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AFSCME's Work Highlighted in Labor Journal
AFSCME's Work Highlighted in Labor Journal
Local 1072 Distributes Masks On Campus
Local 1072 Distributes Masks On Campus
AFSCME Wins Higher Ed Oversight Hearing
AFSCME Wins Higher Ed Oversight Hearing
UMD and USM usually treat staff as disposable. This budget crisis is no different.
UMD and USM usually treat staff as disposable. This budget crisis is no different.
AFSCME National
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4 anti-worker executive actions, and how they will hurt you
Attacks on workers begin on day one via a series of executive orders.
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Love of public health motivates Nebraska Never Quit award winner
Amy Peters, a scientist and a member of the Nebraska Association of Public Employees (AFSCME Local 61), is the latest winner of our union’s Never Quit Service Award.
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On MLK Day, AFSCME continues to fight the “struggle that will never end”
AFSCME President Saunders joined America’s Workforce Union Podcast on MLK Day.
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Monterey Bay Aquarium workers announce plans to unionize with AFSCME
Workers at Monterey Bay Aquarium in California are seeking to unionize their workplace through AFSCME Council 57.
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In Ohio, Eastland-Fairfield Career & Technical School workers go on strike
Workers at Eastland-Fairfield Career & Technical School in Ohio who are members of AFSCME Local 686 are on strike for fair wages and respect.