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Apr. 14, 2020

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AFSCME Urgently Demands More Aid from Congress for States, Localities

It’s become clear that relief bills Congress has approved thus far, including the record $2.2 trillion Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act, won’t be enough to quell th

AFSCME Urgently Demands More Aid from Congress for States, Localities

Apr. 09, 2020

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Bayou State Blues: Members Slammed While Processing Record Unemployment Claims

AFSCME members working for the Louisiana Workforce Commission (LWC) are hopping busy these days fulfilling a critical mission.

Bayou State Blues: Members Slammed While Processing Record Unemployment Claims

Apr. 01, 2020

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Grievance Filed for Essential Employees

On April 17th, 2020 Local 189 filed a grievance for the violation of Article 9.12 for Essential Employees

Grievance Filed for Essential Employees

Apr. 01, 2020

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Their Lives Are On The Line. Yet, ‘Public Service Workers Still Answer the Call’

Updating wills before heading into work. Extending the lives of single-use masks. Self-isolating from their own families. These are just some of the shameful realities and conditions health care workers on the front lines of fighting the COVID-19 pandemic are facing each day.

Their Lives Are On The Line. Yet, ‘Public Service Workers Still Answer the Call’

Mar. 25, 2020

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Corrections, EMS Workers Stress Need for Resources in COVID-19 Fight

Before the announcement early Wednesday of an unprecedented $2 trillion deal to combat the coronavirus pandemic, AFSCME President Lee Saunders and three front-line wor

Corrections, EMS Workers Stress Need for Resources in COVID-19 Fight