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AFSCME's Work Highlighted in Labor Journal
Local 1072 Distributes Masks On Campus
AFSCME Wins Higher Ed Oversight Hearing
UMD and USM usually treat staff as disposable. This budget crisis is no different.
AFSCME National Updates
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Wage wins in Tulsa from a contract that keeps on giving
The contract came last year, the raises are coming now for AFSCME members in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
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Facing stalled negotiations, striking Illinois State University workers rally
AFSCME members who keep Illinois State University running are striking for fair pay.
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AFSCME nurses go to Capitol Hill to demand recognition as professionals
AFSCME nurses go to Congress to demand that they be recognized as professionals for doing lifesaving work.
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A salute to those who answer the call
During National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week, AFSCME honors the emergency 911 dispatchers who save lives every day and deserve our thanks and proper recognition as public safety professionals.
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AFSCME members stop cuts, protect funding for libraries and museums
AFSCME members succeeded in protecting funding from IMLS, a federal agency that supports public libraries and museums across the country.