March 7, 2016
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...
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...
March 4, 2016
As uncertainty surrounds Pennsylvania’s budget situation, AFSCME Council 13 is aware that many members are curious about the status of state contract negotiations. “Budget or not, we will do everything we can...
AFSCME International is in the process of mailing 2016-2017 membership cards. The letter accompanying your new card asks you to activate it by logging on to www.afscmecard.org. The activation process of your...
February 29, 2016
AFSCME Council 13’s 44th Annual Convention Call was mailed on February 16th to all local presidents. The convention will be held at the Hershey Lodge and Convention Center in Hershey, PA on...
February 17, 2016
While it is unclear exactly how the sudden passing of Justice Antonin Scalia will affect the deduction of Fair Share fees in the Friedrichs v. California Teachers Association case, here’s what we...
February 12, 2016
Variety: The Children’s Charity held a “My Bike” presentation at Capital Area Intermediate Unit in Central Pennsylvania, where seven children received their new adaptive bikes, including a child of an AFSCME member....
February 9, 2016
Governor Tom Wolf made his annual budget address today, in which he did not focus on a new budget proposal so much as he urged action on the previous budget that the...
February 2, 2016
On Thursday afternoon, AFSCME Council 13’s Steering Committee voted unanimously to endorse Katie McGinty for U.S. Senate. McGinty’s extensive background in both the private and public sectors, along with her deep commitment...
December 31, 2015
AFSCME Council 13 applauds Governor Tom Wolf’s line-item veto of House Bill 1460, an unbalanced budget bill sent to him by the GOP-controlled legislature. The line-item veto allows Wolf to keep emergency...
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