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Honoring the Unsung Heroes
More than 500 law enforcement and corrections officers gathered in Las Vegas for the Public Safety Congress to discuss critical issues like prison overcrowding and use of force in law enforcement.
UDW Member Testifies at Workers’ Rights Hearing
More than 300 workers participated in the First National Asian Pacific American Workers’ Rights Hearing at the AFL-CIO to share their stories and talk about the challenges of organizing new members.- AFSCME Public Safety Congress Convenes in Las Vegas Nov. 13-15
Hundreds of law enforcement and corrections officers are meeting this weekend in Las Vegas for the biennial Public Safety Congress. 
Alaska Public Service Workers Featured on National Geographic Channel
The Alaska State Troopers – members of the Public Safety Employees of Alaska (PSEA)/AFSCME Local 803 – are featured in a cable TV series on the National Geographic Channel.- Philadelphia Corrections Officers Win Arbitration Ruling
The Commonwealth Court has ruled that nearly 2,000 corrections officers in the City of Philadelphia are entitled to reach new agreements through an arbitration process. - NM Child Care Providers Say ‘Yes’ to AFSCME
Approximately 2,600 family child care providers statewide can now speak with one powerful voice after voting to join Child Care Providers Together (CCPT)/New Mexico, an affiliate of AFSCME Council 18. - California Nurses Win Grant to Improve Health Care
The United Nurses Associations of California/Union of Health Care Professionals (UNAC/UHCP/AFSCME) has won a $60,000 federal grant to improve patient care at Riverside’s Parkview Community Hospital and Medical Center. - Federal Judge Blocks California In-Home Service Cuts
United Domestic Workers (UDW/AFSCME) and its partners have won a key victory in their battle to prevent as many as 130,000 low-income seniors and the disabled from losing critical in-home care services. 
Washington Workers and Community Supporters Rally to ‘Save the Disabled’
Members of WFSE Local 573 (Council 28), the City Council of Medical Lake and community supporters protest the planned closure of Lakeland Village, a residential facility for the developmentally disabled.
Demonstrators Protest Outside Health Insurance Trade Group Meeting
Hundreds of members of AFSCME, other unions and health care reform advocacy groups demonstrated in Washington, DC, outside a hotel where America’s Health Insurance Plans (AHIP) held a two-day conference.
Oregon Workers Turn Up the Heat
More than 175 members of AFSCME Local 350 (Oregon Council 75) participated in a recent rally to protest Clackamas County's regressive bargaining proposals.
AFSCME Retiree Leader Doris Clark Honored in Illinois
Doris Clark, a 94-year-old advocate for the elderly who served as president of AFSCME’s retirees chapter in Illinois, has been inducted into the Illinois Department on Aging Senior Hall of Fame.- Health Care Professionals Hit the Road for Public Option
Dozens of doctors and nurses represented by AFSCME and affiliate unions went door-knocking over the past two weekends in nine key states in support of a health reform bill that includes a public option. 
Wisconsin Soldier Answers the Call
Millard was featured on the cover of the October 12, 2009 issue of Time Magazine which covers the war in Afghanistan. His unit’s job is considered the most dangerous job in a war zone.- Suit Filed to Protect California In-Home Care Services
United Domestic Workers (UDW/AFSCME) has gone to court, along with several other plaintiffs, to prevent more than 100,000 low-income seniors and the disabled from losing critical in-home care services. - New York County COs Demand Better Working Conditions
Corrections officers at the Sullivan Correctional Facility in Fallsburg, NY, are understaffed, overworked and underpaid. And they want things to change. 
Connecticut Red Cross Workers Fight for Safety, Respect
Members of Connecticut Local 3145 (AFSCME Council 4) are joining Red Cross blood collection workers nationwide who are raising public awareness about how Red Cross puts profits ahead of safety.- Judge Rules Illinois State Workers Can Keep Jobs for Now
More than 2,600 state employees who faced layoffs can stay on the job following a court decision in a lawsuit brought by AFSCME Council 31. - Ohio Child Care Providers Ratify First Contract
Nearly 8,000 in-home child care providers in Ohio have ratified their first AFSCME contract, guaranteeing union recognition, establishing a grievance procedure, and giving in-home child care providers new rights on the job. 
Illinois Mental Health Workers Win 3-Year Struggle for Dignity
Ending one of the nation’s longest labor disputes, approximately 30 employees of Heartland Human Services have ratified a contract that will return them to work after two years on the picket line.