Member Spotlight: Professor Kendrick Roberson
August 17, 2020
Find out more about Kendrick, a proud member of AFGE 2429, who works at the Los Angeles Air Force Base.
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Doctor, Union Member, Y.O.U.N.G. Coordinator
September 24, 2018
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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Cassandra Butler: Outstanding Service in Community Award
August 20, 2018
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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Keena Smith: Women’s Achievement Award
August 20, 2018
Jim Rihel: Ed Klein Award
August 20, 2018
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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His Specialty Is Saying the Right Thing to the Right Person
March 26, 2018
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 GSA Council's Bruce Williams
March 19, 2018
AFGE mourns the loss of Bruce Williams
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Doubling Local Membership in a Few Short Months? Check.
January 29, 2018
Meet a local president who turned around a TSA local at one of the country's busiest airports.
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AFGE Local President Elected San Antonio Central Labor Council Trustee
September 15, 2017
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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Rebuilding Youngstown, One Union Member at a Time
April 20, 2017
Michael Murphey has perfected union activism.
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Police Officer, Karate Instructor, Life Saver
March 03, 2017
Meet AFGE's Law Enforcement Officer of the Year who lives to make a difference.
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Photos: Life in 9 American Cities Before the EPA
February 24, 2017
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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Young and Unionized
August 20, 2016
How a union changed a young man's life.
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South Carolina's New Champion for Working People
July 30, 2016
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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Veteran of the Year
July 22, 2016
Read how Howard Egerman's life of public service led to him being honored by the California State Assembly.
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