Local 2006 - Professional Medical Unit

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AFSCME retiree blasts fiscal commission bill as a backdoor way to gut Social Security, Medicare

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Lawmakers seek congressional support for paraprofessionals and other school staff

Connecticut Rep. Jahana Hayes recently introduced a resolution calling on Congress to affirm its support for providing living wages, good benefits and fair working conditions to paraeducators, classroom assistants, bus drivers, custodial workers and others who are vital to our public education system.

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AFSCME’s ‘I AM Story’ podcast nominated for NAACP Image Award

AFSCME’s “I AM Story” podcast has received a nomination for an NAACP Image Award in the “Outstanding Podcast – Limited Series/Short Form” category.

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Union membership numbers show momentum remains strong despite staffing shortages

Despite the growing wave of worker organizing across the country, the union membership rate last year ticked down slightly, the U.S.

National AFSCME News

Two friends, each with family trapped in Gaza, are united by anguish. 'I should be there to protect them'
With family trapped in Gaza, two Palestinian friends in the West Bank hold each other up amid crushing grief. — Feb 25
Abcarian: MAGA Republicans pushing to impeach President Biden don't seem to notice the egg on their faces
The House GOP wants to make you think Biden is as corrupt as Trump, and it is undaunted by the fact that its star witness has been charged with lying. — Feb 25
Column: Kari Lake talked smack about John McCain. Now she wants to take it back
Lake called McCain a loser and told his backers to 'get the hell out,' but says she was kidding now that she needs their support. McCain's daughter, for one, isn't buying it. — Feb 25
Some experts worry California wildlife could be vulnerable to an avian flu 'apocalypse'
What is driving the unprecedented spread of avian flu? — Feb 25
In war-torn Ukraine, a woman searches for her husband. Will she find him?
In a Ukrainian village, a woman wants only one thing: to find her husband, who disappeared shortly after Russia's war on Ukraine started two years ago. — Feb 24