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Federal funding to help vulnerable Americans in danger of getting cut

Federal money for programs and services that help millions of vulnerable Americans and employ many AFSCME members could be in jeopardy next year.

Honoring the anniversary of America’s first pay equity strike

Striketober and Strikesgiving are over, but worker strikes are still going strong. As I write this, Kellogg’s workers are holding the line in Michigan, Nebraska, Pennsylvania and Memphis. Alabama miners are heading into their ninth month of standing up to Warrior Met Coal. And the wave of worker actions demonstrating power and the fight for fairness continues to rise.

AFSCME President Lee Saunders joins signing ceremony of historic infrastructure bill

AFSCME President Lee Saunders on Monday joined President Joe Biden and members of his administration, as well as a bipartisan group of lawmakers, for the signing ceremony of the historic Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.

Congress has finally passed an infrastructure bill. Build Back Better should be next.

The House of Representatives has passed President Joe Biden’s transformational bipartisan infrastructure plan, which Biden will soon sign into law. The passage earned praise from AFSCME President Lee Saunders, who, in a statement, said, “We are turning a corner.”

October 2021 General Membership Meeting Minutes

General Membership Meeting-AFSCME 404

October 21, 2021

430 PM Video Conference

Present:

Adam Castle, Ryan Cates, Eric Hesse, Antonino Guerrero, Kurt Crosby, Rick Pitts, Steve Wilking, Annie Jakacki, Breanna Drummer, Patricia, Jamie Schwartz

CBHH/CARE October 2021 Meeting Minutes

CBHH/ CARE Labor/Management Meeting

October 28, 2021 130PM

CBHH/CARE-Rochester

 

Attendance: Adam Castle, Eric Manriquez, Steve Wilking, Ryan Cates, Judy Ehrman, Brooke Newfield, Jim Pierce, Heather Tucky, Christina Anderly, Bill Copf, Misten Helleckson

 

Reports:

FMHP October 2021 Meeting Minutes

AFSCME Labor Management FMHP

October 21, 2021 1230PM

Administration Building

 

Attendance: Adam Castle, Ryan Cates, Annie Jakacki, Kurt Crosby, Jake Schoenecker, Marvin Sullivan, Steve Wilking, Eric Manriquez, Carol Olsen, Scott Melby, Becky Robinson, Michelle Chalin, Roxanne Portner, Alli Kuhlman, Ashley Shanley, Heather Staff

 

MSOP October 2021 Meeting Minutes

AFSCME MSOP Labor Management

October 14, 2021

Human Resources Room/Conference

12PM

 

Attendance: Adam Castle, Jamie Schwartz, Steve Wilking, Eric Hesse, Ryan Cates, Paul Rodriguez, Bonnie Wold, Alli Kuhlman, Michelle Breamer, Tim Lokensgard, Scott Halverson, Chris Hagen, Troy Sherwood, Nicole Boder

 

AFSCME AGENDA ITEMS

 

Union 411: How and why we organize

As solidarity actions and strikes sweep the nation, workers are making history by organizing their workplaces for the first time.

When workers belong to a union, they have a unified voice to create safer, stronger and healthier workplaces. Organizing is our most effective tool to determine workplace dignity, hours, working conditions and quality of life. Workers aren’t stuck with dangerous workplace conditions with poor wages and benefits. They can improve them, together.