William J. Boarman, retired head of the Printing Sector of the Communications Workers of America (CWA), died on Sunday, August 22nd. He was 75. Boarman began his career as a proofreader at the GPO and eventually moved up to Linotype operator. He quickly became a shop steward and at age 30 was elected president of the Columbia Typographical Union, Local 101, his home local and a craft union that traces its beginning to before the Civil War. He also served on the Metro Washington Labor Council’s Executive Board. A fierce advocate for worker rights, Boarman attended labor rallies across the country, marching with Cesar Chavez in San Diego in 1990 and with Richard Trumka at the Detroit News strike in 1996. Read more here.
Services will be held Tuesday, August 31 at 11am at Our Lady of the Fields Roman Catholic Church, 1070 Cecil Avenue, Millersville, MD, 21108. The service will be livestreamed here.
Services will be held Tuesday, August 31 at 11am at Our Lady of the Fields Roman Catholic Church, 1070 Cecil Avenue, Millersville, MD, 21108. The service will be livestreamed here.
