For Immediate Release

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AFSCME members choose organizer and proven fighter Patrick Moran as next President

Moran succeeds Lee Saunders, becoming the fifth President in the union’s history

Nicole Pollard was elected Secretary-Treasurer

CHICAGO – Today at AFSCME’s 47th International Convention in Chicago, Patrick Moran was elected as AFSCME International President. Nicole Pollard was elected International Secretary-Treasurer. 

Moran previously served as an AFSCME International Vice President and Maryland Council 3 President, where he has successfully worked to expand collective bargaining for Maryland public service workers, strengthen safety standards, and build power by growing membership.

“I am honored to accept this responsibility. Nicole and I are ready to meet this moment,” said Moran. “For 90 years, AFSCME members have been shaping and making history. Every generation of our union has faced its defining moment. Now it’s our turn. We will fight and build power like our future depends on it because it does. We will protect our neighbors and strengthen our communities. This is our fight, and together, we’ve got the power to make change.”

From the cultural sector to higher education to health care, AFSCME has led a wave of new organizing — securing a voice on the job for workers even in the face of nonstop attacks on funding for public services and the freedom of workers to collectively bargain. 

Moran and Pollard ran as a ticket, pledging to build on that momentum by investing in bold, direct member engagement and mobilization. Their platform focused on growing worker power, protecting and expanding public services, and improving the lives of working people by taking on the fights ahead.

Nicole Pollard, an AFSCME member for 23 years, served as AFSCME International Executive Assistant to former President Lee Saunders. She makes history as the first African American woman to become AFSCME’s Secretary-Treasurer. 

For photography and other assets from AFSCME’s 47th International Convention, visit https://convention.afscme.org.

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AFSCME’s 1.4 million members provide the vital services that make America happen. With members in communities across the nation, serving in hundreds of different occupations — from nurses to corrections officers, childcare providers to sanitation workers — AFSCME advocates for fairness in the workplace, excellence in public services and freedom and opportunity for all working families. 

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