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Jun 11th, 2021
A Senior Licensed Vocational Nurse at UCSD Medical Center, Patrick Cullen joined AFSCME 3299 in 2013. This was his first ever experience with a union, and he wasn’t sure what to...
May 28th, 2021
Born and raised in Fiji, Mohammad Akbar is an Operating Room Assistant 1 who works in the Recovery Area at UC Davis MedCenter, making sure each of his patients are well taken care...
May 21st, 2021
Born and raised in the Philippines, Ruth Zolayvar knows better than anyone how important it is to speak up and use your voice. In her home country, she has often seen people who...
May 14th, 2021
Having grown up poor on the island of Fiji, Shiu Sing worked the majority of his life in different countries, at different jobs, and both with and without a union. More than...
May 3rd, 2021
By: Agnes Suarez Over the past few months we have all seen the news reports about the rise of hate crimes toward my community– Asian American & Pacific Islanders...
Apr 20th, 2021
If there’s one thing everyone at AFSCME Local 3299 knows almost too well, it’s that benefits and job security can make a huge difference in a worker’s life. We’ve all seen...
Mar 29th, 2021
Having been around long enough to know all of the different things life can throw at you, one thing Ana Shul has been able to find assurance in is her union. Having been a food...
Mar 19th, 2021
Carmen will not stand idly by as inequality happens around her, and she will not be tricked into accepting less than what she knows she deserves. Carmen Sandoval began her union...
Mar 18th, 2021
Holly Kirk can only describe her work as a surgical tech at UC Davis as exciting. The crazy hours and fast-paced environment would burn out a lot of people, but not Holly. A major...
