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Never Quit: Regina is the bomb!

“She’s a great person.” “She really cares.” “She’s a good friend.” “Regina is the bomb!”

These are some of the ways her co-workers describe Regina Henderson, a utility worker at Rutgers University in New Jersey. Henderson works in dining services at the Douglass Student Center.

Never Quit: Regina is the bomb!

NEIU workers win “life-changing” contract

As members of AFSCME Local 1989 at Northeastern Illinois University entered contract negotiations in 2024, they weren’t feeling like management respected the important work they do.

NEIU workers win “life-changing” contract

In lawsuit, AFSCME and allies slam administration for attacking PSLF

BOSTON – AFSCME has teamed up with a number of cities, unions and nonprofits to sue the U.S. Department of Education over unlawful changes to the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program.  

In lawsuit, AFSCME and allies slam administration for attacking PSLF

Public Service Spotlight: Claudette Booth

Public Service Spotlight 🌟: This week, AFSCME Local 3895 Vice President Claudette Booth sat down with Midday Maryland to talk about her work helping UBalt students succeed and how union-won benefits such as tuition remission make higher education more accessible for USM staff.

Public Service Spotlight: Claudette Booth

Duke University workers hold the line and win

After more than two decades on the job, Tim Evans stepped into his second-ever contract negotiation this spring with Duke University in North Carolina. But this round was unlike anything he’d experienced before. 

Duke University workers hold the line and win