DC
37 Women's Committee
Chair
Walthene Primus
President, Local 957
Meetings
scheduled the 2nd Tuesday of the month except July and August.
Special
celebrations for Black History Month in February and Women's History Month in
March.
Mission Statement
We are a committee composed of members from the 56 locals within the structure
of District Council 37 AFSCME, AFL-CIO.
The role of the Women's Committee
is to strive to make organized Labor and the community more sensitive to the issues
of working women and their families.
Together we bring our strengths
and varied talents by delivering an unending effort to promote affirmative action
in the work place, and to organize around political action and legislation of
women's issues. We strive to enhance the quality of work life for working women
and their families by increasing the participation of women in their unions. We
also resolve to support our unions for decent wages, better working conditions,
better childcare and other issues of special concern to women.
The Women's
Committee works with AFSCME International Women's Rights Department and other
organizations, such as Coalition of Labor Union Women (CLUW), who share our common
cause. We continue to support and remember the legacy given to us by our sisters
before us, living or deceased.