On Saturday, April 13, AFSCME District Council 36 held an amazing new steward training with more than 50 members from over a dozen different locals unions.
AFSCME Local 1117 has ratified three 13-month contracts with the City of Torrance. The new agreements come after years of negotiating contracts that expired on June 30, 2020.
AFSCME Local 3061 has ratified a new union contract with the City of Ontario with 98 percent of voters voting ‘yes’ to ratify the agreement. Last night, Ontario City Council approved the 3-year agreement.
Understaffing has negatively affected millions of workers across the country. Watch as Council 36 Advisory Board President Lisa Palombi gives an impassioned speech at the California State Assembly on May 10, 2023 about filling the high vacancy rate at Los Angeles City public libraries.
This week, members of AFSCME Local 127 ratified a historic three-year contract with the City of San Diego, making it one of the biggest union contracts in California history. The contract was ratified with 99 percent of voting members choosing to accept the tentative agreement.
Cher Mason is one of the fiercest union members and activists there is. She has been a member of AFSCME Local 575 for 20+ years and has helped her Local achieve massive wins throughout that time. Now, Cher is retiring from her job at LA County Superior Courts but will continue being a union leader and activist. Learn more about AFSCME Local 575 President Cher Mason in episode 16 of We The Union.
As a City of Los Angeles recreation assistant, Learn to Swim coordinator for the LA84 Foundation, and AFSCME Local 741 leader, Patricia Robinson has made a lasting impression on the lives of the people in her community and at work.
