AFGE is proud to celebrate Jewish American Heritage Month! In the month of May, we honor the contributions of Jewish Americans who have played a significant role in America’s democracy and its labor, women, and civil rights movements.
From Myra Wolfgang (one of the founders of the Coalition of Labor Union Women) to Samuel Gompers (founder of the American Federation of Labor) to Henry Moskowitz (one of the founders of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) to Larry Cohen (former CWA president and founder of Jobs with Justice) and Randi Weingarten (national president of the American Federation of Teachers), Jewish Americans have been instrumental in building the American labor movement and helping to improve our country.
Explore the connections among the Jewish and labor communities by following the Jewish Labor Committee, an independent secular 501(c)3 organization. The committee is the voice of the Jewish community in the labor movement and the voice of the labor movement in the Jewish community.
Across the labor community and right here in AFGE, Jewish Americans are at the forefront of advancing the rights of working families, and each union member is grateful for all the ways they contribute their time and talents to the mission of our federation.
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