National Hispanic Heritage Month Profiles: Paula Martinez

Throughout National Hispanic Heritage Month, the AFL-CIO will be profiling labor leaders and activists to spotlight the diverse contributions Hispanics and Latinos have made to our movement. Today’s profile features Paula Martinez.

Paula Martinez has been a union member for 30 years. Active in AFSCME Iowa Council 61, Martinez also has served as president of AFSCME Local 3013, secretary-treasurer of AFSCME Council 61, the 3rd District chair of PEOPLE and as a delegate and trustee of the South Central Iowa Federation of Labor, where she was elected president in 2021.