AFSCME Local 1565

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AFSCME joins Poor People’s Campaign virtual event, a ‘call for moral revival’

AFSCME joined a virtual gathering of the Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival, a movement that seeks to shift the moral narra

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Reminding Politicians That Union Members Already "Saved the State Billions"

The news media last week thrust state employees' contractual benefits into the spotlight following Governor Ned Lamont's public remarks at his daily COVD-19 (novel coronavirus) briefing.

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Protesters with signs "We want to live free"

AFSCME Praises Supreme Court Ruling Protecting LGBTQ Workers

AFSCME praised today’s ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court that extends protections under Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act to millions of LGBTQ workers.

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Catch Our Latest Council 4 Unplugged Podcast

Congressman Joe Courtney from CT’s 2nd District joins us on Council 4 Unplugged to talk about the impact of the coronavirus pandemic and congressional efforts to secure a robust federal aid package

Front-line public service workers are critical to fighting this pandemic and re-opening our economy. America can do neither if we lay them off. Tell Congress to do its part to fund the front lines and pass state and local aid for public services.

National AFSCME News

State workers in Florida get first raise in 12 years
The public service workers who are keeping Florida running during this global pandemic finally got a 3% raise – their first in a dozen years. — Jul 7
Workers filed more than 4,100 complaints about protective gear. Some still died.
OSHA is supposed to protect workers. But an investigation finds federal and state OSHA officials closed many complaints without taking action – despite a number of worker deaths. — Jul 6
Virginia Del. Elizabeth Guzman: ‘We are in need of progressive voices in the state Senate’
An AFSCME member became the first Hispanic female immigrant ever to be elected to the Virginia House of Delegates. Now Del. Elizabeth Guzman is exploring a run for lieutenant governor. — Jul 2
176 groups to the U.S. Senate: Pass state, local aid to ‘maintain essential services’
It’s not just AFSCME saying it. A coalition of 176 groups – including our union – has written to the Senate, urgently seeking state and local aid. — Jul 1
The Senate should not kick unemployed workers when they are down
Unless the U.S. Senate extends a $600 weekly unemployment supplement, workers who lost their jobs in the COVID-19 pandemic will see a sharp drop in benefits come Aug. 1. — Jul 1

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