Easterling Receives Two Honors for Community Service

CWA Secretary-Treasurer Barbara J. Easterling was honored recently by two major organizations for her support for community organizations and causes.

In Baltimore, 2,000 United Way top leaders and staff attended as Easterling received the Joseph A. Beirne Award, recognition of her years of service to the labor movement and its longtime partnership with the United Way. Easterling had served on the United Way board for the past decade.

That same week, the Faith & Politics Institute called Easterling "a model of working people's charitable commitment to human dignity in our communities and in the world" and honored her at the annual St. Joseph's Day breakfast for her efforts in the fight against Pediatric AIDS.

CWA President Larry Cohen said "Barbara is probably the best link to community organizations in our labor movement.  At both events, it was stunning to hear one leader after another describe his or her personal relationship with Barbara and her support and work on behalf of a long list of community organizations.  The benefits of Barbara's work and relationships will continue into the future far past her retirement."

Easterling is retiring as CWA secretary-treasurer at the convention next month.