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Local 1623 News Article
Scuffy Paulson: Keeping Minnesota Moving
Mike Buesing Local Union Development Award: St. Stephen's Human Services
Rick Scott Political Activism Award: AFSCME Council 5 Corrections Policy Committee
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AFSCME National Updates
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Workers at another Maryland library system gain a voice at work through Council 3
Congratulations to workers at the Frederick County Public Library System for forming a union through AFSCME Maryland Council 3.
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Child care affordability is a crisis we can solve.
States and localities are stepping up.
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AFSCME members win fight to repeal Utah law taking away union rights
Thanks to the AFSCME members, anti-worker lawmakers in Utah were forced to repeal an anti-union bill targeting public service workers.
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Affordability crisis spurs demand for fair raise from South Florida health care workers
AFSCME members who keep health care running in the Miami area are demanding a fair cost-of-living increase to fight the affordability crisis.
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First contract, big raises for workers at a Chicago museum
First union contract nets raises for workers at Museum of Science & Industry in Chicago.
