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Biden forgives student loans for an additional 78,000 public service workers

AFSCME President Lee Saunders praised the White House’s announcement Thursday that the Biden administration will forgive student loans for an additional 78,000 borrowers — including many AFSCME mem

AFSCME members from across the country are sharing their stories of progress over the last two years.

The last two years have been full of challenges.

But under the leadership of the Biden administration and this Congress, we are turning a corner. There have been unprecedented investments in public services and public service jobs. Millions will see the price of life-saving prescription drugs come down. Millions more will receive relief from unfair student debt. And the wealthy are finally starting to pay their fair share.

To be sure, there is more work to be done. But if we continue this progress, we will have many more reasons to be optimistic about the future.

General Membership 09.15.22

General Membership Meeting-AFSCME 404

September 15, 2022

4:30pm

Present:

Ryan Cates, Eric Hesse, Matt Stenger, Nick Weerts, Steaed Doehring, Jamie Schwartz, Steve Wilking, Antonio Guerrero, Rick Pitts, Lisa Brandenberg, James Kibler, Ben Zarn

FMHP Meet and Confer 09.15.22

Agenda

AFSCME Labor Management

September 15, 2022

Facilitator / Chair (IN BOLD)

Roxanne Portner, Becky Robinson, Marvin Sullivan, Ryan Cates, Matt Stenger, Rick Pitts, Annie Jackaki, Michelle Chalin, Emily Samarzia, Brian Wills, Scott Melby, Steve Wilking, Erin Wiederich

 

Membership:

AFSCME  404 & Management

 

MSOP Meet and Confer 09.08.22

MINNESOTA SEX OFFENDER PROGRAM

AFSCME LABOR/MANAGEMENT MEETING

St. Peter – HR Conference Room – Microsoft Teams

September 8, 2022

12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.

 

Ryan Cates, Steaed Doehring, Erin Wiederich, Matt Stenger, Eric Hesse, Tim Lokensgard, Bonnie Wold, Paul Rodriguez, Michelle Breamer, Nicole Broder, Karen Holicky, Chris Hagen, Troy Sherwood (not present), Michelle Sexe (not present), Jonelle Gressman, Scott Halvorson, Annie Jakacki, Scott Halvorson, and Kim Franek

 

Philadelphia Museum of Art workers begin strike over unfair labor practices for better wages, benefits

Faced with the management’s refusal to remedy unfair labor practices and address workers’ major priorities during contract negotiations, AFSCME Local 397 (District Council 47) – the Philadelphia Museum of Art Union (PMAU) – began a museum-wide strike Monday.

AFSCME partners to host webinars on public service loan forgiveness

AFSCME is committed to helping you get the student debt relief you deserve.

Thanks to the Biden administration, millions of public service workers, including AFSCME members, are eligible for student loan forgiveness under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program or (PSLF). And even more public service workers are eligible under a temporary waiver that expires Oct. 31, 2022. 

August 2022 MSOP Meeting Minutes

MINNESOTA SEX OFFENDER PROGRAM

AFSCME LABOR/MANAGEMENT MEETING

St. Peter – HR Conference Room – Microsoft Teams

August 11, 2022

12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.

 

Jonelle Gressman, Tim Lokensgard, Michelle Breamer, Troy Sherwood, Michelle Sexe, Paul Rodriguez, Eric Hesse, Nick Weerts, Steaed Doehring, Matt Stenger, Ryan Cates, Erin Wiederich, Karen Holicky

 

Jonelle Gressman Is filling in as the HR consultant for Labor Management because MSOP does not have any Human Resource staff.

 

As workers organize from coast to coast, approval of labor unions continues to rise

Graph of the Gallup poll.

As workers continue to organize throughout the country – from cultural institutions to