Next Wave
What is the AFSCME Next Wave?
Nationally, more than half of the AFSCME membership will be eligible to
retire within the next 10 years. This exodus will leave a huge leadership void
and loss of institutional stability. The future of AFSCME depends on our current
ability to identify and activate new union member leaders to fill the gap when
seasoned activists move on. The need to develop participation and encourage
leadership within the AFSCME membership has lead to the creation of the Next
Wave.
ASEA Local 52 Statewide Next Wave
Committee
The ASEA Local 52 Statewide Next Wave Committee mission is
to educate and mobilize our membership in an effort to increase participation
and interest in the union.
Statewide Next Wave Committee
Goals
1. increase active membership
2. improve internal
communication and member education
3. strengthen ASEA’s public image and
increase public awareness of the valuable services ASEA members provide; and
4. increase ASEA local 52’s political strength.
Juneau Chapter Next Wave
Committee
Many of the current members of the Juneau Chapter Next Wave
committee met while attending the Next Wave Statewide Conference in Anchorage in
November 2009. Prior to attending this conference we did not have the awareness
or eagerness to be involved. Attending the conference opened our eyes to some of
the issues facing the Union and inspired us to become more involved. We hope
with the creation of this committee to share what we have learned with our peers
and to pass on that inspiration to other members who may have felt as we did.
Juneau Chapter Next Wave Committee members are:
Vanessa George, Chair
Tabitha Shear
Last updated May 29, 2012
