Our Stories, Our Power

Rosina Barrientos

Local 4041

“My job is to help you and get you what you really want and deserve.”

Whether in court, hospitals, or schools, Nevada families rely on developmental specialist Rosina Barrientos to translate documents and connect them with resources. Helping families navigate language barriers is not just her job, it’s her calling.

  • Al Cromer

    District Council 36, Local 3634

    “We need to fight for working class people.”

  • Collin Smith

    Council 18, Local 1211

    “It’s so gratifying how much better things have gotten.”

  • Zoë Whittle

    Council 18, Local 3999

    “There is nothing more rewarding than seeing people use those services”

  • Elenita Quema

    UPW, Local 646

    “Being in a strike line is different. You have to be a person that someone can rely on.”

  • Stacie Harris-Byrdsong

    “When we come together, we make a bigger impact.”

  • Rosa Beltran

    UDW, Local 3039

    “So many times they have been trying to do cut downs or they just want to disappear [the program].”

  • Douglas Correia

    UPW, Local 646

    “I know that I have a job I can come back to.”

  • Jennie Olson

    Council 75, Local 328

    “Having a union job in which I’m paid well and have the benefits that I deserve, it’s affirming that I have a life with dignity.”

  • Jason Omdahl

    Council 65

    “All I knew was this gentleman needed help, and he needed someone to say it would be okay.”

  • Jonathan Fannin

    OCSEA

    “If I had still been at a family-owned shop, I would have ben back to work the next day”

  • Derrick Fields

    OAPSE/AFSCME Local 4

    “My coworkers and I were elated….we were able to topple the giant.”

  • Ashlie Thompson

    NAPE/AFSCME Local 61

    “We fought back and won a temperature settlement.”

  • Ofonime Akpabio

    Council 3, Local 1678

    “They so carelessly stole time from people.”

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