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Shook Elected to Lead Flight Attendants

By James Parks

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Veda Shook

The Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA-CWA) Board of Directors yesterday selected Veda Shook as the union’s next president. Shook, who is currently the union’s vice president, will take office at the end of the year, succeeding AFA-CWA President Patricia Friend who will retire Dec. 31, after 15 years of leadership. Friend also serves on the AFL-CIO Executive Council.

The board also elected Sara Nelson as vice president and re-elected Kevin Creighan as secretary-treasurer.

Shook, an 18-year Alaska Airlines flight attendant, has served as AFA-CWA’s vice president since 2007. She has extensive experience as an activist and leader, as well as an advocate for all flight attendants. In charge of AFA-CWA’s organizing department, she has led successful campaigns for workers seeking a union at Lynx Aviation, Ryan International Airlines and USA3000 Airlines. She currently is leading the effort to help workers at Delta/NWA gain union representation.

Nelson is the communications chairperson for United Airlines, where she has been a flight attendant for 14 years. Creighan has served as secretary-treasurer since 2005.

Full post as published by AFL-CIO NOW BLOG on April 29, 2010 (boomark / email).