Mission:



The Coalition of Black Trade Unionists consists of members from seventy-seven international and national unions with forty two chapters across the country. CBTU seeks to fulfill the dream of those Black trade unionists, both living and deceased, who throughout this century have courageously and unremittingly struggled to build a national movement that would bring all our strengths and varied talents to bear in the unending effort to achieve economic, political and social justice for every American.



The basic objectives of the CBTU are reflected in its activities and projects:



- Improve economic development and employment opportunities for black workers.



- Work within the framework of the trade union movement to provide a voice and vehicle for greater black and minority participation.



- Increase union involvement in voter registration, voter education and voter turnout projects.



- Organize unorganized workers.



- Actively support civil rights and civic groups working to improve living and working conditions in the black community.



- Increase effective political alliances between labor, churches and the general community.