As the world marked the anniversary of the official start of the coronavirus pandemic Thursday, President Biden signed the American Rescue Plan into law and offered words of hope to a weary nation.
That means that AFSCME members and their families can earn a bachelor’s degree for free, making an even wider choice of career options a possibility for more people.
Back in early 2019 we (Heavy Equipment Mechanics) in Rochester were getting upset with how we have been treated during contract negotiations dating back to a hay study done in 2009, we felt like we were used only as a bargaining chip and not getting the raises MMB actually agreed we were entitled to after that hay study had been completed.