Labor & Employment Law

SMWIA?s Panvini Honored by Women?s eNews

By Mike Hall

Vincent A. Panvini, Sheet Metal Workers (SMWIA) governmental affairs director, will be honored tomorrow night by the Internet-based daily news service Women?s eNews for his work over the years in building union support for progressive women candidates.

Panvini, who will receive the group?s Philadelphia Leadership Award, told the news service?s Angela Dallara he believes there’s a major connection between union organizing and female politicians and that

women have a better understanding of what makes everything work and tick, as a lot of women work who also raise children and control the checkbook. They know the trials and tribulations of raising a family and taking care of it.

The multiple responsibilities women generally undertake in their daily lives give them a unique perspective on balancing a family and a career, and Panvini believes

that having more female politicians in office is a practical way to support working families because these women have often dealt with the same pressure.

?They know what they need and what has to be done and generally make better candidates for working people,? Panvini says. He cites Pelosi’s efforts on health care reform, such as lowering taxes on working families’ benefits and making health insurance more affordable.

Click here for more on Panvini and the other honorees.

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