WE BELIEVE THAT EVERY PERSON WORKING TO SUSTAIN THEIR COMMUNITY DESERVES RESPECT

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Meet Everyday Hero, Tanya Gaddy

Meet Tanya Gaddy, President of Local 2216 and recipient of AFSCME New Jersey's Everyday Heroes Award. Tanya is an RLS I who works at Greystone Park Psychiatric Hospital in Morris Plains, NJ.

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AFSCME president urges swift Senate action on COVID-19 relief bill

AFSCME President Lee Saunders praised the House of Representatives for passing

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AFSCME’s free bachelor’s degree program is here to stay

There is good news for AFSCME members looking to pursue higher education. AFSCME Free College has made its

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Protestors holding banner that says "RESCUE = VACCINE + $15", next line "WE ARE ALL ESSENTIAL"

New leaders make new push to raise the federal minimum wage

Here’s a sure sign of new leadership in Washington.

National AFSCME News

The ‘For the People Act’ will revive, restore democracy
AFSCME strongly supports a House-passed voting rights bill, the For the People Act — Mar 4
AFSCME CO and military veteran urges Congress to pass the American Rescue Plan
An AFSCME correctional officer from Wisconsin, who’s also a military veteran, is urging Congress to approve the American Rescue Plan to help veterans hurt by the pandemic. — Mar 4
Puerto Rico’s Mona Island security officers file complaints with the state
Council 95 members who work on Mona Island have filed a complaint citing unsafe and inhumane working conditions. — Mar 3
Arizona paramedic and Never Quit winner was first inspired by fifth grade teacher
Meet Keith Lowry, a paramedic in Northern Arizona and member of AFSCME Local 2960, who’s a winner of AFSCME's Never Quit Service Award. — Mar 2
President Biden: ‘The choice to join a union is up to the workers – full stop’
President Joe Biden’s video supporting Amazon workers seeking to form a union in Alabama may be the strongest pro-labor statement from a president. — Mar 2