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Virginia receives notice of possible city worker strike

Local AFSCME 454 cited reduction in benefits, elimination of scheduling protections and seniority rights along with a 1% increase as a main reason for rejecting previous offers.

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Maryland, union leaders converge to fill job openings

Maryland and union leaders came together Saturday to sound the alarm on a staffing crisis.

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Pennsylvania union contracts SEIU and AFSCME

Members of two large Pennsylvania state employee unions ratified proposed four-year contracts with Gov. Josh Shapiro's administration.

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Campaign aims to get more state worker vacancies filled

The push is aimed at filling thousands of vacant positions within Pennsylvania government.

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In Defense of Illinois's Public-Union Contract

Gov. J.B. Pritzker has the state in strong financial health.

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Safe Haven 'casual' employees call for equal pay, time off

AFSCME members picketed outside the nonprofit’s resource center in Duluth on Tuesday.

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UPW workers vote to ratify new contract at Maui Health ending two-month strike : Maui Now

Nearly 500 frontline healthcare workers at Kaiser’s Maui Health System have voted to ratify a new three-year contract, ending a nearly two-month strike.

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Prison employees attacked, injured by inmate, union alleges

Two employees of Henry Hill Correctional Center suffered injuries in an attack by an offender on Friday, according to a news release from AFSCME (American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees) Council 31. Both women required hospital treatment, the release says. A sergeant and an officer suspected the offender was passing contraband and directed […]

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Striking UPW workers reject latest contract offer from Maui Health : Maui Now

With an overwhelming number of members voting NO to the latest three-year offer, the strike continues with no clear timeline on where contract discussions go from here.

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Striking UPW workers at Maui Health System to resume negotiations on Monday, March 6 : Maui Now

Negotiations are set to resume next week for hundreds of Maui Health System workers who have been on strike since last Wednesday. Negotiations with a Federal Mediator are set to resume on Monday, March 6, 2023 at 10 a.m. 

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