Geralyn Lutty is a leading member of a new generation of U.S. labor leaders who are changing the face of the American Labor Movement.  With more than 20 years experience in organizing and negotiating collective bargaining agreements on behalf of a swiftly changing workforce, Lutty has vast expertise on a number of important issues ranging from the effect of stagnant wages on working family living standards to the impact of skyrocketing health care costs.

She has served as an organizer, executive director of a local union, and a region director.  In 2002, Lutty was elected an International Vice President of the 1.3 million-member United Food and Commercial Workers International Union, and appointed Director of UFCW Region 7 - Northwest. Before that, she served as Collective Bargaining Representative in UFCW Region 1 - Northeastern and the Executive Assistant to the Director of the UFCW Organizing Department, among other positions.

In the early ‘90s, Lutty was the lead organizer in a successful effort to help 1,200 nurses at a Seattle hospital in a groundbreaking effort to form and chart their own local union.

As Director of Region 7, Lutty coordinated activities among 15 local unions serving approximately 90,000 UFCW members in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana and Alaska.  She provided assistance and support to the locals in their collective bargaining, organizing, and political and legislative efforts.

Lutty directs the National Field program for the UFCW International Organizing Department.  In her role, she has been incorporating and reorienting all International Union field staff into the union’s effort to unite workers across common industries.  She directs a nationwide recruitment and training program that ensures the UFCW has staff with the talent, skills and diversity to meet the challenges of the 21st century workforce.

On June 16, 2009, Lutty was elected secretary-treasurer of Change to Win.

Lutty holds B.A. and M.A. degrees from Catholic University in Washington, D.C., and an M.S.W. from Hunter College, New York, N.Y.