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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.

AFSCME President Lee Saunders praised the White House’s announcement Thursday that the Biden administration will forgive student loans for an additional 78,000 borrowers — including many AFSCME mem

AFSCME President Lee Saunders congratulated Nicole Berner, a longtime labor lawyer and general counsel of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), on being 

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SUBJECT: AFSCME Wisconsin Statement on Collective Bargaining Freedom Act

AFSCME Wisconsin Statement on Collective Bargaining Freedom Act

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SUBJECT: AFSCME Wisconsin Statement on Aurora Health Care Inc. Anti-Worker Tactics in Contract Bargaining

AFSCME Wisconsin Statement on Aurora Health Care Inc. Anti-Worker Tactics in Contract Bargaining

Here’s a big reason to join a union – a bigger paycheck.New numbers from U.S. Labor Department’s Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) show just how much of a difference a union makes in terms of worker pay.

Friday, January 17, 2020

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SUBJECT: AFSCME Wisconsin Statement on Fair Contract for Milwaukee Public Museum Employees

AFSCME Wisconsin Statement on Fair Contract for Milwaukee Public Museum Employees

On a normal day, Sandra Pacheco, an administrative assistant in Puerto Rico’s Department of Transportation and Public Works, begins her day at 7 a.m., filing paperwork for her colleagues in the field. It’s a job that Pacheco, who is president of her local, AFSCME Local 3889, Council 95 (Servidores Públicos Unidos de Puerto Rico), does with pride and dedication.

The new year brings good news for millions of working Americans. Nearly 7 million of them are in line to get pay raises this year thanks to state and local minimum-wage hikes.

As a public librarian for the Philadelphia Free Library, Sheila O’Steen embodies what we think of when we imagine a public service worker. Every day, she interacts with members of her community. Whether her patrons are young or old, affluent or impoverished, O’Steen shares knowledge and information with everyone she serves.