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In lawsuit, AFSCME and allies slam administration for attacking PSLF
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*CHRISTMAS PARTY* LOCAL 1985 MEETING FOR DECEMBER 15TH 2025 (ZOOM LINK INCLUDED)
AFSCME LOCAL 1985 UNION MEETING
AT SANREMO’S PIZZA & BAR
LOCAL 1985 MEETING ON LINE AND IN PERSON
AT SANREMO’S PIZZA & BAR
10 MARKET STREET PITTSBURGH PA 15222 USA
IN PERSON AND ONLINE THRU Z00M
AFSCME LOCAL 1985 UNION MEETING
AT SANREMO’S PIZZA & BAR
LOCAL 1985 MEETING ON LINE AND IN PERSON
AT SANREMO’S PIZZA & BAR
10 MARKET STREET PITTSBURGH PA 15222 USA
IN PERSON AND ONLINE THRU Z00M
AFSCME LOCAL 1985 UNION MEETING
AT SANREMO’S PIZZA & BAR
AFSCME National Updates
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Determination leads to victory: Puerto Rico’s public safety professionals win overdue raises
Pay raises are finally coming to thousands of AFSCME-represented public safety professionals in Puerto Rico.
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Workers at one Illinois university win ‘life-changing’ contract
This is how some AFSCME members in Illinois secured a “life-changing” contract.
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Workplace health, safety focus of AFSCME library workers’ summit in Seattle
Library workers in the Pacific Northwest held a summit to focus on workplace health and safety.
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Fighting for their patients, Sharp health care workers go on three-day strike
Thousands of Sharp Healthcare nurses held a three-day strike last week in Southern California
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From organizing to outcomes: San Antonio local builds power to strengthen their city
Members of AFSCME Local 2021 in San Antonio won important gains as the cost of living rises.
AFSCME members make America happen.
With members in hundreds of different occupations, AFSCME advocates for fairness in the workplace, excellence in public services and prosperity and opportunity for all working families.