AFL-CIO Honors CWA Chief of Staff for Women’s History Month

This Women’s History Month, the AFL-CIO is highlighting the work of leaders currently making history across the labor movement. The organization has singled out CWA’s Chief of Staff Sylvia J. Ramos for recognition.

Sylvia's career began in 1981 at Southwestern Bell Telephone Company in San Antonio, Texas. Over the years, she has held various roles, including bilingual service representative, while actively engaging with CWA Local 6143 as a job steward and, later, in leadership positions. Sylvia chaired the Organizing and Mobilizing Committees and led the successful Southwestern Bell Mobile Telephone organizing campaign. In 1998, she earned the AFL-CIO "A Woman's Place Is in Her Union" award.

In July 2023, Sylvia made history as the first Latina Chief of Staff at CWA, appointed by CWA International President Claude Cummings Jr. In this role, Sylvia has applied her expertise in bargaining and leadership, including raising awareness about the impact of Artificial Intelligence on union workers. She was also invited to a White House roundtable in 2024 to discuss AI's effects on labor.

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The AFL-CIO has profiled CWA Chief of Staff Sylvia J. Ramos for Women’s History Month, highlighting her work in telecommunications, for her union, and for the advancement of women in the labor movement. She is pictured here with CWA President Claude Cummings Jr. at the Human Rights Conference in August 2024.

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This post originally appeared on cwa-union.org.