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PHOENIX, AZ — Greg Stanton for Congress today announced that the Arizona AFL-CIO has named Congressman Greg Stanton its 2025 Elected Official of the Year, recognizing his decades of service and steadfast partnership with working families across Arizona.

“I’m deeply honored to receive this award,” said Congressman Greg Stanton as he accepted the award. “You don’t get participation trophies in organized labor. You earn trust by showing up, standing shoulder to shoulder with workers, and fighting like hell to protect the rights generations before us fought to secure. That’s exactly what I’ve done throughout my career, and it’s exactly what I’ll keep doing.”

Stanton spoke at the federation’s annual convention about his working-class upbringing in west Phoenix and the values instilled in him by his parents, who taught him that dignity comes from hard work, service to others, and the belief that communities rise or fall together.

Those values, Stanton told attendees, are at the core of the labor movement—and why he continues to champion safe workplaces, fair wages, the right to organize, and retirement with dignity. He also drew a sharp contrast with the ongoing attacks on workers’ rights under President Trump, calling them “the most aggressive assault on unions in our lifetime.”

“President Trump has spent years ripping up collective bargaining agreements and stripping two-thirds of the federal workforce of their right to organize,” Stanton said. “He calls it national security. We all know it’s about weakening workers and consolidating power. We cannot and will not let that stand.”

He urged union members to stay united and focused heading into 2026 and beyond.

“We need a pro-worker majority in Congress, a pro-worker president in 2028, and finally, passage of the PRO Act,” Stanton said. “Labor has always been the engine of progress in America. If we stand together—in our neighborhoods and workplaces, on the campaign trail and in the halls of Congress—no power and no president can stop us.”

The Arizona AFL-CIO represents more than 185,000 union members and their families across the state. Stanton, who has spent 25 years in public service—from Phoenix City Council to Mayor of Phoenix to Congress—has been one of Arizona’s strongest advocates for working people, job creation, and the rights of organized labor.

 

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