Johnson Funeral Service Today
Tuesday, February 19, 2013
(Metropolitan Washington Council, AFL-CIO)The funeral service for Gloria Johnson (right) will be held today at 11a
at Peoples Community Baptist Church (31 Norwood Road) in Silver Spring,
Maryland; viewing is from 9:30–11a. Johnson was a founding member of the
Coalition of Labor Union Women (CLUW) and served as the group’s president from
1993 to 2004 and secretary-treasurer for 17 years prior. Johnson also served as
AFL-CIO vice president, making her the second African-American woman to hold
this position. She served on the President’s Commission of the Celebration of
Women in American History under President Bill Clinton. She also was the
recipient of many significant awards, including the Eugene Debs Award in Labor,
the National Black Caucus of State Legislators Labor Leader “Nation
Builders” Award, and the National Committee on Pay Equity’s Winn Newman
Award. “Gloria’s values and unapologetic stance for the full inclusion of
women and minorities in the workplace and society will continue to inspire and
improve the lives of working women and men,” said AFL-CIO President Richard
Trumka.