Trisha Calvarese: “Thanks to my local union, afge 3403, I was able to drop…”

“Both my parents had cancer. Yeah, they had cancer. And they did pass last fall at the comfort of home. But Thanks to my local union, afge 3403, I was able to drop everything, come home, and provide that care for my parents. And now. My dad was a lifelong Republican. Lifelong. Always voted for republicans. And before he died, he told me, you need to step up and you run to serve the community that raised you.” (04:33–04:42)

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