More than 5,000 delegates and activists gathered to deliver a message of strength and solidarity this week for AFSCME's 43rd International Convention: We will rise up even in the face of stern challenges, and we will never quit our union.
The Freedom Foundation is an organization that claims to stand up for the freedom of working people, but it is funded by billionaires and corporate interests that attack unions to steal from working people.
Billionaires have spent millions of dollars to try to end unions and take fair wages and benefits from working people. They have established anti-union organizations to trick people into quitting their unions. It's time to stick together and fight back!
“We need to fight together … to make sure that the people representing us understand the importance and the struggle of working people.”
Robert Wellington understands the importance of getting politically involved in his community.
School bus operator Deanna Howell accomplished a lot in a year, and she continues to encourage everyone around her to fight by her side.
Stephanie Dube is fighting to save collective bargaining in her state of Nevada by speaking with legislators to make sure that public service workers have a seat at the table.
Bryan Kirsh and Denna Thurmond are a dynamic duo. They met while volunteering for the Minnesota mayoral race and have been volunteering together for their community ever since.
AFSCME members mobilized from coast to coast. We spoke up at townhalls and in election booths. We showed the country that power comes from standing together. AFSCME is rising up like never before.
We will build a stronger union, and a stronger America and a more just and humane civilization. Together.
There is nothing we can’t do when we rise up to meet our challenges together. #RiseUpAFSCME
During a ceremony at AFSCME's 43rd International Convention, past leaders were honored for their contributions not only to AFSCME, but to the labor and progressive movements.
They'll try to silence our voice on the job and take away our seat at the table. They'll try to knock us down, but we will rise up again and again and again. We will never quit our union.
We're still alive and we've got plenty of fight in us! Working people have a right to bargain together and a right to build a future!
Strong #UNIONS lead to stronger communities for everyone, both union and non-union members alike.