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"Open the Books!" at Seattle Colleges, say WFSE Local 304

WFSE Local 304 members inside and outside the Seattle Colleges Board of Trustees Meeting on April 9th asked why they have their pay cut and go through rounds of layoffs rather than the folks who mismanaged the budget in the first place.

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AFSCME members stop cuts, protect funding for libraries and museums

Here’s a huge win for libraries, museums and the communities they serve nationwide.

Several AFSCME Council 31 members with signs that say Fair Wages Now, On Strike!

Illinois State University employees are on strike!

Show you stand with ISU workers by signing the petition here!

Fed up with the administration’s refusal to agree to fair wages, on A

Research Workers Reach Tentative Agreement with OHSU After Fight for Fair Wages

Portland, OR — Researchers at OHSU represented by Oregon AFSCME Research Workers United (RWU) have reached a tentative agreement with Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) after more than a year of bargaining.

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Black History Month Profile: Charlotte James

This post is from the AFL-CIO's Black History Month Profile series, view original profile here.