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AFSCME honors public safety professionals during National Law Enforcement Week

National Law Enforcement Week gives us an opportunity to recognize the sacrifices and contributions of America’s public safety professionals.

On Equal Pay Day, what can you do to bridge the gender wage gap?

As worker activism continues to rise, Congress must not delay approval of the PRO Act

AFSCME wholeheartedly supports the newly reintroduced Richard Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act (PRO Act), which would make it easier for workers in the private sector to form strong unions. 

AFSCME launches ‘Staff the Front Lines’ initiative

Understaffing of state and local government jobs has hit crisis levels.

Constitution Revision

Local 1761 is updating its constitution! 

We have not had an update since 1984. 

We will be requesting a vote on the new version. 

Please see the items in pdf form below. 

Questions? Just ask!  Email us at [email protected]

General Membership Meeting

Local 1761's next general membership meeting will be March 8, 2023 at 6:00pm via Zoom. 

We will have a guest speaker, Sam Gaylord Esq. He will be discussing worker's compensation rules and Rutgers' role.

We will send out an e-mail with the Zoom link, the week of.  Be on the lookout.

In Solidarity,

Your Local 1761

Ten things to love about your union on Valentine's Day

Here are 10 things to love about your union on Valentine's Day — and every day of the year: 

10 pro-worker highlights from Biden’s State of the Union address

The most pro-worker president in our lifetimes delivered the most pro-worker State of the Union address in recent memory.

Here are just a few highlights from President Joe Biden’s Tuesday night speech:

1. On the remarkable job growth of the last two years: 12 million new jobs are more than any previous president has created in four years in office. “Jobs are coming back, pride is coming back, because choices we made in the last several years,” Biden said.

30 years of the Family and Medical Leave Act: much to celebrate, much more to do

In January 1993, Joann Mapp shared a powerful message on a conference call with newly elected President Bill Clinton. Mapp, a keypunch operator at the Philadelphia City Police Department and a member of AFSCME Local 1637 (District Council 33), was a single mother to 5-year-old twins.