AFUM and Group Work

Over the past decade, both authors have been members of the AFUM statewide executive committee. The group holds regular monthly meetings during the academic year. It has become apparent to both authors that undertaking this responsibility successfully requires a great deal of support. The AFUM executive committee has utilized the concepts identified by Sulman in his seminal work identifying the dynamics of mutual aid group work. Instead of remaining a mere theoretical concept, the mutual aid group work model holds substantial practical implications that have been integrated into the AFUM executive committee's efforts. This paper demonstrates the application of this modality and proposes its potential adoption by other union organizations.