Dee Colbert initiated into Local Lodge 846 (Baltimore, Maryland) in 1998 while employed with Southwest Airlines. There, she served as Shop Steward, Conductor-Sentinel, Trustee, and Recording Secretary; during this time, she also lobbied in Washington D.C. and participated in Day of Action events. She transferred to Local Lodge 2665 in Atlanta, Georgia, in 2012 where she served as Vice-President for multiple terms. While in Atlanta Dee worked on the Delta Campaign which sparked her interest in Organizing. That interest grew into a passion and led to her appointment as the Director of Organizing for District 142 in 2021. While serving as Organizer, she participated in several Air Transport campaigns and trained and deployed organizers as well. Serving as the Committee Chairperson for Organizing at the IAM’s 2023 North American Transportation Conference turned a spotlight on her work as an Educator which in turn led to her interest in becoming an Instructor at the Winpisinger Center. Prior to her appointment as an Education Representative, Dee attended programs at the Winpisinger Center. She also obtained an Associate’s Degree in Business Management with a concentration in Labor Studies through the IAM’s Free Union College program.
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