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Workers at Ohio cinema house are latest to form a union through AFSCME Ohio Council 8

Inspired by a steady wave of cultural organizing in Ohio, workers at Gateway Film Center — a nonprofit cinema house in Columbus — voted unanimously to form a union on Nov. 13.

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Wildlights at the Columbus Zoo with AFSCME Local 2950

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DAYTON AREA MEMBERS PROVIDE HURRICANE RELIEF

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Federal funding to help vulnerable Americans in danger of getting cut

Federal money for programs and services that help millions of vulnerable Americans and employ many AFSCME members could be in jeopardy next year.

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