board member, works for Southwestern Bell in Network Engineering. She is one of seven task force members appointed by Gov. Mel Carnahan. They will serve alongside four state representatives and four state senators. Her term expires Dec. 31, 2001.
Several CWA staff, including those below, have recently retired. Staff retirement notices will continue in the next CWA News.
Andrew L. "Drew" Clark, 56, who played a pivotal role in implementing CWA''s anti- discrimination policy by establishing and assisting local equity committees, has retired. A former Atlanta police officer and parts fabricator for Lockheed Martin, Clark in 1971 went to work as a machinist for Western Electric in Norcross, Ga. During six years in that job he served CWA Local 3263 as steward, equity committee member, legislative chair and vice president. In May 1977, CWA President Glen Watts appointed him to headquarters staff for equity affairs, a position he held until 1989. Clark served the union for several more years in the Washington, D.C. area as a CWA representative for Communications and Technologies and District 2. In October 1996 he returned to his home state, Georgia, finishing his career in the District 3 headquarters office in Decatur.
Mary Mays-Carroll, 64, CWA's headquarters staff person in charge of the union's civil rights and fair practices office for the past 10 years, has retired. She joined the union her first day on the job as an operator with Ohio Bell in 1955. Mays-Carroll quickly became active in the union and rose through the ranks to become a steward and vice president of CWA Local 4302 in Akron, Ohio. After serving several terms as vice president of her local, Mays-Carroll joined the CWA staff and came to Washington, D.C. in 1977 to oversee the union's community services program. Mays-Carroll was also extremely active in the CWA Staff Union, serving terms as both vice president and president. During her years as head of CWA's civil rights programs, she directed numerous minority conferences and represented CWA on the board of the NAACP.
Harold B. Mincey, 53, administrative assistant to CWA District 3 Vice President James E. Smith, retired earlier this year. Mincey had served in that District 3 post since 1996. Prior to that, he served the union as a CWA representative in both Florida and Georgia, having joined the CWA staff in 1981. Mincey first became involved with the union in 1967 when he went to work as an installer for Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph in Wilmington, N.C. He joined Local 3615 in Wilmington, became increasingly active in the life of the union and later served terms as both vice president and president.
Charles R. Strong, 67, a CWA representative in District 9, has retired. Strong became a member of the CWA staff in 1981 after holding numerous positions of responsibility in CWA Local 11502. He went to work for the State of California's Department of Health Services in 1959 and worked in various capacities for some 15 years. During his last five years with the Department of Health Services, he served as a labor relations officer. Within Local 11502, Strong held virtually every position, including steward, chief steward, legislative chair, secretary-treasurer and president. Strong successfully organized and represented psychiatric technicians in the California State Hospital system for several years.
Several CWA staff, including those below, have recently retired. Staff retirement notices will continue in the next CWA News.
Andrew L. "Drew" Clark, 56, who played a pivotal role in implementing CWA''s anti- discrimination policy by establishing and assisting local equity committees, has retired. A former Atlanta police officer and parts fabricator for Lockheed Martin, Clark in 1971 went to work as a machinist for Western Electric in Norcross, Ga. During six years in that job he served CWA Local 3263 as steward, equity committee member, legislative chair and vice president. In May 1977, CWA President Glen Watts appointed him to headquarters staff for equity affairs, a position he held until 1989. Clark served the union for several more years in the Washington, D.C. area as a CWA representative for Communications and Technologies and District 2. In October 1996 he returned to his home state, Georgia, finishing his career in the District 3 headquarters office in Decatur.
Mary Mays-Carroll, 64, CWA's headquarters staff person in charge of the union's civil rights and fair practices office for the past 10 years, has retired. She joined the union her first day on the job as an operator with Ohio Bell in 1955. Mays-Carroll quickly became active in the union and rose through the ranks to become a steward and vice president of CWA Local 4302 in Akron, Ohio. After serving several terms as vice president of her local, Mays-Carroll joined the CWA staff and came to Washington, D.C. in 1977 to oversee the union's community services program. Mays-Carroll was also extremely active in the CWA Staff Union, serving terms as both vice president and president. During her years as head of CWA's civil rights programs, she directed numerous minority conferences and represented CWA on the board of the NAACP.
Harold B. Mincey, 53, administrative assistant to CWA District 3 Vice President James E. Smith, retired earlier this year. Mincey had served in that District 3 post since 1996. Prior to that, he served the union as a CWA representative in both Florida and Georgia, having joined the CWA staff in 1981. Mincey first became involved with the union in 1967 when he went to work as an installer for Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph in Wilmington, N.C. He joined Local 3615 in Wilmington, became increasingly active in the life of the union and later served terms as both vice president and president.
Charles R. Strong, 67, a CWA representative in District 9, has retired. Strong became a member of the CWA staff in 1981 after holding numerous positions of responsibility in CWA Local 11502. He went to work for the State of California's Department of Health Services in 1959 and worked in various capacities for some 15 years. During his last five years with the Department of Health Services, he served as a labor relations officer. Within Local 11502, Strong held virtually every position, including steward, chief steward, legislative chair, secretary-treasurer and president. Strong successfully organized and represented psychiatric technicians in the California State Hospital system for several years.