AFSCME Ohio Council 8

(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

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

(Cincinnati, OH) - Employees at the Contemporary Arts Center in Cincinnati requested voluntary recognition of their union - CACWU (Contemporary Art Center Workers United), early Tuesday morning on

AFSCME Ohio Council 8 has always been on the frontlines with our state’s healthcare employees. Our members have never backed down from a challenging contract negotiation.

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.

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