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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. A native of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Cohen became active in ...
Resolution 75A-15-1. Honoring the Leadership and Determination of President Larry Cohen To Fight "One Day Longer, Each Day Stronger" For the past ten years, CWA President Larry Cohen has led us, our union, the entire labor movement and a new and growing progressive coalition of activists in an all-out effort to reclaim our democracy for working people.
Press Contact. CWA Communications. (202) 434-1168. 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.
My ten years as President ends on June 8. I am confident that CWA leadership will remain strong at all levels and that our members will continue to lead the way as we Stand Up and Fight Back. A Message from CWA President Larry Cohen | Communications Workers of America
Cohen began his CWA career in the mid-1970 s. As a mental health and social services worker in New Jersey, he initiated a campaign that eventually brought 40 , 000 state workers into the CWA.
Jul 29, 2015 · Larry Cohen began his journey in the Communications Workers of America as a public-sector worker in New Jersey, continuing through his election as president in 2005 and ending with the conclusion of his third term in June 2015. He was a founder of Jobs with Justice in 1987.
Larry Cohen. Larry Cohen, first elected president of the Communications Workers of America in 2005, is the labor movement’s leading proponent of bargaining rights for workers. CWA and Cohen believe that only through building a movement among workers, students, faith and civil rights communities, immigrants and other progressive activists will ...
