Throughout Hispanic Heritage Month, the AFL-CIO will be profiling leaders and activists to spotlight the diverse contributions Hispanics and Latinos have made to the labor movement. Today's profile features Zabdiel Martinez of AFSCME.
Zabdiel Martinez is an economic support specialist in Dane County, Wisconsin, helping families access food assistance and Medicaid. A proud AFSCME Council 32 member, Martinez fights for strong public services. He’s even taken that fight to Washington, D.C., meeting with lawmakers to show how cuts to Medicaid and SNAP hurt communities like his. Back home in Wisconsin, he continues to advocate for the resources working people in his community need.