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Larry Cohen is the former president of the Communications Workers of America, a 700,000 member labor union representing workers in Canada and the United States. Cohen was first elected to his most recent position, by acclamation, in 2005, and left in 2015 succeeded by Chris Shelton.
Resolved: The 75 th Convention of the Communications Workers of America expresses our deep appreciation to President Larry Cohen for his creative leadership, strategic vision, passionate dedication, tireless work, and countless contributions to building CWA, the larger labor movement, and connecting the fight for workers’ rights with efforts ...
comms@cwa-union.org. The Communications Workers of America has elected Larry Cohen as executive vice president. Cohen, 49, has served as CWA organizing director and assistant to CWA President Morton Bahr since 1986. He succeeds M.E. Nichols, who retired after serving in that position for 18 years.
Going Beyond Labor’s Limitations: Larry Cohen Reflects on His Time as a Progressive Union President. An interview with Larry Cohen, outgoing Communications Workers of America president,...
- CWA President Christopher M. Shelton
- CWA Secretary-Treasurer Sara Steffens
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Christopher Shelton was elected president of the Communications Workers ofAmerica by acclamation by delegates to the union’s 75th convention on June 8,2015. Prior to his election as president, Shelton served as vice president of CWADistrict 1, representing 160,000 members in more than 300 CWA locals in NewJersey, New York and New England. He served...
Sara Steffens was elected secretary-treasurer of the Communications Workersof America by delegates to the union’s 75th convention on June 8, 2015. As CWA secretary-treasurer, Steffens is responsible for overseeing the union’soperating budget, investments and membership funds, facilities and otheroperations. She also is charged with ensuring full fi...
CWA's Executive Board governs the union between conventions. It includes the President and Secretary-Treasurer, and vice presidents for seven geographic districts, six industry sectors, the Canadian director and four at-large members.
Larry Cohen was re-elected President and Annie Hill was elected Secretary Treasurer. The Executive Vice President position was eliminated. CWA, Sierra Club, NAACP and Greenpeace launch the Democracy Initiative(DI) to restore the core principals of political equality; money in politics, voter rights and senate rule reform.
Jun 7, 2015 · In his final speech as CWA President, Larry Cohen pledges to continue to be there to fight for economic justice and democracy. CWA President Larry Cohen's Address to the 75th CWA Convention | Communications Workers of America
