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Lawmakers seek congressional support for paraprofessionals and other school staff

Lawmakers seek congressional support for paraprofessionals and other school staff

Feb. 09, 2024

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Lawmakers seek congressional support for paraprofessionals and other school staff

Connecticut Rep. Jahana Hayes recently introduced a resolution calling on Congress to affirm its support for providing living wages, good benefits and fair working conditions to paraeducators, classroom assistants, bus drivers, custodial workers and others who are vital to our public education system.

Lawmakers seek congressional support for paraprofessionals and other school staff

AFSCME’s ‘I AM Story’ podcast nominated for NAACP Image Award

AFSCME’s ‘I AM Story’ podcast nominated for NAACP Image Award

Jan. 29, 2024

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AFSCME’s ‘I AM Story’ podcast nominated for NAACP Image Award

AFSCME’s “I AM Story” podcast has received a nomination for an NAACP Image Award in the “Outstanding Podcast – Limited Series/Short Form” category.

AFSCME’s ‘I AM Story’ podcast nominated for NAACP Image Award

Union membership numbers show momentum remains strong despite staffing shortages

Union membership numbers show momentum remains strong despite staffing shortages

Jan. 23, 2024

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Union membership numbers show momentum remains strong despite staffing shortages

Despite the growing wave of worker organizing across the country, the union membership rate last year ticked down slightly, the U.S.

Union membership numbers show momentum remains strong despite staffing shortages

As a government shutdown looms, AFSCME members voice alarm and frustration

As a government shutdown looms, AFSCME members voice alarm and frustration

Jan. 09, 2024

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As a government shutdown looms, AFSCME members voice alarm and frustration

For John Campion, a monitoring officer with AmeriCorps, the potential for a federal government shutdown beginning this month brings fear, insecurity and frustration.

As a government shutdown looms, AFSCME members voice alarm and frustration

Elmore Nickleberry, Memphis sanitation worker who went on strike in 1968, dies at 92

Elmore Nickleberry, Memphis sanitation worker who went on strike in 1968, dies at 92

Jan. 03, 2024

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Elmore Nickleberry, Memphis sanitation worker who went on strike in 1968, dies at 92

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Elmore Nickleberry, Memphis sanitation worker who went on strike in 1968, dies at 92

Retired from the job, but not from activism

Retired from the job, but not from activism

Dec. 19, 2023

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Retired from the job, but not from activism

As the year comes to a close, I am celebrating the incredible surge of worker activism in 2023. Current and future members of AFSCME and many other unions were in the streets, on the picket lines, and at the bargaining table demanding fairness and respect.

Retired from the job, but not from activism