Local 154 - NYC Amalgamated Professional Employees

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A union voice can help address burnout among health care workers nationwide

The COVID-19 pandemic arrived at a time when our nation’s health care workers were already experiencing burnout.

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Graduation cap on top of money. Photo credit: Getty Images

AFSCME Members, Family Members Awarded 2022 Union Plus Scholarships

Congratulations are in order for the 27 AFSCME Union Plus Scholarship winners. They are:

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Photo of a woman in a counseling session. Photo credit: Getty Images.

AFSCME members honor Mental Health Awareness Month, reflect on changing industry

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Workers rally against the American Red Cross. Photo credit: Omar Tewfik

American Red Cross workers, including AFSCME members, rally for fair contract

American Red Cross (ARC) workers, including many AFSCME members, are rallying this week in cities nationwide to fight back against mistreatment from their employer and demand a fair contract.

DC 37 Blog

Union Lawsuit Leads to NEW Exam & HPPT Hires
By DIANE S. WILLIAMS DC 37 and Local 983 recently settled an Article 78 petition filed in State Supreme Court that led to the hiring of 11... — Jun 30
Speaking Out Against Unfair Hospital Costs
Story and Photo by MIKE LEE DC 37 Executive Director Henry Garrido joined other union leaders and health care advocates at City Hall Park... — Jun 27
Time to Fight for What’s RIGHT
After more than two years of this pandemic, it is time we stand up for what is right, move forward, and engage the city to come to the... — Jun 24
TAKE ACTION with DC 37 TODAY to PROTECT ABORTION ACCESS
TAKE ACTION with DC 37 TODAY to PROTECT ABORTION ACCESS RALLY/MARCH TODAY, JUNE 24, at 6:30 P.M., WASHINGTON SQUARE PARK COMMUNITY CARE TO... — Jun 24
PRIMARY DAY IS TUESDAY! INFORMATION ON THE 2022 NEW YORK STATE ELECTIONS
PRIMARY DAY IS TUESDAY! INFORMATION ON THE 2022 NEW YORK STATE ELECTIONS We can’t afford to sit on the sidelines! Time is running out to... — Jun 24

National AFSCME News

Academy Museum workers seek management’s voluntary recognition for their union
Academy Museum of Motion Pictures staff have a simple request for their employer – recognize our union voluntarily. — Jun 28
Already a seasoned fighter for workers, McEntee scholarship winner is just getting started
Congratulations are in order for our 2022 Gerald McEntee scholarship winner, WFSE’s Caiti Hall. — Jun 27
Overturning Roe v. Wade strips away ‘a foundational freedom.’
AFSCME President Lee Saunders: Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade is “an attack on individual humanity, autonomy and personal liberty.” — Jun 24
Saunders, labor leaders and lawmakers push Biden for student debt relief
AFSCME President Lee Saunders called on President Joe Biden to “go big” on student debt relief. — Jun 23
Never Quit winner is California social services worker who helped solve a kidnapping
Diana Corral, an employment eligibility specialist with the Orange County, California, Social Services Agency, and president of AFSCME Local 2076 (Council 36), is a winner of our union’s Never Quit Service Award. — Jun 22