that read“Two people can start a union.” KWWA supported union organizing by facilitating educational programs on themes such as the“role of officers and members” and“women’s autonomy” and helped awaken workers’ consciousness about what unions are, what unions do, and how union activity affects workers’ lives. KWWA also built union leadership skills by implementing dynamic educational and discussion forums around themes such as“Korean society and workers,”“the position of staff in operating of democratic labor unions,” and“the issue of women workers and labor movement.” Leadership development workshops were repeated twice and three times a month after the very first one was held, showing just how much such education was indispensable to democratize newly-formed unions and company unions. Senior labor leaders with depth of experience in the democratic labor movement of the 1970s comprised the core of KWWA’s activities. They helped the leadership and membership of unions in determining the direction of the labor movement and made it possible for workers to dedicate themselves to union activities, in turn strengthening the consciousness and militancy of union members, and reinforcing the cohesiveness of unions. Leadership Development Workshop for Women Leaders of Trade Unions(Seoul, 1989) In addition, KWWA joined the strikes by male workers and persuading them of the need for family-based struggle, meeting with their wives to form family committees to support the workers’ struggles. In 1988, the Wives Program Committee was established, forming family action councils, wife member meetings, etc. In addition to these activities—union organizing, union democratizing, women worker support and family-based struggle support—KWWA organized union staff leadership development programs, mobilized women’s departments in existing unions and developed cultural and educational programs to mainstream women workers’ issues. Through these efforts, KWWA has worked to strengthen the labor movement since the Great Workers’ Struggle of 1987, and built a foundation for addressing the challenges facing women workers. 2) Focusing on mass-based organizing through membership mobilization In 1989, building upon on two years of experience since the founding, KWWA began supporting unions and organized small group meetings and discussions with on-site members, entry and mid-