Local 436 United Federation of Nurses and Epidemiologists

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Photos of 15 of the candidates from the forum

Candidates Say Yes to Union Rights

The 19 presidential candidates who participated in the AFSCME Public Service Forum on Saturday disagreed on a range of topics, but they all agreed on o

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Joe Martinez poses in front of an LA County Fire Department helicopter.

Cool Under Pressure

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At Last. Congress Authorizes Permanent 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund

After years of debate and delay, Congress has finally passed a bill to ensure th

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2020 Public Service Forum is Largest Candidate Event in AFSCME History

With former Vice President Joe Biden confirming his participation on Tuesday, the AFSCME-sponsored presidential candidate forum on Aug.

DC 37 Blog

TA Worker Rescues Man Stuck on Subway Tracks
By GREGORY N. HEIRES Patrick Burke, an administrative project manager at New York City Transit, stopped by the Yankee Stadium station of... — Aug 19
Brooklyn Botanic Garden Worker Wins Wage Hike and Back Pay
By DIANE S. WILLIAMS After eight months of labor-management meetings, DC 37 Local 374 has won a wage hike that adds about $1,400 to the... — Aug 14
Top National Honors for NYC Public Hospitals and Their Hardworking Employees
By DIANE S. WILLIAMS In August, the American Heart Association gave high achievement awards to all 11 NYC Health + Hospitals facilities for... — Aug 13
Contract Fight of Westchester County Day-Care Workers Heats Up
By GREGORY N. HEIRES About 40 day-care center workers in Westchester County staged a one-day strike on Thursday, protesting years of frozen... — Aug 12
Education is Power
By GREGORY N. HEIRES For three decades, Sherif Fawzy devoted himself to his job at the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, but didn’t... — Aug 10

National AFSCME News

TA Worker Rescues Man Stuck on Subway Tracks
By GREGORY N. HEIRES Patrick Burke, an administrative project manager at New York City Transit, stopped by the Yankee Stadium station of... — Aug 19
Brooklyn Botanic Garden Worker Wins Wage Hike and Back Pay
By DIANE S. WILLIAMS After eight months of labor-management meetings, DC 37 Local 374 has won a wage hike that adds about $1,400 to the... — Aug 14
Top National Honors for NYC Public Hospitals and Their Hardworking Employees
By DIANE S. WILLIAMS In August, the American Heart Association gave high achievement awards to all 11 NYC Health + Hospitals facilities for... — Aug 13
Contract Fight of Westchester County Day-Care Workers Heats Up
By GREGORY N. HEIRES About 40 day-care center workers in Westchester County staged a one-day strike on Thursday, protesting years of frozen... — Aug 12
Education is Power
By GREGORY N. HEIRES For three decades, Sherif Fawzy devoted himself to his job at the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, but didn’t... — Aug 10