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April 25, 2016

Council 13 officers and trustees sworn in

An election was held over the past weekend during the AFSCME Council 13 Convention to elect officers and trustees of Council 13’s Executive Board. Re-elected and newly-elected officers and trustees were sworn...

April 8, 2016

Save The Date: 2016 Next Wave Conference

Save the date! AFSCME Council 13’s Next Wave Conference comes to Crowne Plaza Reading this June! From June 17 to June 19, the Next Wave Conference will empower young union members to...

April 8, 2016

Organizing Victory!

The Aging and Care Managers I’s and II’s and Case Workers I’s and II’s of the Professional Human Services Unit, employed in the departments of the Area Agency on Aging and Children...

March 29, 2016

United States Supreme Court Decision on Friedrichs v. California Teachers Association

Since the Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has decided to block President Obama’s Constitutional responsibility to nominate the next United States Supreme Court Justice, the remaining eight justices have released a...

March 24, 2016

Governor Wolf to allow budget bill to pass without his signature

Governor Tom Wolf announced on Wednesday that he will not sign House Bill 1801, which will allow the budget bill to become law, averting a full-blown fiscal crisis for school, seniors, counties...

March 21, 2016

2016 Voter Registration Deadline

Monday, March 28, is the deadline for voter registration in Pennsylania. Be sure to register by mail, in-person at your County Voter Registration Office or click here to register online. If you...

March 15, 2016

In Memoriam of Cliff Norman

Former Director of AFSCME District Council 88 Cliff Norman passed away last Friday. Norman was an AFSCME member at Embreeville Center and joined the District Council 88 staff, eventually becoming a Director...

March 8, 2016

AFSCME Council 13 Steering Committee unanimously endorses DePasquale, Shapiro, Torsella

Harrisburg, PA (March 8, 2016) – AFSCME Council 13’s Statewide Steering Committee met on Tuesday to interview candidates for Auditor General, Attorney General and Treasurer. Council 13 is proud to announce its...

March 7, 2016

In Memoriam of Bruno Dellana

On Sunday, March 6, 2016, Bruno Dellana passed away after a hard-fought battle with cancer. Dellana is the former Director of AFSCME District Council 84, as well as a former International Vice...

March 7, 2016

Governor Wolf signs executive order to raise minimum wage for some state employees

Governor Tom Wolf signed an executive order on Monday that raises the minimum wage for certain state employees under his jurisdiction, as well as state government contractors. The order would raise the...