Rod Palmquist is a union representative currently supporting members of Local 2428. Prior to working for Council 57, he worked with AFSCME Council 28 in Washington State for nearly eight years. Before organizing as a full-time union staffer, Rod was a national organizer with United Students Against Sweatshops (USAS) and was also an active member of UAW Local 4121 in grad school. Rod works to build a determined, principled and fighting labor movement.