AFSCME Ohio Council 8

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Protect Safety, Protect City Services, Protect Cleveland - Vote NO on Issue 38

City of Cleveland voters have important issues to consider this Election Day - November 7, 2023. AFSCME Ohio Council 8 urges its members to vote NO on Issue 38.

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Labor Activists from across the state help defeat Issue 1

(Columbus, OH) On Tuesday August 8th, Ohio voters overwhelmingly rejected Issue 1, a measure put forth by extremist politicians in the state legislature to make it harder for citizen-driven i

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Local Union Steward Honored by City of Youngstown

(Youngstown, OH) On Thursday, May 11th, AFSCME Local 1143’s steward, Ithica Stewart-Brown, was honored by the Youngstown City School District with the Anthony Deniro Distinguished Service Awa

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SOUTHWEST OHIO LEGAL AID SOCIETY EMPLOYEES VOTE FOR A UNION

[Cincinnati, OH] - The Southwest Ohio Legal Aid Society employees overwhelmingly voted yes for their union - The Southwest Ohio Legal Aid Brigade Union.

Franklin County PD Community Support petition

WE are the Franklin County Public Defender Collective, the last and best line of defense for the marginalized people of our community involved with the criminal justice system. We fight every day in and out of court for our clients. What we do is hard, but we do it because our clients are worth it. WE are unionizing because WE are worth it. Today we are asking our community to support us and stand with us as we request voluntary recognition of our union from Director Yeura Venters and the administration of the Franklin County Public Defenders Office.

National AFSCME News

911 SAVES Act would honor dispatchers, give them access to additional resources
911 SAVES Act would classify 911 dispatchers the same as other first responders. — Dec 8
Public worker lawsuit seeks to overturn Wisconsin’s anti-collective bargaining law
Wisconsin public service workers are suing to overturn a 2011 state anti-collective bargaining law. — Dec 7
Qualified state employees, not political cronies, should be the ones helping people find work
Political cronies will no longer fill employment service jobs under a new Biden rule. — Dec 5
Labor and civil rights leaders’ memoir called ‘a valuable addition’ to U.S. history
Climbing the Rough Side of the Mountain” is a memoir about the labor and civil rights movements. — Dec 5
Illinois members take the wheel on solving school bus driver shortage
Learn how an Illinois local solved the problem of school bus driver shortages. — Dec 4