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A CEREMONIAL RESOLUTION
21-181
IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
April 5, 2016
To recognize, honor, and express the Council’s overwhelming gratitude to Joslyn N. Williams for his commitment to excellence and for his numerous contributions to the District of Columbia and her citizens.
WHEREAS, Joslyn N. Williams is the first African-American president of the Metropolitan Washington Council, AFL-CIO, having been elected initially in 1982 and every 3 years since;
WHEREAS, formerly, Joslyn N. Williams had been the Director of AFSCME Council 26, and, as an employee with the Library of Congress, had increased membership in the union threefold;
WHEREAS, during his tenure at the Metro Washington Council, Joslyn N. Williams increased affiliation to over 90% of eligible local unions, diversified the executive board and committees, oversaw the creation of the annual DC Labor FilmFest, obtained funding for legal assistance for unemployed workers, oversaw the creation and expansion of labor’s Community Services Agency, and ensured organized labor’s participation in recent successful efforts to win the minimum wage in the region;
WHEREAS, Joslyn N. Williams served as the Assistant Director of the AFL-CIO Department of Field Mobilization and is a member of the AFL-CIO Central Labor Council Advisory Committee;
WHEREAS, Joslyn N. Williams is a former regional director of the Coalition of Black Trade Unionists, a labor member of the Workforce Investment Council in the District of Columbia, and a mayoral appointee to the board of the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority;
WHEREAS, Joslyn N. Williams served in the District of Columbia as a member of many boards and commissions, including the Tax Revision Commission, the Unemployment Compensation Study Commission, the Anacostia Waterfront Corporation, the DC Convention Center Authority and commissions which developed proposals for health care coverage, telecommunications, and cable television;
WHEREAS, Joslyn N. Williams served as an election observer for the first universal elections in South Africa and has traveled extensively in Europe, Africa, and Central America, representing the AFL-CIO, including to Swaziland in 2015 for a conference of the International Trade Union Confederation; and
WHEREAS, Joslyn N. Williams is a native of Jamaica.
RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this resolution may be cited as the “Joslyn N. Williams Recognition Resolution of 2016”.
Sec. 2. The Council of the District of Columbia recognizes, honors, and salutes Joslyn N. Williams for his commitment to excellence and for his numerous contributions to the District of Columbia and her citizens.
Sec. 3. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon the first date of publication in
the District of Columbia Register.
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