AFSCME Council 61

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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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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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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.

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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