Karen See Elected to Lead CLUW

by James Parks, Oct 26, 2009

CLUW President Emerita Joyce Miller administers the oath of office to the new CLUW national officers.

Delegates to the 15^th Bienneial Convention of the Coalition of Labor Union Women (CLUW) earlier this month looked to the future by electing a new slate of officers. Karen See, a member of the Postal Workers (APWU), was elected president, succeeding Marsha Zakowski.

More than 600 delegates and observers at the convention in Los Angeles discussed strategies for building the organization and recruiting younger members.

See says the convention theme, “The Rising Tide of Change: Activism, Leadership–Union Women!!” summarizes her goal of rejuvenating  CLUW and getting union women more involved in the leadership of  the union movement.

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