St. Louis CBTU Honors CWA Member
The St. Louis branch of the Coalition of Black Trade Unionists honored CWA Local 6400 Member Oluwadamini Melvin in January at their 45th annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Human Rights Awards Banquet. Melvin is a national CBTU Under 40 leader and a member of the A. Philip Randolph Institute.
Melvin is a passionate advocate for union member involvement in racial justice efforts and worked with community activists to successfully push for criminal justice reform after Michael Brown Jr. was shot and killed by a police officer in Ferguson, Mo. Melvin also holds the distinction of being a key organizer of the first Juneteenth parade in the city of St. Louis.
In a comment made to the St. Louis Labor Tribune, Melvin said, “I’m so humbled and honored to receive this award, following so many labor leaders and leaders who continuously stand for change in our community. Thank you to everyone in this room who has contributed to my development.”
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This post originally appeared on cwa-union.org.
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