Members from all the Union’s regions who would like to learn more about how create change in their communities through political action are invited to take part in the Union’s Advanced Member Development program, which runs every year.

When members came together in Philadelphia as part of this program on August 6, they had the added bonus of meeting presidential candidate Kamala Harris when she was announcing her decision to make Tim Walz her running mate.

A few weeks later, another 1199er took the spotlight at the Democratic National Convention. Sophia Colley, an 1199 CNA from Titusville Rehab and Nursing near Cape Canaveral, Florida, appeared high above the crowd on the monitor during the event.