AFSCME Convention Highlights Organizing
July 24, 2014 By Stephanie West Chicago, IL – Under the banner, “Bold, Brave, and Determined,” over 4000 members of the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees discussed…
July 24, 2014 By Stephanie West Chicago, IL – Under the banner, “Bold, Brave, and Determined,” over 4000 members of the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees discussed…
…in Philadelphia. American Federation of Government Employees National President J. David Cox Sr. detailed the illegal outsourcing in a July 16 letter to Beth Cobert, deputy director for management at…
July 23, 2014 By Stephanie West New York, NY – New York City, one of the largest rapid transit systems in the world is now considering the placement of security…
…retarded, people in nursing homes. We’re taking care of their mothers, their grandparents. We’re taking care of their children. If we weren’t there, where would we be in this world?”…
…provider in the world; and Time Warner Cable, the second largest U.S. cable company. For Comcast, New York State’s approval of the merger is essential: Comcast currently has 23,000…
…had there been a strike. I was pleasantly surprised when I heard the news this morning,” Aiello. Flamora sells newspapers outside Penn Station on 7th Avenue. She said her customers,…
July 18, 2014 By Neal Tepel Washington, DC – Mary Cathryn Ricker, president of the St. Paul teachers union representing 3,300 educators, was voted executive vice president of the American…
…to get back to the negotiating table. “Both the MTA and the LIRR unions need to put the interests of New Yorkers first by returning to the table today and…
…California, Georgia, Pennsylvania and Massachusetts. The American Postal Workers Union opposed it from the start, fearing it would force downsizing and layoffs of postal workers. The American Postal Workers Union…
…state leaders to seize this golden opportunity and create a clean energy future powered by American workers that can protect our wildlife and communities from the dangers of climate change.”…