Union Rights and Solidarity

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"Can I See You In My Office?": Your Weingarten Rights

If you are called into a meeting with management, you have the right to request union representation, should you believe discipline might result. You must make t

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L800 Members Picket For Fair Contracts

We are featured on the front page of the Sept.

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Workers at Non-Profits Unionize Across the Country

The cover of the January 2023 issue of The Chronicle of Philanthropy features the headline, "UNION PUSH" and the subhead, "Non-profit workers want better pay, benefits,

Summary of Contract Agreement, for JFed, JBBBS, BJE, & JCF

Negotiations Team on Monday, November 6 2023 - 9:00am

The Contract ratified unanimously by the membership (80% of membership voting) includes the following:

AFSCME’s I AM STORY podcast wins national awards

AFSCME Staff on Thursday, October 26 2023 - 3:39pm

AFSCME supports new federal rule that seeks to improve nursing home staffing

Pablo Ros on Friday, October 20 2023 - 3:52pm

Rosemarie Kukys. Member-provided photo.

Biden’s new $9 billion student debt relief plan would greatly help public service workers

AFSCME Staff on Wednesday, October 18 2023 - 10:21pm

During the COVID-19 pandemic, the Biden administration halted all federal student loan repayments. After the national COVID-19 emergency ended in March 2023, Congress passed a law preventing further extensions. As a result, payments resumed in October.

For people whose student loan repayments have started up again, there’s good news.

President Saunders, AFSCME members picket with UAW members, show strong solidarity

Ezra Kane-Salafia on Wednesday, October 4 2023 - 3:02pm

TOLEDO, Ohio – AFSCME President Lee Saunders and dozens of AFSCME members stood strong alongside striking UAW members at the Stellantis Jeep and Chrysler assembly plant here Monday in a powerful demonstration of solidarity with the autoworkers. UAW members are

AFSCME retirees celebrate as White House publishes list of drugs facing price cuts

Pete Levine on Monday, September 25 2023 - 11:46am

“This is going to be a game-changer for my household and millions of other retirees like me,” AFSCME Illinois Retiree Craig Missel said in the fall of 2022, as he and other AFSCME members shared stories of progress since President Joe Biden took office in 2020.