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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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Affordability crisis spurs demand for fair raise from South Florida health care workers
AFSCME members who keep health care running in the Miami area are demanding a fair cost-of-living increase to fight the affordability crisis.
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First contract, big raises for workers at a Chicago museum
First union contract nets raises for workers at Museum of Science & Industry in Chicago.
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Colorado Never Quit Award winner brings empathy, compassion to a heartbreaking job
Annie Schmeckpeper of Colorado brings compassion and empathy to a difficult job.
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Determination leads to victory: Puerto Rico’s public safety professionals win overdue raises
Pay raises are finally coming to thousands of AFSCME-represented public safety professionals in Puerto Rico.
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Workers at one Illinois university win ‘life-changing’ contract
This is how some AFSCME members in Illinois secured a “life-changing” contract.