EWU Bargaining Update 7/10/18
Here's today's quick update from the bargaining team:"It’s good to have the opportunity to engage with management on such significant issues for our members."Came to tentative agreements (TA) on 8 articlesExchanged about a dozen articles between both partiesNegotiations...
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Supreme Court Nominee Named
President Donald Trump announced tonight that Brett Kavanaugh is his pick to replace Justice Anthony Kennedy on the Supreme Court. Kavanaugh serves on the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, which often rules on major challenges to federal laws and p...
Scott Walker, other GOP candidates in key Midwest states trail Democratic rivals
WASHINGTON — New polls in three key Midwestern states show Republican Senate and gubernatorial candidates trailing their Democratic counterparts in hypothetical matchups — particularly GOP Gov. Scott Walker in Wisconsin, where only a third of voters say he deserves to b...
House Tax Structure Work Group hearing next week
The Tax Structure Work Group meets next week in Spokane, Yakima and Vancouver.The goal of this work group is to facilitate discussions about the current tax structure, with a focus on the business and occupation tax, and identify any options to improve the overall tax s...
HOPE Union Temporary Phone Outage
Attention HOPE Members:Your HOPE Office Phone Lines are Temporarily Down... Not to fear, you still have several ways to reach out to your HOPE Union:Give a Call: You can call your HOPE Executive Board Members Department Union Representatives Member Leaders, or Organizer...
Meet Mahlon
Mahlon Mitchell’s Badger State Beer Tour continues! Wisconsin AFL-CIO endorsed gubernatorial candidate Mahlon Mitchell is crisscrossing Wisconsin to hear from voters and detail his vision for Wisconsin’s future.Mahlon Mitchell has a plan to get Wisconsin working for wor...
July 2018 MSOP Meet and Confer
AFSCME Labor Management MSOPJuly 12, 20181st Floor Administration Attendance: Adam Castle, Matt Stenger, Crystal Kreklow, Ryan Cates, Eric Hesse, Mike Homer, Troy Sherwood, Jamie Sheppard, Elizabeth Trandum, Jamie Sheppard, Scott Halverson, Michelle Sexe, Paul Rodrigue...
On the Front Line: Helping Moms and Babies
When a pregnant woman comes to Hennepin Healthcare who’s using or suspected of using opiates, inpatient social worker Liz Foltz springs into action.
On the Front Line: Helping Moms and Babies
When a pregnant woman comes to Hennepin Healthcare who’s using or suspected of using opiates, inpatient social worker Liz Foltz springs into action.
Pension Bill Passes
On May 31st, Govenor Dayton signed into a law a pension bill that has been toted to stabilize and protect public pensions for decades to come.
July 2018 General Membership
General Membership Meeting-AFSCME 404 July 12, 20183PM HobbersPresent: Ryan Cates, Matt Stenger, Eric Hesse, Emilio Florez, Antonino Guerrero, James Hemshrot, Crystal Kreklow1.Secretary Report:
Bargaining Update 7/11/18
Members make the difference at the tableMembers came together with one strong voice to lift your bargaining team and show support on Tuesday (7/10/18) while we proposed our comprehensive wage package.
I-1644 petition request
If you agree with I-1644 and want to help collect signatures to get it on the ballot, here's what you need to know. At this time, AFSCME Council 28 has not taken a position on the initiative, but wants to make sure our members are informed.The following is from the One...