Health Care Workers
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Home care provider: ‘Medicaid cuts will hurt the people I care for’
UDW home care provider Sabrina Bishop warns of cuts to Medicaid. Read More
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As fires devastate Los Angeles, AFSCME members continue to serve
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Solidarity and activism help Jacksonville members win strong contract with UF Health
AFSCME members who work for a North Florida health system are celebrating their strong new contract. Read More
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Memphis-area employees celebrate across-the-board pay raises and bonuses
Memphis city workers are finally getting much-needed pay raises and bonuses. Read More
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Honoring AFSCME nurses during National Nurses Week
AFSCME President Lee Saunders honored nurses during National Nurses Week. Read More
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In a changing medical workplace, Salem Hospital physicians form union through AFSCME
We welcome 145 attending physicians at Salem Hospital in Massachusetts to the AFSCME family. Read More
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AFSCME’s Saunders: As we celebrate Care Workers Recognition Month, care workers are organizing and mobilizing
WASHINGTON – AFSCME President Lee Saunders released the following statement ahead of today’s Rally for Care and in response to President Joe Biden proclaiming April 2024 as Care Workers Recognition Month: “Care workers are an essential part of our lives – whether providing early childhood education, end of life care or supporting people with disabilities. This… Read More
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In Alaska, a nurse’s aide eases elders’ paths
Alaska’s Crystal Basnaw is a source of “limitless” kindness at the Fairbanks Pioneer Home. Read More
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Workers at renowned Massachusetts hospital win hard-fought first contract
A contract at last for workers at a famed Massachusetts psychiatric hospital. Read More
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Salem Hospital doctors to form a union through Council 93
To improve patient care, doctors at Salem Hospital in Massachusetts are forming a union. Read More
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Maryland AFSCME member urges swift congressional action on federal budget
Jenny Reese, a Maryland nurse and president of AFSCME Local 539 (Council 3), wants Congress to quickly pass a federal budget and not cut services. Read More
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AFSCME’s Saunders: This National Nurses Week is a call to action to address severe staffing shortages
AFSCME President Lee Saunders released the following statement recognizing National Nurses Week, which is May 6-12, 2023: “Our health care system would be nothing without the nurses who care for us every single day. During times of crisis, they are our first line of defense, braving pandemics, responding to natural disasters or simply being a… Read More
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AFSCME’s Saunders: President Biden’s executive order is a milestone in effort to transform care work
AFSCME President Lee Saunders released the following statement in response to the Biden Administration’s announcement of a new executive order to improve care across the country: “Today, we celebrate a major milestone in our effort to address the crisis in care and win respect and recognition for care workers. President Joe Biden’s new executive order… Read More
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Promote Targeted Investment in Nursing Education
WHEREAS: Central to building a strong nurse workforce is a higher education system that has the capacity to supply enough nursing graduates to meet the demands of the health care system. Authors of a 2015 healthcare workforce report forewarned that the number of RNs produced each year nationwide is “grossly inadequate” to match the blatantly… Read More
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Mandatory Staffing Ratios Save Lives and Lower the Cost of Health Care
WHEREAS: Feeble attempts to address the critical nurse staffing issue have resulted in the nation’s largest health care workforce witnessing the implementation of failed policy that has not only been costly but has put patients’ lives at risk. Implementing safe staffing in all hospital settings is part of making health security a fundamental human right,… Read More
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Health Care Workers
AFSCME members work in our nation’s health care system night and day to provide quality care for patients. In hospitals, clinics, long-term care facilities, public health and other practice settings, we are nurses, aides, dietitians and food service workers, custodians, technicians, physician assistants, therapists, doctors, pharmacists and administrative staff. Resources Resolutions Read More
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