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AFSCME Council 93 continues to grow! Over the past few weeks hundreds of workers have voted union Yes!
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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 

Council 93 is excited to release the second edition of The 93 Beacon, the new online newsletter of our union. The newsletter is part of our ongoing efforts to keep our members up-to-date on important union issues, including legislative proposals that could impact our rights and benefits. It will also be a source of information on training programs, valuable member only discounts and more. Perhaps most importantly, it will be a venue for featuring the important and difficult jobs that AFSCME members do every day on behalf of the public.

From Lowell Sun, 6/2/2015

By Alana Melanson
Sun Staff

LOWELL -- An Ayer man accused of stealing computer equipment while working as an Aramark custodian for Chelmsford Public Schools was released on personal recognizance Monday following his arraignment on a stolen property charge.


From Lowell Sun, Page 1 May 31, 2015

By Alana Melanson
Sun Staff

CHELMSFORD -- Only two months after Chelmsford Public Schools inked a deal with Aramark Education Services for janitorial services in 2011, a subcontracted employee was arrested on a warrant for failing to appear in court on a charge of forging an opioid painkiller prescription.

The FY16 budget process in the Massachusetts State Senate proved to be highly-successful for Council 93.

More than 940 amendments were debated over three days, with final passage of the spending plan occurring just after midnight last night. The end result was a series of important victories for our union.

Congratulations to the more than 700 seasonal employees at the University of Massachusetts – Amherst on the ratification of their first collective bargaining agreement with the university.

Council 93 is pleased to announce the publication of The 93 Beacon, the new online newsletter of our union. The newsletter is part of our ongoing efforts to keep our members up-to-date on important union issues, including legislative proposals that could impact our rights and benefits. It will also be a source of information on training programs, valuable member only discounts and more.

The fight to secure long-overdue pay raises for AFSCME members at U-Mass Dartmouth is now the subject of legal action before the state's Division of Labor Relations (DLR).

The daughter of two long-time members of the Council 93 family was recently selected as one of just ten winners of a generous college scholarship from our International Union.

Riley Magner, a senior at Braintree High School in Massachusetts, will receive a $2,000 AFSCME Family Scholarship to help her and her parents meet the high cost of a college education.
The scholarship can be renewed for up to four years, making Riley eligible for a total of $8,000. in assistance.