Dyana Forester elected president of the Metro Washington Council

In the Metro Washington Council’s first contested election in living memory, Dyana Forester (UFCW 400) narrowly defeated Eric Bunn (AFGE District 14) in Monday night’s election for president of the Metro Washington Council, AFL-CIO, winning with 51.3% of the vote in a roll call vote conducted online via Zoom and ElectionBuddy. Mike Spiller (OPEIU 2) and Greg Bowen (ATU 689) won the open seats on the Executive Board, with 43.8% and 33.7% of the vote, respectively. “I want to thank everyone who turned out for this historic vote,” Forester told Union City last night at 11pm, just after the marathon 5-hour election – which drew 208 delegates from 98 affiliated local unions -- wrapped up. “Having to conduct an election remotely during these challenging times is not easy, but the fact that so many rank-and-file union members turned out shows how vibrant our labor movement is.” Forester credited Bunn with running a strong campaign and said that “I look forward to working with him to continue his excellent work as Treasurer for the Council.” Forester pledged to work closely with all the Metro Council’s affiliates, delegates and board members “to build an even stronger local labor movement as we fight to improve the lives of working families throughout the metro area. We have so much work to do; I’m humbled by the task ahead, but can’t wait to get started!”
photo: Forester with former MWC president Jackie Jeter at a rally for a contract at Safeway earlier this year

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