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AFSCME members across Maryland are celebrating the passage of Question 1!
AFSCME 1072 on Withheld Raises and Layoffs at University of Maryland on America's Daily Union Podcast
Statement Re: Wage Increases for Non-Bargaining USM Staff
AFSCME leadership hopes to improve relationship with USM, UMD after strained summer
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AFSCME National Updates
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AFSCME member activism delivers pro-worker majorities in Congress, drives solid gains in many states
AFSCME members deliver sweeping victories for pro-worker candidates in the mid-term elections.
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SoCal aquarium workers win a voice on the job, prepare to negotiate their first contract
Workers at Southern California’s largest aquarium won their union and are now part of AFSCME District Council 36.
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AFSCME members are fired up and getting out the vote for pro-worker candidates
AFSCME members throughout the country are mobilizing to get out the vote for these crucial midterm elections.
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Why vote? These AFSCME Ohio members have the answer.
Four Ohioans share their reasons why public service workers should vote in the midterm elections.
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This Never Quit winner’s upbringing motivates him to care for his community.
Tashawn Tarver Jr., a crew chief with the City of Albany, New York, and a member of AFSCME Local 1961 (Council 66), is the latest winner of our union’s Never Quit Service Award.