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AFSCME District Council 20 Executive Director's Statement on the Repeal of COVID 19 Safety Standards

These remarks were delivered on February 16, 2022, before the Health and Safety Codes Committee that enforces the Virginia Occupational Safety and Health (VOSH) regulations and standards

AFSCME District Council 20 Executive Director's Statement on the Repeal of COVID 19 Safety Standards

Child care providers were there for us. Congress must act to support them

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Child care providers were there for us. Congress must act to support them

Year in review: 2021 was a banner year for Cultural Workers United

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Year in review: 2021 was a banner year for Cultural Workers United

AFSCME mourns the loss of a beloved member of our union family, Mildred Wurf

AFSCME mourns the loss of Mildred Wurf, a beloved member of our union family, a pioneering District Council 37 educator and the widow of former AFSCME president, Jerry Wurf. Mildred Wurf died on Dec. 29 at the age of 95.

AFSCME mourns the loss of a beloved member of our union family, Mildred Wurf

Honoring the anniversary of America’s first pay equity strike

Striketober and Strikesgiving are over, but worker strikes are still going strong. As I write this, Kellogg’s workers are holding the line in Michigan, Nebraska, Pennsylvania and Memphis. Alabama miners are heading into their ninth month of standing up to Warrior Met Coal.

Honoring the anniversary of America’s first pay equity strike