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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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Workers at another Colorado library are building power through AFSCME
Boulder Public Library workers announced plans to form a union through AFSCME.
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Florida retiree: Services for vulnerable children are hurting. Congress needs to fund public services.
A Florida retiree tells Congress to stop playing games and fund public services.
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At AFSCME forum, CA governor candidates vow to fight for public services, working families
People looking to become California’s next governor spoke to AFSCME members at a forum over the weekend.
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On the front lines, Michigan hospice nurse sees shutdown’s human cost
A Michigan hospice nurse explains how the shutdown will increase health care worries for Americans.
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At N.Y. medical center, world of hurt awaits patients
Ebony Rose worries for her patients at Erie County Medical Center in Buffalo, N.Y., who face health care cuts and the government shutdown.