Find out more about Kendrick, a proud member of AFGE 2429, who works at the Los Angeles Air Force Base.
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Young people join unions for different reasons. For Janet Constance, it was because she had a bad boss. Janet had been working as a psychologist at the VA hospital in Kansas City, MO, for six years when a new manager took over.
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Besides balancing her assignment as a full-time Social Security Administration employee and her many union duties, everywhere she goes, Cassandra Butler is always looking for ways to help those in need in her community. And those in need are often young, homeless people who do not have any type of support system to help them deal with difficult situations like drug addiction, pregnancies, mental illness, and domestic violence. That’s why we honored her with our A. Philip Randolph-Hubert H. Humphrey Award for outstanding community service.
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Jim Rihel takes every opportunity to get his fellow union members involved. And that's why he's the 2018 Ed Klein Award winner.
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Don Drewett’s job requires him to constantly build and maintain relationships. It also requires him to listen and understand people and try to find a common ground. No, he’s not a marriage counselor. He’s National Legislative Coordinator for AFGE’s Council of Prison Locals.
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AFGE mourns the loss of Bruce Williams
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Meet a local president who turned around a TSA local at one of the country's busiest airports.
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AFGE Local 1367, which represents federal employees at Lackland Air Force Base, joined the San Antonio Central Labor Council (CLC) only in January. But eight months in, its local president Eloise Stripling was elected trustee of the council, a group of local labor unions that represent the interests of working people in the community.
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Michael Murphey has perfected union activism.
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Meet AFGE's Law Enforcement Officer of the Year who lives to make a difference.
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The fossil fuel industry and their allies in Congress are gutting the EPA. Take a trip down memory lane to the 1970s where the American people were suffering from various health issues due to air, water, and land pollution.
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How a union changed a young man's life.
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April Lott is an advocate for public servants. She also understands why it's important for AFGE to get involved with the local labor movement.
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Read how Howard Egerman's life of public service led to him being honored by the California State Assembly.
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