Jane Fonda, actress and anti-war activist, produced and acted in the movie “9 to 5.” She is founder, with Robin Morgan and Gloria Steinem, of the Women’s Media Center, a non-profit progressive women’s media organization.
Gloria Steinem, a founder of Ms. Magazine and the National Women's Political Caucus, is a journalist and social activist. She is one of the best known feminist leaders of the 1970's and 1980's.
Ellen Cassedy, Karen Nussbaum and Debbie Schneider were all principals in SEIU District 925 with the former two founders of 9 to 5, National Association of Working Women. They all sought to organize women office workers with the view of improving…
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…
Ben Robinson Grew up in Springfield MA, and arrived in New York City in the summer of 1929 immediately after graduating from the Yale Law School. He found employment with Manfred W. Ehrich, counsel to the United States Printing and Lithographic…
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…