Throughout National Native American Heritage Month, the AFL-CIO will be profiling leaders and activists to spotlight the diverse contributions Native Americans have made to the labor movement and toward expanding the rights of working people. Today's profile is Teresa Ford of AFSCME.
Teresa Ford is a senior family assistant analyst with the New Mexico Health Care Authority, where she has spent almost a decade getting families access to affordable health care so they don't have to choose between doctor visits and groceries. Of Navajo ancestry and a proud advocate for her community, Ford also organizes through AFSCME Local 2777 to strengthen public services and protect every worker’s freedom to access and provide them.