Four Local Leaders Named to Executive Board Diversity Seats

The CWA Executive Board has appointed four members to the at-large diversity seats established by CWA Convention delegates this year. They are: Carolyn Wade, president, CWA Local 1040; Nestor Soto, president, CWA Local 33225 in Puerto Rico; Claude Cummings, president, CWA Local 6222; and Madelyn Elder, president, CWA Local 7901.

These members were selected from nominations made by the Committee on Equity, the National Women's Committee and the CWA Minority Caucus. They will serve until the 2008 CWA convention, when elections for the at-large seats will be held. 

At the 2007 convention, CWA delegates voted to expand the Executive Board to ensure that CWA leadership fully reflects the diversity, experiences and perspective of local union leaders and membership. The action was a key part of CWA's Ready for the Future program, a unionwide initiative built on strategic planning and strong grassroots activism.