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AFSCME 189 Leadership Opportunities

Officer nominations

AFSCME 189 members can nominate candidates for the following leadership positions at the November 10, 2026, 7:00 pm General Membership meeting: 

AFSCME 189 Leadership Opportunities

VEBA Benefit Program webpage updated

In October 2026, AFSCME 189 launched HRA VEBA health reimbursement accounts for our bargaining unit employees in the general unit and Auditor’s unit. In conjunction with this launch, we updated the VEBA Information webpage.

VEBA Benefit Program webpage updated

Workers get paid a lot less in states with anti-union laws, report shows

Workers who live in states with anti-union laws – the so-called “right-to-work” states – earn on average 6.7% less than those who live in states favorable to collective bargaining, a

Workers get paid a lot less in states with anti-union laws, report shows

Americans’ support of labor unions remains sky-high

Seventy-one percent of Americans approve of labor unions, according to a Gallup Poll published this week, matching the recent high from 2022. That’s the hig

Americans’ support of labor unions remains sky-high

Judge sides with AFSCME workers to protect Public Service Loan Forgiveness program

AFSCME members will continue to be eligible for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program after a federal judge blocked the administration’s effort to unfairly disqualify certain government and nonprofit employers from the popular program.  

Judge sides with AFSCME workers to protect Public Service Loan Forgiveness program