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AFSCME supports bill that would further expand and improve loan forgiveness program

Thanks to efforts by the Biden administration and AFSCME, many public service workers,

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AFSCME supports legislative proposal to study mental health in the workplace

Many AFSCME members work in high-stress fields such as public safety, health care, emergency medical services and firefighting.

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AFSCME members from across the country are sharing their stories of progress over the last two years.

The last two years have been full of challenges.

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Philadelphia Museum of Art workers begin strike over unfair labor practices for better wages, benefits

Faced with the management’s refusal to remedy unfair labor practices and address workers’ major priorities during contract negotiations, AFSCME Local 397 (District Counc

WORKING PEOPLE'S DAY OF ACTION

Start: February 24, 2018 • 10:00 AM

Thomas Paine Plaza• 1401 John F Kennedy Blvd, Philadelphia, PA 19102

On February 24, join thousands of working people and our allies standing up for our freedoms and demanding an end to a system that’s rigged against us. We will rise up and fight.

Fight for the freedom to come together in strong unions.
Fight for equitable pay.
Fight for affordable health care.
Fight for quality schools.
Fight for vibrant communities.
Fight for a secure future for all of us.

When we join forces and stick together, we are unstoppable.
Search for an event near you and join us.

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Stand in solidarity with the Working People's Day of Action.

For more information about the Working People’s Day of Action, visit www.ItsAboutFreedom.org.

#UnrigtheSystem

National AFSCME News

Never Quit winner is Indianapolis dispatcher described as “a lifeline” to her community
Marilyn Murff, a dispatcher with the Indianapolis Department of Public Works and member of AFSCME Local 725, is a winner of our union’s Never Quit Service Award. — Nov 28
Workers at Pratt libraries in Baltimore join AFSCME Cultural Workers United
Workers at the Enoch Pratt Free Library in Baltimore voted overwhelmingly to join AFSCME Council 67. — Nov 22
South San Francisco city workers win big after voting to strike
A strike wasn’t necessary because the threat of one was all it took for AFSCME members who work for the city of South San Francisco to secure a robust contract. — Nov 17
At celebration of life ceremony, tributes pour in for Jerry McEntee
AFSCME and a host of political and labor leaders celebrated the life of former President Jerry McEntee at the Kennedy Center on Tuesday. — Nov 16
In landslide victory, workers at Columbus Museum of Art vote to unionize with AFSCME
More proof that the unionization drive is strong in cultural institutions – workers at the Columbus Museum of Art just formed a union through AFSCME Council 8. — Nov 15