Hispanic Heritage Month Profiles: Christian Gonzales

Throughout Hispanic Heritage Month, the AFL-CIO will be profiling leaders and activists to spotlight the diverse contributions Hispanics and Latinos have made to the labor movement. Today’s profile features Christian Gonzales of AFGE.

For the past 30 years, Christian Gonzales has served as a medical instrument technician with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Gonzales is a strong and committed advocate for working people, and in his union capacity, he has served as executive vice president of AFGE Local 2054 in Little Rock, Arkansas, and as president of the AFGE National Veterans Affairs Council. He is currently in his second term as co-chair of the AFGE Hispanic Coalition.