“The NAACP has a long history and shared interest in creating opportunity with labor to succeed and thrive, whether that occurs through collective bargaining or standing against injustice.”
Erica Stewart talks with a visitor to the Boilermakers booth at the NAACP Convention career fair.
IR Erica Stewart, National Coordinator of Women in the Trades Initiatives, M.O.R.E. Work Investment Fund, and Martin Williams, National Coordinator of State Legislative Affairs, M.O.R.E. Work Investment Fund, raised awareness about Boilermaker job opportunities at the NAACP’s 114th National Convention in Boston in late July.
The International Brotherhood of Boilermakers was one of the conference’s sponsors, and the sponsorship included booth space at the event’s career fair.
“We met a lot of delegates and guests and talked about the Boilermakers, about what Boilermakers do. We talked to teachers and students about Boilermaker jobs, the trades and organizing,” said Stewart. “We were also amongst great speakers, like Kamala Harris.”
Vice President Harris opened the national conference. Other key speakers included former Secretary of State and ex-presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, Massachusetts U.S. Rep. Ayanna Pressley and Tennessee Rep. Justin Jones, who each discussed the convention's theme: thriving together.
“The NAACP has a long history and shared interest in creating opportunity with labor to succeed and thrive, whether that occurs through collective bargaining or standing against injustice,” said Williams. “Before we left, there was the labor reception recognizing each organization’s commitment to this shared mission. It was invigorating and uplifting to be in the room together.”
