Ellen Cassedy, a founder of 9to5 and District 925, was in 9to5 until 1985. After leaving 9 to 5, she worked as a speech writer for the EPA and for SEIU officials, wrote a book with Ellen Bravo on sexual harassment and was a columnist for the…
As of November 2005, Anna Burger served as secretary-treasurer of the the Service Employees International Union and chair of the Change to Win Federation. With SEIU she began with the Pennsylvania Social Services Union and worked her way up within…
Ellen Bravo founded the Milwaukee chapter of 9to5 and later became co-director of 9to5—the National Association of Working Women. As of September 2006, she was a writer and taught women's studies at the University of Wisconsin. Worked as a clerical…
As of May 2006, Heather Tobis Booth served as an activist in the civil rights and women's movements. She founded the Midwest Academy and consults for progressive organizations and citizen's action groups. In this capacity she developed theories for…
As of November 2005, Ray Abernathy served as president of Abernathy Associates and performed strategic campaign communications work for the AFL-CIO. At that time, Denise Mitchell served as Director of Public Affairs for the AFL-CIO. Together, they…
As of January 2006, Joe Buckley was the regional director of SEIU based in Boston. He advised SEIU District 925 founders on organizing union locals at this affiliate's founding. During that time, he worked for the Alliance, charged with organizing…