Author: Kerrigan Marois
Local 34 Members Share Experiences From Labor Notes 2018
Thank you Local 34 for giving us the opportunity to attend the 2018 Labor Notes Conference in Chicago from April 6-8. Labor Notes can mean many things [...]
AFSCME Day On The Hill 2018 Recap
On March 20th, over a thousand AFSMCE members from across the State of Minnesota, including over 80 Local 34 members descended on the State Capitol fo [...]
Started From The Bottom Now They’re Here – Community Health Specialists Reach Wage Opener Agreement
After months of back and forth, Community Health Specialists and the County reached a tentative agreement on wage opener negotiations after first voti [...]
Child Protection Workers Push for More Training, Much Faster
Child protection workers and other advocates for kids are strongly backing improved training for workers and other solutions to help the besieged syst [...]
Contract Survey Results Are In
Over the past few months, you may have had somebody speak to you about a contract survey. The purpose of the contract survey is to make sure that Loca [...]
Supreme Court Hears Oral Arguments On Janus
Earlier this morning, the United States Supreme Court heard oral arguments for Janus v. AFSCME Local 31. This case is a challenge to the 1977&nbs [...]
Longtime Web Developer Says Goodbye
After serving for 25 years as President and Vice President of Local 34, I stepped down as an officer in December 2001. In my resignation letter, I wro [...]
AFSCME, Black History and the Memphis Sanitation Workers Strike
AFSMCE workers have always had a pivotal role in the fight for racial justice and equity. The events of February 1968 involving Memphis sanitation wor [...]
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