Dear John,
Today, we are thrilled to introduce you to our 2024 Women for a New Los Angeles Luncheon honoree, Yvonne Wheeler. A committed labor, civil rights, and community activist, Wheeler has spent her life championing the rights of working people, and is continuing that tradition as the elected President of the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO.
With a commitment to organizing, legislative action, women's equity, and empowering Black workers, Wheeler established herself as a labor leader in the 1990s when she was elected as the first African American president of the Communications Workers of America Local 9586, and became the Vice President of the California State A. Philip Randolph Institute: an AFL-CIO-sponsored group working to bridge the gap between the Black community and the labor movement. In 2002, Wheeler was recruited by the AFL-CIO as a national field representative, where she supported crucial Los Angeles-area campaigns such as the longshoreman union lockout and supermarket strike/lockout.
Join us on Friday, May 10, 2024 at the Women for a New Los Angeles Luncheon as we honor Yvonne Wheeler and celebrate her lifelong commitment to fighting for working people and ensuring that Black, immigrant, and women workers have a seat at the bargaining table.
