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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.

Steward Training 101 | April 13, 2024

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.

San Diego water plant operator is only woman in her role

Glenda Evans began working for the City of San Diego in 1999. She is now a water plant operator and the only woman in her position in the City.

Evans initially started in an administrative position within the City but wanted to further her education. She began taking water courses at a local college. In 2006, when the City began reducing their workforce, it left treatment plant operator positions vacant. She stepped up to the plate and became a water plant operator trainee, beginning her shift into a new career.

AFSCME’s Saunders: It’s time to turn ‘anguish into action’ on gun violence

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May 25, 2022
Contact: Natalia Pérez Santos, nperezsantos@afscme.org

AFSCME’s Saunders: It’s time to turn ‘anguish into action’ on gun violence

WASHINGTON – AFSCME President Lee Saunders released the following statement about the gun violence epidemic after yet another school shooting this week:

Local 126 unanimously ratifies first union contract

AFSCME Local 126 members have ratified their first Union contract with the Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA).

AFSCME Local 18 reaches tentative agreement with employer

AFSCME Local 18 and Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts have reached a tentative agreement.

AFSCME District Council 36 supports SEIU ULP strike vote

AFSCME District Council 36 stands in solidarity with SEIU Local 721 as they prepare for a potential unfair labor practice strike.

Last week, SEIU Local 721 members voted in favor of authorizing a ULP strike, with a resounding 98% voting YES. The more than 50,000 frontline, Los Angeles County workers represented by SEIU Local 721 are asking that the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors show that they care about frontline workers and bargain in good faith.

Coalition of Probation Unions develop 3-point plan to strengthen probation department

As National Crime Victims' Rights Week begins, the Coalition of Probation Unions, which includes AFSCME Local 1967 and AFSCME Local 685, called on state and local officials to strengthen and modernize the Los Angeles County Probation Department at a press conference Monday.

LA County frontline employees demand wage increase to fight high inflation

Frontline workers from various public sector unions throughout LA County – including AFSCME District Council 36 – demanded cost-of-living increases to fight inflation at a press conference on Tuesday held outside a Shell gas station in Chinatown near downtown LA, where prices at the pump were as high as $6.94 a gallon.

PLAC Restructure Discussion