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Life-saving medical research will suffer from the administration’s rash cuts
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Life-saving medical research will suffer from the administration’s rash cuts

Lynne Swarbrick is a member of Oregon AFSCME who has been doing tuberculosis research for 23 years. Before the new administration assumed power in Washington, she felt secure in her job.

Life-saving medical research will suffer from the administration’s rash cuts

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University of Pennsylvania libraries staff win union election, extending wave of unionization
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University of Pennsylvania libraries staff win union election, extending wave of unionization

Philadelphia – Penn Libraries staff, unionizing as AFSCME DC 47 Local 590 Penn Libraries United, announced this fall the results of their August election conducted by the National Labor Relations Board.

University of Pennsylvania libraries staff win union election, extending wave of unionization

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Washington state workers and AFSCME members walk off the job to demand a fair contract
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Washington state workers and AFSCME members walk off the job to demand a fair contract

Public service workers in Washington state who are members of AFSCME Council 28 walked out of their jobs at noon on Tuesday to stand in solidarity with each other and demand fair contracts. 

Washington state workers and AFSCME members walk off the job to demand a fair contract

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University System of Maryland workers overwhelmingly ratify historic, system-wide contract
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University System of Maryland workers overwhelmingly ratify historic, system-wide contract

BALTIMORE – Nearly 6,000 people who work for Maryland’s public universities are seeing the union difference as they celebrate a historic first contract that improves their pay, benefits and working conditions.

University System of Maryland workers overwhelmingly ratify historic, system-wide contract

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Thousands of University of California workers take to the streets to demand a fair contract
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Thousands of University of California workers take to the streets to demand a fair contract

Thousands of AFSCME members who work for the University of California system took to the streets at UC campuses throughout the state to demand a fair contract. They were supported by students and community allies.

Thousands of University of California workers take to the streets to demand a fair contract