PARKS Area Report 10/2018
1- Met with C&M workers to discuss issues that have developed as a result of area management Update: Based upon concerns brought to my attention I am evaluating another method of approving or providing feedback from maintenance workers to ensure they have a voice.Wo...
Corrections Area Report 10/2018
1- DOC 380.200 Community SupervisionWorkload, obtained an agreement with management to implement workload reductions strategies short term, midterm, and long term. Monitoring implementation for compliance.Management is overdue with the second round of reductions. Asked...
UTC Area Reports
UTILITIES AND TRANSPORATION COMMISSION10/2018We had one Demand to Bargain at this time regarding changes to the Mobil Devices Policy. We have one disciplinary grievance on going at this time.
SPSCC Area Reports
SOUTH PUGET SOUND COMMUNITY COLLEGE10/2018We have one Demand to Bargain at this time regarding a new background check policy. We have also asked to discuss cameras on the campus. We had one grievance, which was subsequently withdrawn
Trade tariffs affects trade deficit
President Donald Trump wanted to lower the trade deficit between China and the US. So he increased the tariffs on good imported from China. Those tariffs have had the opposite effect on the trade gap. As it stands now, the trade deficit is at a 10 year high. In one...
2019 Calendar
AFSCME Local 4042019 Calendar (Subject to change)MSOP L/M (2nd Thursday of the month)Forensic Division L/M (3rd Thursday of the month)General Membership Meetings (3rd Thursday of the month)CARE/CBHH (4th Thursday of the month, every 3 months)January 201910th ...
Lobby Training
LOBBY TRAINING 2019RSVP ONLINE HEREOf course we engage in politics!There is no workforce in the state of Washington that has more at stake in decisions made by the Legislature.
CUNY Members Overwhelmingly Approve New Contract
By GREGORY N. HEIRESMembers at the City University of New York voted by more than 98 percent in favor of a 52-month new contract that provides a raise of more than 8 percent with no givebacks.The contract–which covers 10,000 members–includes a new paid family leave bene...
ADVISORY: Iowa Supreme Court to Hear Oral Arguments in Two Collective Bargaining Cases on Wednesday
MEDIA ADVISORYFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASECONTACT: Mazie Stilwell, AFSCME Council 61, (515) 246-2637 Jean Hessburg, ISEA, (515) 314-8799
An AFSCME Strong Victory for Injured CT Police Officers
Three years ago, Bridgeport, Connecticut, Police Lt. Paul Grech of AFSCME Local 1159, Council 4 suffered a broken neck on the job when a civilian motorist crashed her car into his city vehicle.“Without surgery, I’d have been in a wheelchair,” the 19-year veteran said ab...
December 2018 MSOP Meeting Minutes
AFSCME MSOP Labor Management December 13th 2018Pexton 20012PM Attendance: Adam Castle, Ryan Cates, Eric Hesse, Jamie Sheppard, Molly Kennedy, Michelle Sexe, Troy Sherwood, Paul Rodriguez, Bonnie Wold, Michelle Breamer, Denise Considine, Andrew Cole AFSCME AGENDA ITEMS
VIDEO Town Hall on Inequality at UW
KODX, Seattle, Dec. 8, 2018Watch the full town hall meeting held at the UW addressing inequality for workers.AFSCME Council 28 (WFSE) represents over 3000 workers at the University of Washington who laundry at Haborview Medical Center, at UW Medical Center and all acros...
VIDEO Town Hall on Inequality at UW
KODX, Seattle, Dec. 8, 2018Watch the full town hall meeting held at the UW addressing inequality for workers.AFSCME Council 28 (WFSE) represents over 3000 workers at the University of Washington who laundry at Haborview Medical Center, at UW Medical Center and all acros...
VIDEO Town Hall on Inequality at UW
KODX, Seattle, Dec. 8, 2018Watch the full town hall meeting held at the UW addressing inequality for workers.AFSCME Council 28 (WFSE) represents over 3000 workers at the University of Washington who laundry at Haborview Medical Center, at UW Medical Center and all acros...
New Contract Boosts New Haven Housing Authority Workers
The power of collective bargaining to improve the lives of union members can be witnessed in New Haven, where the members of AFSCME Local 713, representing clerical and maintenance employees at Elm City Communities/Housing Authority of New Haven (HANH), recently ratifie...
They're "Re-Membering" To Stick With Their Union
As more Americans realize unions may be their best bet to reverse economic trends that favor the rich and powerful, the labor movement faces relentless attacks from the very forces that benefit the most from economic inequality. Shadowy front groups funded by billionair...
New York State Paid Family Leave Fact Sheet
A paid leave benefit has been negotiated on behalf of DC 37 members covered by the 2017-2021 economic agreement. The benefit will be similar to the State Plan described below and is projected to start on January 6, 2019.What is New York State Paid Family Leave?
MSH Minutes
AFSCME Labor Management MSHDecember 20th 2018 1230PMAdministration Building Attendance: Adam Castle, Matt Stenger, Marvin Sullivan, Ryan Cates, Emilio Florez, Steve Wilking, Kurt Crosby, Jake Schoenecker, Scott Melby, Carol Olsen, Lisa Vanderveen, Scott Melby, Alli Kuhl...