Chairman Linda W. Cropp
at the request of the Mayor A PROPOSED RESOLUTION IN THE
COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
To confirm the reappointment of Ms. Renee L. Bowser to the
District of Columbia Commission on Human Rights.
RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That
this resolution may be cited as the "District of Columbia Commission on Human Rights
Renee L. Bowser Confirmation Resolution of 2000".
Sec. 2. The Council of the District of Columbia confirms the
reappointment of:
Ms. Renee L. Bowser
5322 2nd Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20011
(Ward 4)
as a member of the District of Columbia Commission on Human
Rights, established by Commission's Order 71-224, dated July 8, 1971, as amended, and
section 2 of the Confirmation Amendment Act of 1998, effective June 12, 1999 (D.C. Law
12-285; D.C. Code §1-2501), for a term to end December 31, 2002.
Sec. 3. The Council of the District of Columbia shall transmit
a copy of this resolution, upon its adoption, each to the nominee and to the Office of the
Mayor.
Sec. 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately.
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RENEE L. BOWSER
5322 2nd Street. N.W.
Washington DC 20011
202/466-1593 (0)
202/882-1733 (H)
EMPLOYMENT
Assistant General Counsel
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS INTERNATIONAL UNION, AFL-CIO CLC
1775 K Street, N.W.
Washington DC 20006
January, 1985 to Present
Handle Cases for UFCW and constituent local unions before
National Labor Relations Board, other federal and state agencies, arbitrators, and federal
courts. Advise unions on the National Labor Relations Act, collective bargaining and
organizing issues, federal and state anti-discrimination laws, and other major federal and
state laws impacting employees in the work place.
Attorney
Division of Advice
NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD
1717 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington DC 20570
October 1983 to January, 1985
Researched legal issues under the National Labor Relations
Act; drafted memoranda analyzing unfair labor practice liability and eligibility for
§10(j) relief.
Law Clerk
United States Attorney, Eastern District Pennsylvania
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Philadelphia PA 19106
Summer, 1981
Equal Employment Opportunity Specialist
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, OSHA
Washington DC 20210
Summer, 1980
Human Relations Representative II
PENNSYLVANIA HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION
Philadelphia PA 19130
1973 to 1979
EDUCATION
Master of Laws, LL.M., December, 1985
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN LAW SCHOOL
Madison WI 53706
Thesis: Federal Employment Discrimination Remedies
Juris Doctor, J.D.
Magna Cum Laude, May, 1982
NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW
Durham NC 27707
AB Degree, May, 1970
BRYN MAWR COLLEGE
Bryn Mawr PA 19010
Major: Political Science
PUBLICATIONS
Age And Sex Discrimination Issues: ERISA. ADEA, AND TITLE VII,
CONTINUING EDUCATION OF THE BAR (CAL. BAR) 47 (1990).
Note, New Tension Between The Right To Travel Abroad And
National Security Interests: The Passport Case, Haig v. Agar., 13 N.C. CENT. L.J. 267
(1982).
AWARDS
Corpus Juris Secundum Award, 1982
Wheeler Foundation Scholarship, 1981-82
Corpus Juris Secundum Award, 1981
American Jurisprudence Award, Highest Grade, Contracts, 1980
American Jurisprudence Award, Highest Crude, Labor Law, 1980
National Barristers Wives, Inc. Scholarship, 1980
ORGANIZATIONS
National Conference if Black Lawyers, D.C. Chapter
Washington Bar Association
American Bar Association
Coalition of 100 Black Women of D.C., Inc.
The Homeless Children's Tutorial Project. Inc.
REFERENCES
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