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A year of negotiations, a hard-fought new contract for 8,000 OHSU workers

The 8,000 AFSCME-represented workers who keep Oregon Health and Sciences University (OHSU) running knew what they were up against as they dug in to negotiate their new contract. 

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.

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.

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.  

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.