CWA Member Honored For Black History Month

February is Black History Month. The AFL-CIO featured CWA Local 6016 Shop Steward Shawanda Rankin as part of its yearly Black History Month celebration honoring leaders who are actively making Black history across the labor movement and beyond. Rankin lives in Oklahoma City and has worked at Avaya Communications, Inc. for 27 years. She is currently a Customer Facilitation Representative and has been a member of CWA the entire length of her employment. She also serves as the Legislative Director of CWA Local 6016 and actively participates in several political and legislative campaigns throughout CWA District 6. In addition, she serves on the Board of the Oklahoma AFL-CIO and is a proud graduate of the 2021 CWA Minority Leadership Institute. In her spare time, she enjoys watching sports on TV with her family and supports unhoused communities in her city.

This year, the CWA Human Rights Department will honor Black History Month by focusing on Black Health and Wellness with newsletters covering mental, physical, and social health that you will hopefully find informative and motivational. Click here for this week’s installment.