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AFSCME National Updates
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AFSCME members who keep a PA jail running mobilize for paid parental leave victory
Members of AFSCME Local 543 celebrate a new paid parental leave policy for Lehigh County workers that they fought for.
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American Library Association workers win their AFSCME union in overwhelming vote
Another organizing victory: American Library Association workers vote to form a union through AFSCME Council 31 in Illinois.
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They saved Pappas Hospital once. Now AFSCME members are fighting to save it again. The battle for children's care isn't over.
AFSCME members are fighting once again to save a Massachusetts children’s hospital from closing.
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Victory! Administrative and clerical state workers in Nevada win union
Union power grows in Nevada as state administrative and clerical employees win a big vote and get ready to bargain their first contract.
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McLaren Port Huron workers win their union by standing together
The dedicated health care staff at McLaren Port Huron Hospital are forming a union through AFSCME Michigan.
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