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Featured News
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 Updates
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From organizing to outcomes: San Antonio local builds power to strengthen their city
Members of AFSCME Local 2021 in San Antonio won important gains as the cost of living rises.
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Facing an affordability crisis, nearly 40K workers for the University of California system went on strike
Facing astronomical costs, almost 40,000 workers for the University of California system went on a two-day strike.
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In ‘major victory,’ judge protects collective bargaining rights of VOA workers
Voice of America (VOA) workers, many of the AFSCME members, won big in federal court when a judge ruled to protect their collective bargaining rights.
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AFSCME members in Columbus fight back against public health cuts
In Columbus, Ohio, AFSCME members are fighting federal public health funding cuts.
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As government reopens, fight to protect families is ‘far from over’
As the federal government shutdown ended, AFSCME President Lee Saunders said the fight to protect working families is “far from over.”