Nicole Jeup is an integral part of the United Association of Union Plumbers and Pipefitters’ Education and Training Department, specifically with the Veterans in Piping Program, which helps members of the military learn a trade and […]
Valerie King is an organizer with the Utility Workers and chairs the union’s Women’s Caucus. She has elevated women’s voices within the union and helped grow their visibility as members across the organization in a few short years. […]
A respected pillar of Tennessee’s labor community for nearly five decades, A.J. Starling has become synonymous with the fight for economic and racial equality. As both an advocate for and friend to working families throughout the state, his […]
Members of the LGBTQ community deserve to be free from discrimination in all forms. Thursday, we’re another step closer to that becoming a reality. While the Title VII Supreme Court decision barred job discrimination, the Equality Act would […]
John Coats has been teaching in Philadelphia for more than three decades and is one of the most dedicated people you’ll meet. A building representative for 28 years, he has also served for 14 years as a member of the executive board […]
A Philadelphia public school parent and educator, Trina Dean has taught for 12 years and serves as a building representative and associate secretary on the executive board of the Philadelphia Federation of Teachers, American […]
United Steelworkers Local 1014’s Jenkins is the epitome of a union activist. He got involved through the USW’s Next Generation program for young members and has since been active in civil rights, election and organizing work […]
The MPAA, DGA, IATSE, IFTA, SAG-AFTRA along with the AFL-CIO’s Department of Professional Employees have penned a letter to President Joe Biden urging the new administration to keep the job-providing, economy-stimulating film […]
Before she was eligible for union membership, Lucy Wells was active in IATSE Local 154 and has maintained involvement even while the theatre industry was shut down because of COVID-19. Over the years, she has participated in numerous […]
Looking back after nearly 50 years in the union, jazz cellist and composer Akua Dixon reflected on how much she’s depended on the American Federation of Musicians throughout her career: “I’ve seen a lot of progress since the 1970s when the […]
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