Officers

NELSON HILL – PRESIDENT

President Hill has been representing and organizing union members since 1991. He became the President of the Delaware State AFL-CIO in January 2025. Nelson is a Vice President and is the Executive Assistant to the President of UFCW Local 27, he is a strong believer in the strength and necessity of Solidarity between Labor Unions.
Nelson currently serves on the Advisory Board for the United Food & Commercial Workers International Union, the Board of Directors for the UFCW Minority Coalition Board. He is a current member of Coalition of Black Trade Unionist, a Trustee on the FELRA & UFCW Health & Welfare Fund, a Trustee on the UFCW Regional Pension Fund, A trustee on the UFCW Local 152 Health and Welfare Fund and also a Prince Hall Mason he also served in the Delaware Army National Guard.
Nelson is passionate about organizing and empowering people to change their lives for the better. He was awarded the UFCW Region 2’s “2018 Local Union Organizer of the Year Award” He is married to the love of his life Alisa, and they reside in Camden, DE.

FAITH MORRIS – SECRETARY-TREASURER

Faith D. Morris is a strong outspoken leader in the labor movement in Delaware. She has worked tirelessly on behalf of working women and men to defend their rights and works to ensure a better quality of life for them and their families.
Faith has worked for the State of Delaware at the Delaware Psychiatric Center for the past 31 years. She began her career as a Nursing Assistant and after training became a Psychiatric Technician. She then advanced to the Social Services Department within the Delaware Psychiatric Center’s structure to become a Social Service Specialist II.
Faith’s involvement with the labor movement began when she became a Shop Steward for Local Union 640 AFSCME. Her work there prepared her to run and win a seat on the Executive Board. Her further activity on behalf or her local progressed as she was elected Vice-President. After the resignation of the President of Local 640, she was appointed to fill the vacancy and won election and re-election for five terms.
Faith continued her record of service when she was elected President of the Delaware Public Employees Council 81 AFSCME representing over 50 locals in Delaware in October 2004. Faith was elected to the DE State AFL-CIO Executive Board and served with distinction in that position until she was appointed to fill the remainder term of the position of Secretary-Treasurer in March 2015. Faith was elected to that position on November 21, 2015.
Faith is an active member of CLUW, the Coalition of Labor Union Women. She is also active in the Bear Chapter of the N.A.A.C.P. and serves on the Committee of the Democratic 5th Representative District.
Faith’s service on the Executive Board of the Delaware State AFL-CIO has been exemplary. She has served on the Political Education, Labor Day Parade, Conventions, Credentials and Finance Committees. Faith’s has been politically involved serving as the Chair of the Delaware Public Employees Council 81 AFSCME Political Action Committee for many years.
Faith has served in many capacities in the Coalition of Black Trade Unionists (CBTU) and is currently on its Executive Board.
Faith resides in New Castle, DE with her husband Winfred B. Morris. The joys of her life are a son, Marcus and his children Jaylen and Aaliyah, a daughter Tenisha and her daughter Amirah.
As a part of her very being, Faith is an active and dedicated union member and expects nothing less of those she serves. She is an inspiration to all labor.