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Statement Re: Wage Increases for Non-Bargaining USM Staff
AFSCME leadership hopes to improve relationship with USM, UMD after strained summer
UMD will use reserve funds to cover mandated raises for union employees
Maryland union reaches agreement with USM, Gov. Wes Moore over withheld pay raises
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AFSCME National Updates
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AFSCME members are fired up and getting out the vote for pro-worker candidates
AFSCME members throughout the country are mobilizing to get out the vote for these crucial midterm elections.
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Why vote? These AFSCME Ohio members have the answer.
Four Ohioans share their reasons why public service workers should vote in the midterm elections.
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This Never Quit winner’s upbringing motivates him to care for his community.
Tashawn Tarver Jr., a crew chief with the City of Albany, New York, and a member of AFSCME Local 1961 (Council 66), is the latest winner of our union’s Never Quit Service Award.
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AFSCME retirees put personal touch on get-out-the-vote effort, mailing 200,000 postcards to members
AFSCME Retirees know how to get out the vote: They’ve mailed nearly 200,000 postcards to fellow AFSCME members in key states.
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Mobilizing for the midterms: Spotlight Michigan
Learn how AFSCME members in Michigan are mobilizing for the midterms.