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AFSCME Council 13 reaches tentative 3-year agreement with Commonwealth

August 3, 2016

AFSCME Council 13 reaches tentative 3-year agreement with Commonwealth

Harrisburg, PA (August 3, 2016) – Following many negotiation sessions in the past months, Council 13’s State Policy Committee unanimously approved a three-year tentative agreement with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. AFSCME members...
Organizing Victory!

July 28, 2016

Organizing Victory!

The professional counselors at the Lancaster County Prison voted by a count of 10-0 on both to join AFSCME, and to be included in the non-professional bargaining unit with the corrections officers...
District Councils 89 and 90 to host Unity Day

July 27, 2016

District Councils 89 and 90 to host Unity Day

Please join your AFSCME sisters and brothers at the AFSCME Conference Center (150 S. 43rd St., Harrisburg, PA 17111) 11 a.m.-5 p.m. on Saturday, August 13 for Unity Day! This event is...
Council 13 members filmed for AFSCME International project

June 24, 2016

Council 13 members filmed for AFSCME International project

AFSCME members perform a lot of different jobs in Pennsylvania and all throughout America. Some of the jobs are better-known than others. For example, there are clerical workers, PennDOT crews and sanitation...
Commonwealth Negotiations Update

June 23, 2016

Commonwealth Negotiations Update

Negotiators for both AFSCME and the Commonwealth met in August 2015, and then on April 28th, May 17th and June 6, 7, 14, 15, and 20th. Council 13 negotiators and 110 Rank-and-File AFSCME...
Council 13 Next Wave Conference Agenda

June 9, 2016

Council 13 Next Wave Conference Agenda

AFSCME Council 13’s Next Wave Conference is almost here! June 17-19th, the future of the labor movement rolls into Reading, Pennsylvania! Click here for the full conference agenda!
CBS 21 Town Hall on minimum wage

May 13, 2016

CBS 21 Town Hall on minimum wage

CBS 21 News presents “Your Voice, Your Future Town Hall” on the subject of the Minimum Wage.   Does it lift workers out of poverty or kill jobs?   Moderated by award-winning television journalist...
Correctional Officer serves his community and his union

May 5, 2016

Correctional Officer serves his community and his union

Derrick Sampson, correctional officer and President of AFSCME Local 543, Lehigh County Jail, was recently nominated as a Trustee on Council 13’s Executive Board. “It was definitely an honor that somebody would...
AFSCME Day comes to Millersville University

May 5, 2016

AFSCME Day comes to Millersville University

For the third year in a row, members of AFSCME Local 2421, Millersville University, organized AFSCME Day for the nearly 300 members making that campus happen. AFSCME represents maintenance, custodial, facilities, food...
AFSCME Council 13 stands with Verizon workers

April 29, 2016

AFSCME Council 13 stands with Verizon workers

Members of Communications Workers of America (CWA) and the International Brotherhood of Electricians (IBEW) employed by Verizon continue to strike as Verizon executives refuse to settle a contract that would put many...