Johnson Funeral Service Today

Tuesday, February 19, 2013

Johnson Funeral Service Today(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.

 

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