Bismarck— Ashley Gaschk was elected to serve as the president and secreatary-treasurer of the North Dakota AFL-CIO at its convention.

“Being a union member has improved my life in many ways, and I look forward to spending the next four years working to improve the lives of union members across our state,” Gaschk said via news release. “On the job and in our communities, union members fight for fair pay and benefits, secure retirement, and expanded opportunities for all of North Dakota’s working families. I’m honored to have been elected and eager to get to work.”

Gaschk is an educator by trade, teaching middle school English in Mandan, N.D., since 2017. She is a member of the Mandan Education Association where she has served as a building representative, local union recording secretary,

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