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Feb. 02, 2018

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Moment of Silence Honors Memphis Sanitation Workers, Connects Past To Present

Across the United States, in communities large and small, working people took time out on Feb.

Moment of Silence Honors Memphis Sanitation Workers, Connects Past To Present

Feb. 02, 2018

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BLS Reports 260,000 More Union Members in 2017; 3,000 More in CT

Last week, the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics released its annual report on union membership, which found that the number of union members rose by 260,000 in 2017.

BLS Reports 260,000 More Union Members in 2017; 3,000 More in CT

Jan. 28, 2018

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Local 1303-025’s Mark Krauchick Honored for Worker Activism

From his perspective as a school custodian and local union leader, Mark Krauchick sees the economy growing more inequitable and the political invective directed against unionized workers more hostile.

Local 1303-025’s Mark Krauchick Honored for Worker Activism

Jan. 19, 2018

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Waterbury Local 353 Members Provide Warmth in a Deep Freeze

When a cold freeze of arctic proportions hit Connecticut the weekend of Jan. 6, members of AFSCME Local 353, the Waterbury Blue Collar Union, did their part to help the city’s most vulnerable residents.

Waterbury Local 353 Members Provide Warmth in a Deep Freeze

Jan. 05, 2018

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AFSCME Membership Matters!

AFSCME members like you set the standards of our pay, benefits and working conditions by coming together to negotiate for strong contracts.

AFSCME Membership Matters!