Mission:  To provide advocacy, Training and Support to UWUA Local Unions and members in the areas of Human Rights/Civil Rights, and all matters of discrimination in the workplace. 

The Human Rights Committee can provide for you and your local: 

1. Design, customize and implement skills building workshops for large and small locals.
2. Provide threat assessment support for local officers. (We help evaluate negative situations and provide solution based advice.)
3. Develop a local union human rights person or committee.
4. Diversity and/or communications training for your officers or local membership.
5. We assist with organizing. 

The Human Rights Committee members support the five regional districts of the national union.

Region I

Delaware, Massachusetts, Maine, New Jersey, Vermont, Rhode Island, New York, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Puerto Rico and other Caribbean Territories.

 Deborah Smith, Local 369                                         Milagros Valentin-Grantham, Local 1-2
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(617) 771-6087                                                          (718) 472-0160

Matt Marfione, Local 369
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(781) 254-5556

Region II

Pennsylvania, Maryland, West Virginia, Virginia, Washington DC, North Carolina, South Carolina Tennessee, Florida 

(Appointed Committee Member Pending)

 Region III

Ohio, Mississippi, Georgia, Alabama, Texas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Arkansas, Oklahoma

Eric Richardson, Local 544
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(740) 243-2105

Region IV

Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Illinois, Indiana, Nebraska, Kansas, Iowa, Missouri

Craig Massey, Local 223
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(586) 219-0588 

Region V

California, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Nevada, Colorado, Hawaii, Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, Montana, Wyoming, Alaska, Guam

Kelli Lacy, Local 132
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(909) 856-2188

Rob Howard, Local 246
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(760) 828-3058