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FUTURESAVER OF THE WEEK ENDING 1-13-2001

Linda Chavez-Thompson became the highest-ranking woman in the US labor movement in 1995. She is Executive Vice President of the AFL-CIO. She led an organizing drive in Texas that brought in 5000 new members and helped secure passage of a collective bargaining law for public employees in New Mexico. She helped expand labor rights for women and for all workers. She helped build stronger ties with working people in other countries. She strives to make the global economy work better for working families. She strives to make multinational corporations more accountable for all the results of their policies and actions. She knows that women are key to building a fairer and more humane world that is sustainable into the far future. She advanced legislative, political action, grievance and educational procedures. She serves on several prestigious boards and committees. For helping to enhance the well-being of all workers in the past, now and into the future, Linda Chavez-Thompson has been named Futuresaver of the Week. Click the links below for more information.

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Linda (AFL-CIO)
Linda (forum speech)
Linda (GALE Bio)