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.