Walk In My Shoes
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In 150 words or less—accompanied by a picture of you at work…Help us walk in your shoes. We’re open to all union members, active, retired, laid off.
“We want rank and file members to help us to illustrate the rich, diverse tapestry of hard working men and women who make up the American labor movement. They are proud of their work and proud of the contributions they make to their communities,” explains Union Label Department President Richard Kline. “We want to demonstrate to American consumers and businesses that union labor gives added value in quality and reliability to products and services that are bought and sold.”
The pictures and stories we get will be published in the Label Letter and posted on the Department’s website—and perhaps in posters and other promotional materials. E-mail a Walk in Your Shoes to: unionlabel@unionlabel.org; or send by regular mail to:
Walk In My Shoes,
c/o Union Label & Service Trades Dept. (AFL-CIO),
815 16th St. NW,
Washington, DC 20005
What's your story?
Past Walk in My Shoes Submissions
Walk in My Shoes: My Union Vacation
Submitted by: Thomas Hefner, Greensboro, NC My wife and I took a trip to Washington DC over Memorial Day for her birthday. I wrote the following a few days after our return. I am sure I left something out but I tried to think of all the unions that touched our lives....
Mary Nowicki, CWA Local 1168
My name is Mary Nowicki and I am a proud member of CWA Local 1168. I learned my work ethic from my parents and family. My grandfather worked at Bethlehem Steel and was part of the United Steel Workers and my father is a tractor-trailer driver for Teamsters 449. I...
Walk in My Shoes: Kimberly Karol, President, Iowa APWU
If you think your voice can’t make a difference, look to the local president of the Iowa Postal Workers Union Kimberly Karol and how an interview at National Public Radio sparked massive outrage and congressional hearings on the Postal Service changes implemented in...
Walk in My Shoes: Meet the NNU Nurses
Zenei Triunfo-Cortez, RN, President of National Nurses United, California Nurses Association, National Nurses Organizing Committee I have been a registered nurse for 41 years, all but one at Kaiser Permanente South San Francisco Medical Center. I started in the...
Nancy Austin, School Community Health Nurse and Shop Steward, UFCW Local 1994 MCGEO
I am a School Community Health Nurse in Montgomery County, Maryland. The County Department of Health and Human Services, not the school system, employs and funds all School Nurses in my county. As a school nurse, I deal with the usual cuts, scrapes and upset stomachs...
Walk in My Shoes Amanda Greer, Letter Carrier NALC Branch 28, St. Paul, Minnesota
I am a 20-year veteran letter carrier in St. Paul, Minnesota. I joined the union immediately when I started with the U.S. Postal Service, not because I knew a lot about the National Association of Letter Carriers, but because I grew up in a union household. I knew if...
Jesus Hernandez | RWDSU L-1S Shop Steward/ Floor Secretary Macy’s Herald Square
I have been an associate at Macy’s in Herald Square for going on eight years now. I started out in the Bedding Department on the 6th floor and was later promoted to the Home and Electric Department on the 8th floor. Macy’s Herald Square is the flagship of the Macy’s...
Walk in my shoes–Skylar Roush, Chula Vista, CA Charter School Teacher, California Teachers’ Association (CTA)
As a Chula Vista, Calif., charter high school teacher, I wake up every morning and kiss my wife goodbye for the day. She is a Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival (DACA) recipient and is in the process of getting her teaching credentials. Even though we are married,...
Walk in my shoes–Jake Johnson, Second-Year Apprentice, Sheet Metal Workers Local 24
I am a second-year apprentice with the Sheet Metal Workers Local 24 in Dayton, OH. Before becoming an apprentice, I served in the 101st Airborne unit in the U.S. Army. I was honorably discharged after being injured during a training exercise. After leaving the Army, I...
Walk in My Shoes — Amy Rozny, UFCW Local 881–Pharmacy Technician
I am a UFCW Local 881 member and I have been a pharmacy technician for 8 months at Jewel Osco #3296 in Chicago, IL. I started in high school. I applied and did a training course through Jewel Osco to become certified to become a pharmacy tech. I love my job. I get to...
