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Virginia meets with then-UDW Administrator Flora Walker and AFSCME International President Gerald McEntee.
UDW honored Virginia at a chapter meeting in San Diego in February 2010. Here’s what Executive Director Doug Moore had to say about her:
We are here tonight to honor Virginia Wilson, our beloved Ms. V, one of the most senior members of UDW.
Ms. V has worked tirelessly over the years to build her union. Yes, it is in many respects her union. She has mentored and has been an inspiration to ALL of us in some shape, form or fashion.
We can always count on Ms. V to be there to phone bank, go to rallies, and tell anyone who will listen about how far UDW has come.
Do you know why? Because she has history! She has been through our struggles! She knows the price we have paid and what we have accomplished for our members and the people we serve.
The members of UDW and our staff owe her and the others who came before her a debt of gratitude!
Had it not been for these early trailblazers, there would not be a UDW today. They worked together, they stuck together and they fought together to build a better life for Homecare Providers.
Despite all she has done for us, Ms. V has never asked for much, just to be treated with dignity and respect….dignity and respect because the work we do is God’s work and because the sacrifices we make are made with love.
Let me close with a quote from columnist Ellen Goodman:
“I have never been especially impressed by the heroics of people who are convinced they are about to change the world. I am more awed by those who struggle to make one small difference after another.”
Ms. V, on behalf of your UDW family, We Love You.
May God continue to bless you.
