For Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, AFL-CIO is spotlighting various Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders who have worked and continue to work at the intersection of civil and labor rights in the United States. Today's profile is Grant Tom of the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW).
Grant Tom is secretary-treasurer of UFCW Local 135, where he has spent 25 years representing members in health care, retail, cannabis, entertainment and manufacturing. “During our tenure we fought and took back our union. Giving it back to the frontline members of this union, UFCW Local 135,” Tom said. “The most important element of unionism is the members; we educate and support them to develop and evolve the labor movement to the next level for the future generations.”