Contact: Jess Kamm Broomell, 412-562-2444, jkamm@steelworkers.org
United Steelworkers (USW) International President Tom Conway issued the following statement today congratulating USW International Vice President Roxanne Brown on her election to the AFL-CIO Executive Council:
“We are proud to announce that USW International Vice President Roxanne Brown will be joining the AFL-CIO Executive Council. Roxanne has a wealth of experience, and we welcome her passion and dedication to ensuring all workers have a seat at the table.
“Roxanne has spent more than two decades in our Washington, D.C., legislative office, spearheading work on procurement, energy and environmental regulation. This includes heading our union’s atomic sector and participating in our upcoming oil bargaining.
“As we look to the future, Roxanne and her work will be a vital part of ensuring that our nation’s elected leaders, policies and regulatory agencies all serve workers’ best interests.
“On behalf of the entire USW, I want to congratulate Roxanne as she takes on this new role. Our movement needs leaders like her, and we know that she will continue to fight tirelessly on behalf of all working families.”
The USW represents 850,000 workers employed in metals, mining, pulp and paper, rubber, chemicals, glass, auto supply and the energy-producing industries, along with a growing number of workers in health care, public sector, higher education, tech and service occupations.