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LA County Agricultural Inspector | Workloads in Different Zip Codes

In the Cities of South Gate (90280), Hacienda Heights (91745), and Los Angeles ( 90018), AFSCME Local 830 member Liz Bondy talks about being an agricultural inspector fo

VMO Appreciation Day | April 27, 2024

Volunteer Member Organizers do vital work for unions and we wanted to celebrate all of our Council 36 VMOs with a VMO Appreciation Day.

AFSCME Local 1895 secures new contract

After refusing to settle for less than they deserve, AFSCME Local 1895 members secure a fair contract with the City of Lawndale.

Big Wins for Local 800

UNION WINS

Local 800 has had so many achievements so far this year. Here are just a few:

• JVS GAIN won a $13,000 back pay settlement, to be distributed among several current and former Local 800 members, and a 2% wage increase for 14 union members. This happened after two Local 800 members informed the Union that JVS was systematically paying below Union contract rates. Management initially denied the problem, but, under threat of impending arbitration, settled on the Union’s terms.

Virtual Secretary-Treasurer Training

We were planning on holding our secretary-treasurer training in April, but of course the Coronavirus ended that possibility. So now we have rescheduled the training for August 8. This training is a great way to learn about how the financial side of your Local should operate. Email Joniesha your name and local number if you are interested, and we will send you a Zoom link to register.

AFSCME Council 36 reaches settlement with owners of shuttered art foundation

LOS ANGELES – Owners of the now-defunct Marciano Art Foundation settled with AFSCME District Council 36 this week, requiring the museum to provide about 10 weeks of severance pay to its 70 former visitor service associates (VSAs).

The decision comes following months of negotiations and in response to the museum’s sudden closure in November 2019, just three days after employees informed management of their intent to unionize and join AFSCME.

AFSCME District Council 36 and MAF Reach Agreement

JOINT PRESS RELEASE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                                             

Contact: Ling Esangga, Organizing Director
Lesangga@afscme36.org
(213) 305-9627

Separation Incentive Program Provides Cash to Retire

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SEPARATION INCENTIVE PROGRAM

Steward Training Series

We would like to invite you to join us for a series of Stewards training that include  Stewarding in Crisis and Stewards training :   Participants will have  a chance to work through the challenges and opportunities of being a steward in a pandemic and social unrest, while newer stewards learned more about what it means to be a steward and the 5 steps of grievance handling

The trainings  are scheduled for the dates listed below. Please register for these upcoming online trainings by clicking on the links below.

Coping During COVID-19

Society’s stance on mental health has shifted significantly. For a long time, people with mental health conditions were stigmatized as being violent or “crazy”, which made it more difficult for people to reach out for help. Recently, our society has come to understand that there are a variety of mental health conditions, and most people either have or know someone that has a mental illness. As a society, we are now more open to discussing our mental health conditions and therefore the shame surrounding mental illness has decreased.

Listen to Each Other

AFSCME Local 901 member Phillip Gonzalez, tells a story about reconnecting one of the residents at a homeless shelter with his family.

We had a resident at the shelter. I overheard him talking to some other staff members and residents about his son being a Colonel in the Army and he was stuck in LA. No one really listened to him, I myself thought he was just making stories up, but I reminded myself that everyone should be given full attention and be listened to. So I asked him to tell me about his family and his situation.