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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

May 2021 MSOP Meet and Confer

AFSCME MSOP Labor Management

May 13, 2021

Human Resources Room/Conference

12PM

 

Attendance: Adam Castle, Ryan Cates, Annie Jakacki, Steve Wilking, Alex Flores, Eric Hesse, Jamie Schwartz, Chris Hagen, Tim Lokensgard, Michelle Sexe, Nikki Boder, Paul Rodriguez, Bonnie Wold, Scott Halverson

 

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April 2021 General Membership Minutes

General Membership Meeting-AFSCME 404

April 15, 2021

430 PM Video Conference

Present:

April 2021 FMHP Meet and Confer Minutes

AFSCME Labor/FMHP Management Meeting

April 15, 2021 1230PM

Administration Building

 

Attendance: Adam Castle, Ryan Cates, Steve Wilking, Scott Melby, Roxanne Portner, Carol Olsen, Michelle Chalin, Marvin Sullivan, Alli Kuhlman, Annie Jakacki, Becky Robinson, Kristen Hiner, Ryne Latem, Sharon Huntley

To honor those who died on the job, give every worker a voice in the workplace

Workers Memorial Day 2021 arrives at a moment of the greatest urgency, when the front lines of the war against COVID-19 run through America’s workplaces.

AFSCME applauds House passage of workplace violence bill

Workers in health care and social service industries are a big step closer to having safer workplaces.

On Friday, the House of Representatives passed the Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act (H.R.1195) by a bipartisan vote of 254 to 166. The bill requires the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to issue a standard to prevent workplace violence in health care and social service assistance settings.

April 2021 MSOP Meet and Confer

AFSCME MSOP Labor Management

April 8, 2021

Human Resources Room/Conference

12PM

 

Attendance: Adam Castle, Ryan Cates, Annie Jakacki, Steve Wilking, Michelle Breamer, Troy Sherwood, Chris Hagen, Tim Lokensgard, Michelle Sexe, Tracy Johannsen, Jamie Schwartz, Bonnie Wold, Scott Halverson, Annie Jakacki

 

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Value the work of AFSCME library workers

On this National Library Workers Day, AFSCME library workers deserve to be recognized for the value they bring to our diverse communities and the vital services they provide anyone who asks for help.

March 2021 General Membership Meeting Minutes

General Membership Meeting-AFSCME 404

March 18, 2021

430 PM Video Conference

Present:

Adam Castle, Ryan Cates, Annie Jakacki, Nick Weertz, Antonino Guerrero, Steve Wilking, Breanna Drummer, Lisa Schilling, Jake Schoeneker, Alex Flores, Eric Hesse, Karla Herzberg, Hans Paulson, Marlowe Grau, Zachary Cisar, Morgan, Erin