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Workers Fight Favoritism
Louisiana state employees – members of AFSCME District Council 17 – are fighting efforts to restore favoritism to government.
Pensions, Benefits on Agenda for AFSCME Retiree Leaders
About 100 AFSCME retiree leaders from chapters across the country are attending the annual Council meeting held in Washington, D.C.
Labor Secretary Tells AFSCME Leaders to Help Pass Employee Free Choice Act
Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis called on AFSCME members attending the union’s 2009 Legislative Conference to urge lawmakers to support the Employee Free Choice Act.
AFSCME Activists Fight for Middle Class on Capitol Hill
Standing 700 strong, an army of AFSCME leaders and activists from across the country headed to Congress during the second day of the union's 2009 Legislative Conference.
Vice President Biden: Rebuild the Labor Movement!
Joe Biden, addressing AFSCME leaders at the 2009 AFSCME Legislative Conference in Washington, D.C., urged passage of the Employee Free Choice Act to help rebuild the American middle class.
AFSCME Legislative Conference Features Vice President
Hundreds of AFSCME leaders and activists will hear from Vice Pres. Joe Biden and other speakers at the union’s 2009 Legislative Conference in Washington, D.C.
NYC Day Care Workers, Parents March to Save School Funding
Hundreds of day care and Head Start employees from District Council 1707 marched to protest proposed cuts to kindergarten and other youth programs.
AFSCME RN to Congress: “Government Must Protect Frontline Workers Fighting Pandemic Influenza”
Miguel García testified before Congress on the need for comprehensive federal standards to protect health care workers in the face of a flu pandemic.
HHS Secretary Addresses AFSCME Nurses
Department of Health and Human Services Sec. Kathleen Sebelius said national health reform depends on the LPNs and RNs standing at the frontlines.
California Nurses Approve Historic First Contract
Registered nurses at Parkview Community Hospital Medical Center in Riverside have overwhelmingly ratified their first contract and won a strong voice in the workplace.
Nurses Congress to Address Health Care Crisis
Some 300 registered nurses (RNs) and licensed practical nurses (LPNs) from across the country gather in Washington, D.C. for the 12th annual National Nurses Congress hosted by AFSCME-United Nurses of America (UNA).
AFSCME President McEntee Honored by AFL-CIO in Maryland
The Metropolitan Baltimore Council of AFL-CIO Unions has named AFSCME Pres. Gerald W. McEntee this year’s “COPE Person of the Year.”
UDW Exec. Dir. Douglas Moore Jr. Honored by Labor Group
The San Diego and Imperial Counties Labor Council has named Douglas Moore Jr., executive director of United Domestic Workers Home Care Providers Union (UDW/AFSCME), 2008-2009 Labor Leader of the Year.
NM Home Child Care Providers Win Right to Organize
Gov. Bill Richardson (D) recently signed legislation affecting both registered and licensed providers who take care of children through New Mexico’s child care assistance program.
Delaware Public Employees Say ‘No!’ to Budget Cuts
Nearly 100 members of Council 81 rallied at the state capitol in Dover recently to demand that lawmakers tap into the state’s “rainy day fund” to protect vital public services that taxpayers deserve.
New Sheriff In Town
After eight difficult years of anti-worker labor policies imposed by the Bush administration, the nation’s new Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis received a rousing welcome during her March 24 visit to AFSCME headquarters.
Oklahoma Cities Offered Free AFSCME Safety Training
Local governments can spend thousands of dollars hiring private trainers to teach safety on the job, but the public works employees of Tulsa, Okla., represented by Local 1180 received their training courtesy of AFSCME International.
Kansas State Workers Celebrate Founding Convention
Members of Kansas Organization of State Employees (KOSE)/AFSCME Local 300 laid the groundwork for a better future at their first convention in February.
Connecticut Corrections Employees Win Wage Hike
5,000 Connecticut state corrections employees - members of AFSCME Council 4 - will get a wage hike totaling 8 percent over three years.
First Contract for Kansas Child Care Providers
7,000 registered or licensed home child care providers, members of Child Care Providers Together Kansas (CCPT)/AFSCME, signed their first contract with the state in February.

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