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National Union AFSCME Places UPW, Local 646, Under Administratorship “to Restore Integrity and Transparency for Members”

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May 1, 2020

Contact: Tracey Conaty, [email protected]

National Union AFSCME Places UPW, Local 646, Under Administratorship “to Restore Integrity and Transparency for Members”

National Union AFSCME Places UPW, Local 646, Under Administratorship “to Restore Integrity and Transparency for Members”

Judge sides with AFSCME workers to protect Public Service Loan Forgiveness program

AFSCME members will continue to be eligible for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program after a federal judge blocked the administration’s effort to unfairly disqualify certain government and nonprofit employers from the popular program.  

Judge sides with AFSCME workers to protect Public Service Loan Forgiveness program

Workers at Minnesota’s largest public hospital win deal to protect patient care

Workers at Minnesota’s largest public hospital win deal to protect patient care

Workers Memorial Day: Honor those we lost by fighting for stronger workplace safety

It’s not too much to ask to be safe at work. In fact, the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1971 says every worker has a fundamental right to a safe work environment.

And yet there are still too many avoidable accidents. Too many injuries. And way too many deaths.

Workers Memorial Day: Honor those we lost by fighting for stronger workplace safety

A salute to those who answer the call 

About 240 million times a year, the very first public safety professional to respond to an emergency is the 911 dispatcher who answers the urgent phone call.    

A salute to those who answer the call