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Scuffy Paulson: Keeping Minnesota Moving
Mike Buesing Local Union Development Award: St. Stephen's Human Services
Rick Scott Political Activism Award: AFSCME Council 5 Corrections Policy Committee
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AFSCME National Updates
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A Wisconsin eligibility specialist sees 'desperate' situation as funding for SNAP, Head Start ends
A Wisconsin eligibility specialist warns of serious harm to communities as funding for SNAP and Head Start runs out on Nov. 1.
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Federal workers win as judge further halts Trump’s shutdown layoffs
Federal workers won big this week as a federal judge further barred the Trump administration from carrying out layoffs based on the shutdown.
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More Philly cultural workers join wave of union organizing
Workers at the Historical Society of Pennsylvania are joining AFSCME.
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We won’t be silent about the shutdown
The longer this shutdown continues, the more our health care and our jobs are in danger.
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In Pennsylvania, corrections officers demand urgent action to fix understaffing crisis
Pennsylvania corrections officers fight for better staffing.
