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AFSCME Wisconsin Council 32 is proud to announce its 2024 scholarship program! Council 32 is devoted to improving educational accessibility for hardworking AFSCME families.

Workers in health care and social service industries are a big step closer to having safer workplaces.

On Friday, the House of Representatives passed the Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act (H.R.1195) by a bipartisan vote of 254 to 166. The bill requires the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to issue a standard to prevent workplace violence in health care and social service assistance settings.

This Spring, AFSCME PEOPLE-endorsed candidates won big at the ballot box! AFSCME PEOPLE committees across the state interviewed dozens of candidates, mobilized for Election Day, and educated their coworkers and families about what was at stake.

Together, we helped elect pro-worker candidates, across Wisconsin, who'll value essential workers' labor and the high-quality services we provide our communities. Thank you for doing your part to this election! 

Our Spring 2021 AFSCME PEOPLE electoral victories:

On this National Library Workers Day, AFSCME library workers deserve to be recognized for the value they bring to our diverse communities and the vital services they provide anyone who asks for help.

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SUBJECT: AFSCME Wisconsin Statement on Governor Evers’s Veto of SB 38

AFSCME Wisconsin Statement on Governor Evers’s Veto of SB 38

AFSCME Wisconsin applauds Governor Tony Evers’s veto of Senate Bill 38, requiring that the Governor submit to the legislature a uniform timeline for state employees to return to their physical places of employment.

Boston Mayor Marty Walsh is getting a big promotion.

Georgia Veiga has been a proud member of AFSCME New Jersey Local 3440 for the last 17 years. She regularly seeks out opportunities to support companies that employ union workers. 

As the world marked the anniversary of the official start of the coronavirus pandemic Thursday, President Biden signed the American Rescue Plan into law and offered words of hope to a weary nation.

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.