Council 93 will be holding several Steward Trainings across our region in the coming weeks. The trainings are open to all interested union activists who want to help build a stronger union! Current or newly elected Union Officers and Stewards are urged to attend.

The training will cover such topics as:
• Navigating the Grievance Process
• Duty of Fair Representation and Weingarten
• Building a Strong Local
• The Importance of Political Participation

Register at the links below:

After years of hard work and advocacy by thousands of working people across the country we are closer than ever to repealing the unfair WEP/GPO that wrongfully strips millions of hard-working people across the country of the full Social Security benefit they earned and paid for, simply because they are also entitled to a public pension benefit.  

Here is the latest edition of The 93 Beacon!

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

For far too long now, our country has been deeply and bitterly divided by politics. This division is not exclusive to so-called red states and blue states. It exists within our states, within our neighborhoods and our families, and indeed, within our union. On July 13th, this growing divide escalated to despicable violence through the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump.  Fortunately, the assassin failed, but his horrifying attack still claimed the life of one of our fellow Americans and wounded two others.

"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. These members mobilized a campaign to educate the public on the pitfalls of privatization, were a constant presence at events in town, galvanized support from parents, students, and the community, and ultimately prevailed.