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As a nationally recognized labor leader, Cox was appointed by President Obama to serve on the Federal Salary Council and the Federal Prevailing Wage Council. He is a member of the AFL-CIO Executive Council and Vice President of the North Carolina State AFL-CIO, serving in the latter position since 1993. Cox was unanimously elected chairman of the Executive Committee of the Department for Professional Employees (DPE), AFL-CIO. He also chairs the AFL-CIO’s Union Veterans Council, which seeks to help veterans with employment opportunities through the VA and in the building trades.
Cox is the proud recipient of numerous awards honoring his commitment to the labor movement:
The Yitzhak Rabin Public Service Award, American Friends of the Yitzhak Rabin Center, 2012;
At the River I Stand Award, AFL-CIO, 2013;
Martin Luther King Jr./the Rev. Jesse L. Jackson Labor Leader Award, Rainbow/PUSH Coalition, 2013;
Labor Award, National Action Network, 2014;
Peggy Browning Award for Social Justice Advocacy, Peggy Browning Foundation, 2014.