10/31/2025 - 5:30pm
Service & Solidarity Spotlight: Atlanta Unions Offer Free Halloween Costumes to Children of Federal Workers
Working people across the United States regularly step up to help out our friends, neighbors and communities during these trying times. In our Service & Solidarity Spotlight series, we’ll showcase one of these stories every day. Here’s today’s story.
Members of AFGE and the Atlanta-North Georgia Labor Council gave away 100 children’s Halloween costumes on Tuesday at an event hosted by the Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) Local 479 in Atlanta.
The Atlanta-North Georgia Labor Council has been holding food drives, supporting striking workers and distributing Kroger gift cards.
“So those who can’t make it here, we’ll be headed to day care after that,” said Program Coordinator Marie Thompson. “We’ll meet them where they are. Even if that means going to their jobs. You know the others who are still working or maybe not getting paid, and things like that, we’ll still pull up and drop a costume.”
“I mean, costumes can be anywhere from $20 to $30,” said Aaron Barker, president of AFGE Local 554. “So if they’re able to save that money and maybe buy food or pay rent or whatever the case may be—whatever their necessities are, they don’t have to spend that and they can get these costumes.”
Kenneth Quinnell
Fri, 10/31/2025 - 09:53