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Local 1700 Defeats Privatization Effort in Duxbury

"Congratulations to the members of AFSCME Local 1700 Duxbury School Custodians on their victory over a short-sited plan to privatize custodial services in Duxbury this morning.

1.8 Million Reasons to Belong to a Union

More than 350 current and retired members of AFSCME Local 851 in the City of New Bedford, MA are now sharing a total of $1.845 million in back pay that was illegally stripped from their paychecks in 2011 by the city's former mayor.

Massachusetts Senate Votes to Expand Death Benefit for Public Employees

Massachusetts Senate votes to expand death benefit for public employees
BY GREG SAULMON
Mass Live
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93 Beacon Newsletter- Spring 2017

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Workers' Memorial Day 2017

Today is Workers' Memorial Day, a time to remember and honor workers who lost their lives due to job related accidents, injuries and illnesses. It's also a day to renew our commitment to fighting for safer working conditions and passage of laws and regulations that protect the safety of our members.

Arbitration Win Nets Promotions and Back Pay for Local 298 Members 03/28/2017

A pair of impressive arbitration wins against the City of Manchester, NH has led to the promotion of two AFSCME Council 93 members and a combined total of 33 months in back wages.

Thanks to the hard work and high quality representation of their union, Local 298 members Walter Madej and William Cote have both been promoted to supervisory positions in the city. Madej will take on the job of highway supervisor in the department of public works while Cote will serve as a shift supervisor at the wastewater treatment plant.

AFSCME's Heart Bill Would Provide Maine Corrections Officers with Income Security 03/24/2017

Council 93 is pushing for passage of new legislation in Maine that would provide state and county corrections officers with well-deserved worker compensation benefits in the event that the stress of their dangerous jobs results in heart disease or hypertension.

Big Victory for AFSCME Members in New Bedford 12/07/2016

SJC decision means New Bedford must pay back wages for furloughs

By Aimee Chivaroli
New Bedford Standard Times
12/7/16

NEW BEDFORD - A Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court decision means the city will have to pay back employee wages from a 2009 furlough of City Hall workers.

Lowell Nurse Saves Choking Child 06/14/2016

Karrie Kotfila wants you to know that being a school nurse goes far beyond putting band-aids on kids' scrapes and scratches. Just a few weeks ago, Nurse Kotfila instantly responded to shouts from down the hall and used an abdominal thrust, more commonly known as the Heimlich maneuver, to save a young boy who was choking during lunch.