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Oct. 19, 2020

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Biden’s plan for America is driving retirees to action

It’s easy to say that the 2020 election is the most important of our lifetimes, but hearing this firsthand from AFSCME Retirees, many of whom have dedicated their lives to public service and making America a better place to live, shows the urgency to us all.

Biden’s plan for America is driving retirees to action

Oct. 05, 2020

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Make your plan to vote today

If there’s one thing the 2020 election has in spades, it’s choices – and not just the choices between Donald Trump and Joe Biden, Mike Pence and Kamala Harris, and choices up and down the ballot.

Make your plan to vote today

Sep. 30, 2020

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Strengthen Your Local & Leadership: Join Our Fall 2020 Saturday Study Halls

AFSCME members in good standing are invited to attend any of our offered trainings that range in topics from how to effectively run a meeting to handling grievances and treasurer finances.

Strengthen Your Local & Leadership: Join Our Fall 2020 Saturday Study Halls

Sep. 29, 2020

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Putnam School Custodian Plays To Beat The COVID Blues

Dan McGinley of Local 1303-087 (Putnam Board of Education) is a school custodian whose love of blues music provides the perfect thematic accompaniment for the age of COVID-19.

Putnam School Custodian Plays To Beat The COVID Blues

Sep. 24, 2020

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EPI report highlights Trump’s failures on coronavirus and need for state, local aid

From taking away health care to opposing an increase in the minimum wage; from encouraging offshoring to obstructing fair union elections, the Trump administration over the past four years has done plenty that is bad for workers.

EPI report highlights Trump’s failures on coronavirus and need for state, local aid