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AFSCME 1526 Nominations and Elections

ELECTION COMMITTEE NOTICE - AFSCME LOCAL 1526

WE ARE LOOKING FOR 4 PEOPLE TO WORK THE NOMINATIONS AND ELECTIONS.

FOR ELECTIONS YOU MUST ALSO BE ABLE TO TAKE THE DAY OFF FROM WORK USING YOUR OWN TIME (VACATION DAY, ETC) AND BE AT CENTRAL FROM 6:45 A.M. UNTIL THE VOTING AND COUNTING OF VOTES ARE DONE (USUALLY BETWEEN 8:30 & 9:30 P.M.).COMMITTEE MEMBERS WILL BE PAID BY THE UNION FOR THAT DAY.

NOMINATIONS WILL BE HELD AT OUR MAY 28, 2025, 5:15 P.M. MEMBERSHIP MEETING AT THE CENTRAL LIBRARY AND YOU MUST BE AVAILABLE TO ATTEND.

ANYONE INTERESTED IN WORKING THIS ELECTION MUST PLEASE SEND YOUR NAME, LOCATION, AND PHONE NUMBER TO AMANDA ANDREWS OR E-MAIL [email protected] BEFORE MAY 9, 2025.

ELECTIONS FOR AFSCME LOCAL 1526 OFFICERS WILL BE HELD ON JUNE 12, 2025 FROM 7:00 A.M. UNTIL 8:00 P.M. AT THE CENTRAL LIBRARY. (If necessary)

28th Annual Council 93 Memorial Scholarship

AFSCME Council 93 is proud to announce its 28th Annual Council 93 Memorial Scholarship

Scholarships are renewable for each year of attendance with yearly proof of enrollment.

Local 603 Dartmouth College Library Workers Union Ratify First Union Contract

Welcome to AFSCME Council 93!
This afternoon, the Dartmouth College Library Workers Union Local 603 overwhelmi

AFSCME Members, Family Members Awarded 2022 Union Plus Scholarships

Congratulations are in order for the 27 AFSCME Union Plus Scholarship winners. They are:

AFSCME members honor Mental Health Awareness Month, reflect on changing industry

CJ Alicandro (left) is pictured with a few of their colleagues. Photo credit: AFSCME Council 75.

CJ Alicandro (left) is pictured with a few of their colleagues. Photo credit: AFSCME Council 75.

American Red Cross workers, including AFSCME members, rally for fair contract

American Red Cross (ARC) workers, including many AFSCME members, are rallying this week in cities nationwide to fight back against mistreatment from their employer and demand a fair contract. The protests are being held in Washington; Lansing, Michigan; Peoria, Illinois; Hartford, Connecticut; Pomona, California; and San Diego.

Overlooked by management during the pandemic, Red Cross workers fight for a fair contract

They collect, protect and deliver our nation’s blood supply, yet the almost 3,000 American Red Cross workers are not being paid what they deserve, lack the staff to do their jobs effectively, face cuts to their health care and, over the course of the pandemic, have often gone without pay and adequate personal protective equipment (PPE).

Biden administration extends pause on student loan repayment

Good news for federal student loan borrowers: This month, the Biden administration again extended the pause on student debt repayment – this time through Aug. 31.

AFSCME celebrates Jackson’s confirmation; Saunders calls it ‘a watershed moment’

AFSCME members and working families are celebrating the Supreme Court confirmation of Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, whose life experience and extraordinary legal career make her uniquely attuned to the challenges working people face.

The Senate confirmed Jackson today by a vote of 53-47. President Joe Biden nominated her as associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court in February after Justice Stephen Breyer announced his retirement.

Report highlights need for state and local government jobs

A new Center for American Progress (CAP) report describes how state and local governments, having already shed critical public service jobs since the Great Recession, have lost 695,000 more since the onset of the pandemic.

Because the services these jobs deliver are critical to society’s functioning, state and local governments must invest in job creation.

ARP funds are an opportunity to build up communities by investing in public service workers

The American Rescue Plan, which AFSCME members helped make a reality and which President Joe Biden signed into law a year ago, provided $350 billion in funding to states, cities and towns.