Barbara Johnson
Recorder
Johnson joined the staff of Local 1776 as a representative in 2002. She was a certified nursing assistant at Berks Heim, the Berks County nursing home, when Local 1776 won an election to represent the home's workers in 1984. Johnson was a member of the Local's first and subsequent bargaining committees that negotiated with county officials on labor contracts for the Berks Heim workforce.
She served as a Shop Steward and Chief Steward at the home before joining the union staff, and became a member of Local 1776's Executive Board in 1988.
Johnson is active in the labor movement in Berks County, serving as a delegate and trustee on the Berks County Labor Council of the AFL-CIO.