Union Women's Work Not Done

Friday, May 11, 2007

“Throughout my whole working life, my fate was always dependent on a manager's decision,” said Teresa Martin at Metro DC CLUW’s Gloria T. Johnson Awards Luncheon last Sunday, “I was laid off…forced to take a (lowerpaying) job…When I finally was hired for my present job and joined the UAW, I was so thankful for every benefit (that) I felt like I should give my time back to serve the people who work on my behalf. Since then, my work has developed into a passion to help others who are affected by anti-working family issues.” Martin and Clayola Brown each received DC CLUW’s crystal "Breaking the Glass Ceiling " Award at Sunday’s Luncheon. Added Brown, the first black woman to serve as an international vice-president for UNITE and the first woman elected president of the A. Philip Randolph Institute, “I have stood on the shoulders of and been supported by my many union and CLUW sisters and this award is really a testimony to their strength (and) courage.” Gloria Johnson, President Emerita of CLUW and originator of the award, noted how hard women have worked to gain recognition and that the job “is not over yet. Women need to step up to the challenges that organized labor faces right now and make their views heard.” (from left to right) Clayola Brown, Gloria Johnson, Fred Mason, and Teresa Martin, photo by Claudia Cole
-reported by Connie Cordovilla

 

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