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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

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.

Columbus Museum of Art Employees Win Union Election

Columbus Museum of Art employees overwhelmingly vote for their union - Join AFSCME Ohio Council 8

CMAUW (Columbus Museum of Art Workers United) win union election

CMA Workers United and AFSCME Ohio Council 8 Ask Columbus Museum of Art Management for Voluntary Union Recognition

For Immediate Release

August 29, 2022

Namita Waghray (440) 305-1117 or [email protected]

AFSCME Members donate thousands of dollars in supplies and cash to Eastern Kentucky flood survivors

For Immediate Release 

September 10, 2022

Contact: Namita Waghray (440) 305-1117 / [email protected]

 

Keeping Buzz and Bites out of Summer Fun

AFSCME Ohio Council 8 Local 3692 member Gary Radabaugh and his Environmental Health coworkers at the Jackson County Health Department monitor mosquito populations across the county which are more than just a nuisance.  

Young Boy Meets His Heroes - Falls to Pieces

Sanitation Workers, Cincinnati

2-year-old Ohio boy Quincy Kroner “became undone” upon meeting his heroes, Eddie Washington and Mark Davis, two Cincinnati sanitation workers, and AFSCME Ohio Council 8 members. 

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Mansfield Stops Foreign Vehicle Invasion

AFSCME Local 3088 President Dan Mapes is as pleased as anyone that Mansfield has finally emerged from years of fiscal emergency and has started replacing the city’s inventory of aging equipment.

But his members and many in the community are at odds with the city’s decision to ditch its decades old “buy American” policy. Mapes spoke out when three new Nissan vans showed up in the municipal garage.

Ohio’s AFSCME Members Rally in West Virginia

March 9th, 2015


Ohio’s AFSCME members were well represented over the weekend in the group of demonstrators speaking out against “right to work” is wrong in West Virginia.

“Thousands of people came to the West Virginia Capitol building in Charleston on Saturday to hear from the leaders of America’s most prominent labor unions at a rally to protest against the agenda of the new Republican majority in the Legislature.

Ebola Prevention for AFSCME Ohio Council 8 Members

October, 27, 2014 

During the past several weeks, the United States has taken measures to protect the health and safety of its citizens against the threat of the Ebola virus. As health care workers treat existing cases and prevent the spread of the virus, it is vital that our medical centers are prepared with the proper protocols and training to safely and effectively battle this sickness.