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AFSCME 1526 Nominations and Elections

ELECTION COMMITTEE NOTICE - AFSCME LOCAL 1526

WE ARE LOOKING FOR 4 PEOPLE TO WORK THE NOMINATIONS AND ELECTIONS.

FOR ELECTIONS YOU MUST ALSO BE ABLE TO TAKE THE DAY OFF FROM WORK USING YOUR OWN TIME (VACATION DAY, ETC) AND BE AT CENTRAL FROM 6:45 A.M. UNTIL THE VOTING AND COUNTING OF VOTES ARE DONE (USUALLY BETWEEN 8:30 & 9:30 P.M.).COMMITTEE MEMBERS WILL BE PAID BY THE UNION FOR THAT DAY.

NOMINATIONS WILL BE HELD AT OUR MAY 28, 2025, 5:15 P.M. MEMBERSHIP MEETING AT THE CENTRAL LIBRARY AND YOU MUST BE AVAILABLE TO ATTEND.

ANYONE INTERESTED IN WORKING THIS ELECTION MUST PLEASE SEND YOUR NAME, LOCATION, AND PHONE NUMBER TO AMANDA ANDREWS OR E-MAIL [email protected] BEFORE MAY 9, 2025.

ELECTIONS FOR AFSCME LOCAL 1526 OFFICERS WILL BE HELD ON JUNE 12, 2025 FROM 7:00 A.M. UNTIL 8:00 P.M. AT THE CENTRAL LIBRARY. (If necessary)

28th Annual Council 93 Memorial Scholarship

AFSCME Council 93 is proud to announce its 28th Annual Council 93 Memorial Scholarship

Scholarships are renewable for each year of attendance with yearly proof of enrollment.

Preliminary Injunction in Council 93 Lawsuit Halts Trump Administration's Dept. of Education Cuts

Educators, Professors, School Districts, Unions Win Historic Effort to Block Trump Administration Attempt to Dismantle Department of Education

AFSCME nurses share worries about staffing crisis with Biden administration

AFSCME nurses from affiliates with tens of thousands of members in the health care sector met with U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra this month to share their concerns about the nationwide staffing crisis that is putting health care workers and patients at risk.

AFSCME holds job fairs to recruit talented public service workers

As part of its Staff the Front Lines nationwide bus tour, AFSCME will be holding job fairs in cities across the country to recruit people who are interested in good, union jobs working in public service.

Staff the Front Lines bus tour stop in Minneapolis includes first hiring hall

MINNEAPOLIS – AFSCME’s Staff the Front Lines bus tour made a stop here today and featured the first hiring hall of the summer.

Minnesota House Majority Leader Jamie Long and Deputy Commissioner of Minnesota Management and Budget Erin Campbell joined members of AFSCME Council 5 and AFSCME Council 65 to encourage Minnesotans to apply for open public service jobs.

The press conference took place outside Minneapolis’ United Labor Center, where a hiring hall took place this morning. Employers from eight Minnesota state agencies attended the event.

First stop for AFSCME’s Staff the Front Lines bus tour: Rochester, N.Y.

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – AFSCME’s Staff the Front Lines national bus tour got underway Monday with a stop in this western New York city.

Mayor Malik Evans, Monroe County Executive Adam Bello and New York Assemblymember Harry Bronson joined AFSCME Council 66 members to encourage New Yorkers to apply for open public service jobs.

AFSCME ‘Staff the Front Lines’ bus tour seeks to solve staffing crisis in public service


States, cities, towns and schools face a staffing crisis. Hiring for public service jobs has failed to keep pace with the private sector. In April, for instance, there were 833,000 job openings in state and local governments, according to data from the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics.

In response, AFSCME is kicking off a national bus tour this summer to recruit talented, diverse and dedicated people to staff the front lines.

AFSCME: Supreme Court student loan ruling shows ‘contempt’ for working people

The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday rejected the Biden administration’s landmark plan to forgive up to $20,000 for millions of student loan borrowers.

In a statement, AFSCME President Lee Saunders said, “Today’s decision is yet another example of this court’s contempt for working families.”

Hundreds of AFSCME activists get fired up at Denver organizing summit

Hundreds of AFSCME activists get fired up at Denver organizing summit

Anthony Lockhart. Photo: Miriam Harris

Saunders: Debt limit agreement shows ‘President Biden puts working people first’


AFSCME President Lee Saunders praised President Joe Biden in the wake of a debt ceiling deal that averts a default by the U.S. government on its debt while protecting the interests and priorities of working families and retirees.

Biden signed the deal into law on Saturday.