BlitzBurgh: Council 13 Members Get Organized in the Steel City

Billy Kauffman

Nov. 17, 2025

Blitzburgh AFSCME Council 13 Volunteer Member Organizers with photos of AFSCME members across the bottom and photo of Pittsburgh in background

Volunteer Member Organizers (VMOs) from across western Pennsylvania descended on Pittsburgh over the weekend of November 14-15 to visit AFSCME worksites and the homes of their fellow members to expand worker power throughout the Steel City.

VMOs are a dedicated force of AFSCME members who inspire, lead, and encourage by volunteering on campaigns in their own backyard or wherever workers are organizing. They help workers organize a union for the first time, work on political campaigns to elect worker-friendly candidates, and sign up and activate new members in AFSCME locals. VMOs make a difference by empowering workers to win respect and a voice on the job.

Pittsburgh is a proud union town, and through their solidarity and activism, these Council 13 VMOs ensured it stays that way.

Want to become a VMO? Click here!

See photos of the action below and be on the lookout for more opportunities to get involved with your union in the near future!