(Source: Metro Washington Council AFL-CIO) Joslyn Williams is no stranger to the American Dream. He pursued it as a Jamaican immigrant, obtaining his bachelor's degree at Howard University. He marched toward it in embracing the economic justice legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. And in 34 years as president of the Metropolitan Washington Council, AFL-CIO, he's championed the right of 150,000 union brothers and sisters to live that dream with fair wages, safe working conditions, access to affordable health care and secure retirements. As the Council's first African American president, Williams views labor as part of a broader social and economic justice movement for racial equality. 'Our...
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