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A tentative agreement has been reached with the museum for the members of the Landslide Unit.  Now it's time for you to VOTE!  Voting will be held in the the Davis Classroom East from 9am to

A tentative agreement has been reached with the museum for the existing members of Local 1559.  Now it's time for you to VOTE!  Voting will be held in the the Davis Classroom East from 9am to 5pm. 

Tentative contracts for Local 1559 and The Landslide Unit can be accessed through the links below.

Hello Members! Please have a look at the salary calculator linked below. All data are based off the tentative agreement reached last week.  Please note that there is a seperate tab for Local 1559 and the Land Slide Unit.  Find the spreadsheet that represents your position and simply enter your current salary into the box with red text to see how the new contract will change your annual pay and hourly rate.

Join us at the Benefits Fair March 23rd from 11am to 3pm in the Davis Classroom!

                                                                                            

Tentative DC 37 Economic Agreement

16.21% in compounded wage increases over contract term

(May 26, 2021 to November 6, 2026)*

1. Term of Contract – 65 months & 12 days

AFSCME President Lee Saunders praised the White House’s announcement Thursday that the Biden administration will forgive student loans for an additional 78,000 borrowers — including many AFSCME members — under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program.

AFSCME President Lee Saunders congratulated Nicole Berner, a longtime labor lawyer and general counsel of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), on being confirmed to serve on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.

Mr. Montoya goes to Washington

Photo: Nicholas Voutsinos/ AFSCME

In this year’s State of the Union speech, President Joe Biden highlighted his administration’s achievements over the past three years and vowed to continue fighting for working people.

AFSCME applauds his accomplishments and strongly supports the Biden-Harris administration’s vision for the future, which includes defending our nation’s democracy, protecting a woman’s right to choose and making the wealthy pay their fair share in taxes, among other things.