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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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Heading to college carrying lessons from their AFSCME parents: Highlights from the essays of AFSCME Family Scholarship Winners 2025
AFSCME Family Scholarship winners share the life-changing impact of our union on their families’ lives.
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Drug exposure causes medical emergencies at Iowa facility
Exposure to narcotics sickens corrections officers in an Iowa prison.
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AFSCME’s half-century-old archives tell the story of our union
The Detroit building housing AFSCME’s archives turns 50 this year.
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AFSCME rally holds CA Rep. Young Kim accountable for ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ vote
AFSCME members hold California Rep. Young Kim accountable for her vote to cut vital public services and programs for working families.
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Rule change threatens AFSCME members who work in employment services
The independence of state employment services professionals is being threatened by a Labor Department rule change.
