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A win for Michigan conservation officers spotlights their broad role in public safety
Conservation officers in Michigan win much-deserved pay parity.
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Public Safety Spotlight: Despite the danger, a Maryland corrections officer knows her work is changing lives
Maryland Corrections Officer Ofonime Akpabio perseveres despite danger.
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Nevada state employees win longevity pay by fighting through their AFSCME union
AFSCME Nevada members stand strong to secure longevity pay victory.
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A home care worker fights for her client — and her profession
Learn how home care workers like Sabrina Bishop fight for their clients and their profession.
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The SAVE Plan: Another path to student debt relief
The SAVE plan will ease your student loan burden.
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Security when it matters: Pay raises for unionized workers reached multi-decade high in 2023
Union contracts in 2023 included the highest average pay raise of any year since at least 1988, at 6.6%.
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Off-duty Florida paramedics win Never Quit awards for rescuing tornado victims
AFSCME Florida members Heath Schmidt and Paul Tucker, who are both critical care paramedics, are the latest winners of our union’s Never Quit Service Award.
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Shutdown-averting bill has money for AFSCME child care priorities, but more is needed
There’s good news for AFSCME child care providers in the shutdown-averting bill but more help is needed.
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Biden forgives student loans for an additional 78,000 public service workers
For 78,000 public service workers, student debt relief is on the way.
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AFSCME congratulates Judge Nicole Berner on winning Senate confirmation
We congratulate labor lawyer Nicole Berner for winning Senate confirmation to serve as a federal appeals court judge.
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Oakland Museum of California recognizes union workers formed through AFSCME
The Oakland Museum of California has recognized its workers’ union.
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New Maryland state worker contract offers much-needed pay increases
A new Maryland state worker contract has raises for thousands.
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On a visit to Capitol Hill, AFSCME members from Hawaii push our union’s priorities
Hawaii members traveled to Washington for a study trip and visit their members of Congress to discuss concerns.
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Jefferson County Public Library workers are first to form union under Colorado’s collective bargaining law
Welcome to the 350 workers at Jefferson County Public Library in Colorado.
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After a week on strike, Local 454 members pressure board to return to past offer
A strike and union solidarity ended the contract stalemate in Virginia, Minnesota.
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Mr. Montoya goes to Washington
AFSCME member had a ringside seat to the State of the Union speech last week.
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Oregon legislature makes historic investment in state’s public safety workforce
Oregon public safety workers will benefit from a bill that passed the legislature.
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Success! Workers at the Denver Art Museum elect their union
Denver Art Museum workers vote for their union despite management resistance.
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Helping some of Hawaii’s most vulnerable, Never Quit winner embodies can-do spirit
Mary Akimo-Lu’uwai, who works for the Hawaii Department of Health, is the latest winner of our union’s Never Quit Service Award.
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AFSCME supports Biden’s vision for America and will help him execute it
AFSCME endorses President Joe Biden’s vision for America’s future.
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