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CLUW's
national office located in Washington, DC is directed by the
National President. The national
staff consists of an Executive Director,
Office Manager, and Membership Coordinator.
Its governing body consists of a National
Officers Council, composed of 19 women union leaders,
CLUW's Presidents Emeritae, General Counsel, and a National
Executive Board (NEB) elected at CLUW's
Biennial Convention.
CLUW's
National President is Marsha
Zakowski of the United Steel Workers.
The
National Officers Council is representative of members from
a diverse crosssection of unions within the organization.
The council meets at least six times annually to act on
business between Executive Board meetings and Conventions.
The
National Executive Board (NEB) includes members of the National
Officers Council, State Vice-Presidents, Chapter Presidents,
Union Delegates and Chapter Delegates. Union and chapter delegates
are elected in proportion to their membership in CLUW. Board
meetings are held three times per year. Educational conferences
are usually held the day preceding each NEB meeting.
The
NEB maintains Standing Committees in the following areas:
Affirmative Action, Archives, Constitution, CLUW Elections,
Family Issues, Finance, Minority Issues, New Technologies,
Legislative, Mature Women Workers, Organizing the Unorganized,
Women in Non-Traditional Jobs, Media Recruitment, Women in
Union Leadership. Task Forces are maintained on Women's Health
Issues, Violence Against Women and Young Women Workers.
The
CLUW Center for Education & Research located at the National
CLUW office was established in 1979 as a separate non-profit,
tax-exempt entity of CLUW. The Center was established to provide
the necessary tools for union and CLUW members to become effective
advocates for working women in the workplace and the labor
movement.
National
CLUW Office
Coalition of Labor Union Women (CLUW)
815 16th St NW, 2nd floor south
Washington, DC 20006
Tel: 202-508-6969
Website: www.cluw.org
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