Labor On The Move: Simpson Turns Over Transit Local Political Issues To Lateefah Williams

(Metropolitan Washington Council, AFL-CIO)

ATU 689 Political & Legislative Director Craig Simpson (r) -- who has worked on political and legislative issues for many years for both the transit workers local as well as for the Metro Washington Council -- is retiring (again) and turning over the reins to Lateefah Williams, who will be handling WMATA budget and transit legislative and political issues for Local 689. Williams has a law degree and has done policy work for a national non-profit and is currently a DC Democratic State Committee member, national committeewoman for the D.C. Young Democrats and Secretary of the Gertrude Stein Democratic Club. She can be reached at lwilliams@atulocal689.org or at 301-568-6899. - photo by Adam Wright