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AFSCME held the first national Next Wave conference for local and council activists on June 19-21, 2009 in Chicago. Designed especially for young activists, age 35 and under, some sessions were offered for "older and wiser" activists and leaders who are playing a role in mentoring new and young activists.

http://www.afscme.org/nextwave /

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2,000 AFSCME members and thousands of other union members and community activists gathered near the U.S. Capitol for National Health Care Reform Rally and Lobby Day on June 25, 2009.

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A nurse for over 35 years, Denalie Bruins from AFSCME Council 9 in Missoula, MT discusses why we have a moral imperative for health care reform that can be traced back to the United States' founding: "I believe that everyone should have basic health care, they should have options, there should be a safety net, and that [healthcare] shouldn't just be a privilege, it should be a right."

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AFSCME Local 2196 President Wendy Van Cleve from Marcus Hook, PA discusses how joining a union changed her life, and benefits of the Employee Free Choice Act for workers everywhere.

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300 nurses from across the country gathered in Washington, D.C. for the 12th National Nurses Congress hosted by AFSCME/UNA.

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