Electrical Workers Minority Caucus President Emeritus Robbie Sparks died Tuesday, July 28. International President Kenneth W. Cooper issued the following statement:
“The IBEW and the entire labor movement have lost one of the great voices for workers’ justice and civil rights. Growing up in Jim Crow Georgia, Robbie Sparks joined the fight against segregation. Later, as business manager of IBEW Local 2127, she helped lead the fight for dignity and respect for all working people. As a founder and later president of the Electrical Workers Minority Caucus, she blazed paths of opportunity for Black, Latino, Asian, and women workers in the IBEW. Because of her hard work and leadership, the IBEW is bigger, stronger, and more rooted in every community than ever before. Our prayers go out to her family and friends. Her legacy will continue to inspire future generations of IBEW activists.”
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Tributes to Sister Sparks poured in from across the IBEW and the greater labor movement on the IBEW’s Facebook page:
Details on funeral arrangements will be posted here as they become available.
