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Philadelphia child care providers receive payments, but Pennsylvania child care crisis continues
After five months, Pennsylvania finally pays Philadelphia-area child care providers. — Nov 21
In Florida, Duval County food service workers speak up for fair wages — and win
In one Florida community, AFSCME workers who feed school kids fought hard to win raises that will keep them out of poverty. — Nov 21
University of California workers strike to protest what they call bad-faith bargaining
Members of AFSCME Local 3299 who work for the University of California system are on strike, protesting what they call their employer’s bad-faith bargaining. — Nov 20
San Antonio city employees regain their political voice after decades
An AFSCME-backed ballot measure gives San Antonio city employees their voice back. — Nov 19
New York state corrections superintendent is latest Never Quit winner
Ronald Walsh, a corrections superintendent in Schenectady County, N.Y., and member of AFSCME Council 82, is the latest winner of our union’s Never Quit Service Award. — Nov 15