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Apr. 06, 2022

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Report highlights need for state and local government jobs

A new Center for American Progress (CAP) report describes how state and local governments, having already shed criti

Report highlights need for state and local government jobs

Apr. 04, 2022

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SEBAC files agreement with legislature containing 35 state contracts

On April 1, the State Employees Bargaining Agent Coalition (SEBAC) filed a contract agreement reached between SEBAC and Gov.

SEBAC files agreement with legislature containing 35 state contracts

Mar. 30, 2022

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Paraprofessionals Pushing for Dignity, Respect on the Job

When it comes to the outsized role of paraprofessionals in our public schools, Council 4 member Stacie Harris-Byrdsong knows what it’s like to be important yet overlooked in the classroom.

Paraprofessionals Pushing for Dignity, Respect on the Job

Mar. 25, 2022

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ARP funds are an opportunity to build up communities by investing in public service workers

The American Rescue Plan, which AFSCME members helped make a reality and which President Joe Biden signed into law a year ago, provided $350 billion in funding to states, cities and towns.

ARP funds are an opportunity to build up communities by investing in public service workers

Mar. 16, 2022

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For union members, the ‘state of the union’ is strong

[caption caption="AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler" align="right"] For union members, the ‘state of the union’ is strong [/caption]

For union members, the ‘state of the union’ is strong