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Labor Management Committee Election Results

Thanks to everyone who voted in our Labor Management Committee election.  The results are in!  Please join us in congratulating Monisha Bunday, Mini Kincaid, and Gina Claiborne--your first la

Labor Management Committee Vote

 As we begin the process of building up the structure of our Local Union, the time has come for our first vote.  

AFSCME president urges swift Senate action on COVID-19 relief bill

AFSCME President Lee Saunders praised the House of Representatives for passing the American Rescue Plan on Saturday and urged the Senate to follow suit as soon as possible.

AFSCME’s free bachelor’s degree program is here to stay

There is good news for AFSCME members looking to pursue higher education. AFSCME Free College has made its bachelor’s degree completion program a permanent benefit.

That means that AFSCME members and their families can earn a bachelor’s degree for free, making an even wider choice of career options a possibility for more people.

New leaders make new push to raise the federal minimum wage

Here’s a sure sign of new leadership in Washington. There’s a renewed push to increase the minimum wage to $15 an hour, an idea that went nowhere when the Trump administration and anti-worker members of Congress were in power.

AFSCME retiree Sue Conard calls on Congress to fund the front lines

The coronavirus pandemic won’t be controlled until states, cities, towns and schools – and particularly health departments – have the funding they need from the federal government, says AFSCME Retiree Sue Conard.

Conard should know. She spent 24 years as a public health nurse serving Wisconsin’s La Crosse County. One of her many areas of expertise? Immunization.

U.S. Conference on Mayors calls on Congress to go big on funding the front lines

The U.S. Conference of Mayors has sent a letter to Congress that echoes what AFSCME has been saying for months: It’s long past time to robustly fund the front lines.

In first days as president, Biden shows bold leadership

In his first days on the job, President Joe Biden has taken swift executive action to protect and empower public service workers, strengthen public services and help working people. On his first day alone, he signed 17 executive orders, memorandums and proclamations that showed the kind of bold leadership our country needs now.

¡Lo Hicimos!

¡Buenas noticias!

 

Ganamos nuestra elección sindical (164 sí contra 61 no) para nuestras dos unidades de negociación, y todos estamos unidos nuevamente en una sola unión (empleados profesionales, técnicos, de servicio y de mantenimiento) para nuestras negociaciones contractuales, así como para cualquier asunto sindical que suceda de ahora en adelante.

 

We did it!

Great news!

We won our union election (164 yes to 61 no) for both of our bargaining units, and we are all united again in one union (Professionals, Technical, Service, and Maintenance employees) for our contract negotiations as well as any union matters going forward!

What’s next? Management has a week to file objections to the election and if there are none, we will be officially certified as a union by the National Labor Relations Board next Friday, January 15th. We will begin to prepare for bargaining in a number of ways: