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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 applauds court ruling that pauses USDA reorganization
AFSCME President Patrick Moran praised a federal court ruling on Tuesday that halts, for now, the illegal reorganization of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). The Trump administration’s attempts to gut the USDA threaten essential public services that protect working families and support American farmers, as well as public benefits including the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance […]
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California EMS workers overwhelmingly vote AFSCME yes
Paramedics and EMTs from a Southern California ambulance service voted to organize with AFSCME.
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For Tulsa workers, grit and solidarity lead to historic new contracts
AFSCME members in Tulsa achieve historic contract.
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Obama Foundation and Presidential Center employees are organizing with AFSCME
Employees at the Obama Foundation and Presidential Center announced a union organizing effort with AFSCME Council 31 in Illinois.
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New York forensic scientist is driven by ‘the human behind the evidence’
Sofia Papamitrou is a criminalist in the New York City Police Department and member of AFSCME Local 3778 (DC 37) who is committed to serving her community.