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CIVIL RIGHTS AND EQUITY COMMITTEE
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Civil Rights and Equity Committee
CWA LOCAL 4100
Civil Rights and Equity Committee
Chair: Christine Shaw
Members: Yvette Austin James Dennis Alicia Ozier
Faith Robinson Karen Smith Gregg Wynn
Mary Hool-Dickey Karen Smith Maurice DuPree
Gerald Sommerville
Meets: Monthly
Recruitment Methods: Word of mouth, as a result of reports on activities, and through the committee at membership meetings.
Prominent Projects Over the Past Two Years:
* Partner w/Women's Committee to collect and distribute hygiene products to the homeless.
* Partner with Legislative Committee to do 2010 political action every election
(door knocking, leafleting etc) often with candidates.
* Visited Lower 9th Ward in Louisiana to video and talk with people returning to their homes after Katrina.
* Organize and participate in rallies including the Avondale Rally in New Orleans during the
Civil Rights and Equity Conference.
Role of the Committee: Primarily to monitor and if necessary grieve disparate treatment cases in relation to union contracts. Committee conducts equity training for members. Meets with management to conduct investigation of civil rights allegations and if necessary escorts members to the EEOC office at the federal building. Has filed and won a number of cases resulting in fines as well as discipline for managers all on behalf of Local 4100 members.
Civil Rights and Equity Committee
Chair: Christine Shaw
Members: Yvette Austin James Dennis Alicia Ozier
Faith Robinson Karen Smith Gregg Wynn
Mary Hool-Dickey Karen Smith Maurice DuPree
Gerald Sommerville
Meets: Monthly
Recruitment Methods: Word of mouth, as a result of reports on activities, and through the committee at membership meetings.
Prominent Projects Over the Past Two Years:
* Partner w/Women's Committee to collect and distribute hygiene products to the homeless.
* Partner with Legislative Committee to do 2010 political action every election
(door knocking, leafleting etc) often with candidates.
* Visited Lower 9th Ward in Louisiana to video and talk with people returning to their homes after Katrina.
* Organize and participate in rallies including the Avondale Rally in New Orleans during the
Civil Rights and Equity Conference.
Role of the Committee: Primarily to monitor and if necessary grieve disparate treatment cases in relation to union contracts. Committee conducts equity training for members. Meets with management to conduct investigation of civil rights allegations and if necessary escorts members to the EEOC office at the federal building. Has filed and won a number of cases resulting in fines as well as discipline for managers all on behalf of Local 4100 members.