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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.

Massachusetts Contract Funding Updates

We have been receiving a number of questions on the status on our Unit 2 state contract as well as funding for our higher education collective bargaining agreement

Staff the Front Lines Tour Stops in Boston

The AFSCME Staff the Front Lines National Bus Tour stopped in Boston today to highlight the need for more public service workers to fill the critical jobs that keep our communities running. Across the country, there are over 800,000 public sector job openings. In just the City of Boston and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, there are over 1,000 vacant AFSCME positions.

AFSCME members in Hawaii need your help

AFSCME members in Hawaii urgently need our help.

Please donate to our union’s Fallen Heroes Fund so we can send help to members affected by the wildfires in Hawaii, particularly those in the island of Maui.

AFSCME nurses share worries about staffing crisis with Biden administration

AFSCME nurses from affiliates with tens of thousands of members in the health care sector met with U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra this month to share their concerns about the nationwide staffing crisis that is putting health care workers and patients at risk.

NH Governor Signs Council 93 Backed School Nurse Staffing Legislation Into Law

Concord, NH- Legislation to address the severe school nurse-staffing crisis in New Hampshire was signed into law by the Governor on July 29th. Council 93 legislative staff and Local 298, which represent school nurses in the City of Manchester, advocated for changes in state law to address the staffing shortages being felt by districts across the Granite State.  

AFSCME holds job fairs to recruit talented public service workers

As part of its Staff the Front Lines nationwide bus tour, AFSCME will be holding job fairs in cities across the country to recruit people who are interested in good, union jobs working in public service.

Staff the Front Lines bus tour stop in Minneapolis includes first hiring hall

MINNEAPOLIS – AFSCME’s Staff the Front Lines bus tour made a stop here today and featured the first hiring hall of the summer.

Minnesota House Majority Leader Jamie Long and Deputy Commissioner of Minnesota Management and Budget Erin Campbell joined members of AFSCME Council 5 and AFSCME Council 65 to encourage Minnesotans to apply for open public service jobs.

The press conference took place outside Minneapolis’ United Labor Center, where a hiring hall took place this morning. Employers from eight Minnesota state agencies attended the event.

The 93 Beacon Summer 2023

Here is the latest edition of the PDF icon 93 Beacon Newsletter!

In this issue we highlight recent Council 93 news and events: