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Helen Williams organized Cleveland Women Working which became part of 9 to 5, the National Association of Working Women.

Andrea Gundersen was the lead organizer and regional director for District 925 in Chicago and Illinois starting in 1981. She now works as a massage therapist with veterans and other trauma survivors.

Sue Chase was a clerical worker and union steward at Quincy City Hospital (Quincy, MA) when District 925 was elected to represent the employees. She is now a field representative for SEIU Local 888.

Doreen Levasseur was one of the first organizers hired by 9 to 5, and was president of Local 925 in the Boston area. She is now a field representative for the Massachusetts Teachers’ Association.

Cheryl Schaffer was one of the three original organizers of District 925, and later served as Secretary-Treasurer and Executive Director of the union. She works as executive director for a center at Boston College.

Janet Selcer joined Karen Nussbaum and Ellen Cassedy to launch 9 to 5 in Boston. She is director of the Brookline (MA) School-Community Partnership.

Evelyn Thorpe is a secretary in the Boston Public Schools and served on the national executive board of District 925.

Maria DeLise was active in District 925 at the University of New Haven in West Haven, CT, and served on its national executive board. She retired after 43 years on the clerical staff at the university.The first part of the interview was accidently…

Cindy Cole is office manager of Local 925 in Seattle. She is active as the union representative.

Kim Cook was an activist in Seattle working Women and an organizer with District 925. She is president of SEIU Local 925, the union local that kept the name/number “925” after all District 925 chapters were restructured into SEIU locals in 2001.