Governor Proclaims
December 10 Human Rights Day
Members
Support Union Involvement in AFL-CIO
Constituency Groups
“America’s union movement must stand as a model of
full inclusion. We cannot ask more of broader
society than we are willing to do ourselves. We
cannot build a better future for working families
without the full strength brought by brothers and
sisters of every description. In our hiring,
organizing, representation, outreach and leadership,
the union movement must embody our goal of equal
welcome and equal opportunity for all.”
- from
A Diverse
Movement Call for Diverse Leadership,
Resolution 2, AFL-CIO, 7/25/05
At WPEA's Annual
Membership Meeting this past August, the membership
overwhelming approved Resolution 19 that would
encourage and support the involvement of our
membership in the following Washington State Labor
Council (WSLC) Constituency Groups: A.
Philip Randolph Institute,
Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance,
Coalition of Black Trade Unionists,
Coalition of Labor Union Women,
Labor Council for Latin American Advancement
and
Pride At Work.
The
resolution also calls for the development of a set
of diversity principles to guide the WPEA into
becoming a model of full inclusion in the labor
movement. Members are encouraged to join a new WPEA
Diversity and Inclusion Committee that will provide
guidance for members in this work as well as support
for work undertaken in the constituency groups.
For further
information contact
Luis Moscoso,
WPEA Government Relations Director at (360) 943-1121
x. 119 (or call toll-free at 1-800-544-9732). He can
provide further information on how to join one of
the WSLC constituency groups listed above, or go to
www.aflcio.org/aboutus/allies/constituencies.cfm
to learn more.
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