Executive Council Statement
Honoring Elizabeth Bunn
… as secretary-treasurer of the UAW—the highest post held by a woman in the history of the union—she has dedicated herself to the first principles of trade unionism: helping working women and men organize and bargain union contracts. A pioneer in … helping tens of thousands of people win better lives, from 6,000 workers at health care facilities in Ohio and Michigan to 4,000 employees of the State of Kentucky; from 18,000 academic workers at colleges and universities nationwide to 40,000 … her for everything she has fought for and achieved in the UAW and the AFL-CIO, and we look forward to continuing to work together on behalf of working people. …