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AFSCME Council 93 continues to grow! Over the past few weeks hundreds of workers have voted union Yes!
  • Over 100 Salem Hospital Physicians voted to join Council 93!
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AFSCME President Lee Saunders praised the White House’s announcement Thursday that the Biden administration will forgive student loans for an additional 78,000 borrowers — including many AFSCME mem

AFSCME President Lee Saunders congratulated Nicole Berner, a longtime labor lawyer and general counsel of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), on being 

AFSCME Council 93 Delivers Holiday Cheer to Crossroads Family Center

East Boston, MA- This holiday season, AFSCME Council 93 partnered with Crossroads Family Center in East Boston to help make the holiday season a little brighter for the dozens of families who rely on Crossroads’ services. Council 93 leaders and staff, along with a surprise visit from Santa, delivered several truckloads of toys, diapers, clothing, and other household essentials to the Crossroads Family Shelter just in time for Christmas.

As an AFSCME Member you, and your family, are eligible to apply for a number of different scholarships to help offset the costs of higher education. Below are details on two scholarship programs with deadlines approaching. Apply today!

Thanks to efforts by the Biden administration and AFSCME, many public service workers, including AFSCME members, have seen their student loans forgiven under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program.

There are 7-days until the 2022 Elections! Do you have a few hours to help support candidates who support working people?

The ME AFL-CIO has released a scorecard for all state legislators in Maine.  Note that one of the issues on which legislators were measured includes their vote on LD 575, the now-law that creates a rebuttable presumption that a corrections officer who contracts heart disease or hypertension received that

Many AFSCME members work in high-stress fields such as public safety, health care, emergency medical services and firefighting. Their jobs have become even more stressful since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, which forced many of these workers to put their and their families’ well-being at risk while serving their communities.

But when these everyday heroes face mental health issues as a result of the high-stress environment and duties that expose them to trauma, they are often expected to deal with such challenges on their own.

It’s time to change that.

In this issue of the 93 Beacon:

The last two years have been full of challenges.

But under the leadership of the Biden administration and this Congress, we are turning a corner. There have been unprecedented investments in public services and public service jobs. Millions will see the price of life-saving prescription drugs come down. Millions more will receive relief from unfair student debt. And the wealthy are finally starting to pay their fair share.

To be sure, there is more work to be done. But if we continue this progress, we will have many more reasons to be optimistic about the future.