CSEA members, staff volunteer as part of King conference

By Wendi Bowie

From left to right, Karen Jones, founder and CEO of Montgomery, Ala. nonprofit organization Whom It Concerns Inc., accepts more than $1,100 in cash donations for the organization from on-site volunteers, including CSEA Capital Region Executive Vice President Shana Davis, holding sign, second from left.

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — CSEA members and staff recently joined their union family at the 2024 AFL-CIO Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Human and Civil Rights Conference.

The annual weekend event takes place over the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend and serves as an opportunity for family in labor to network and brainstorm ways to strengthen unionism and honor King’s legacy through education, religious worship and acts of service.

This year’s conference theme was “Our Voice, Our Ballot, Our Future.” In accordance with the theme, sessions included pointed conversations about the importance of the upcoming presidential election and the need to elect the most pro-union candidate.

— Wendi Bowie