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State Employees Win Class Action Grievance on DCF Leave Policy

Earlier this summer, Economic Self-Sufficiency Specialists within the Department of Children and Families worked with AFSCME Florida staff representatives to challenge a policy that limited how they could take their leave.

State Employees Win Class Action Grievance on DCF Leave Policy

Don’t Like Wealth Inequality? Join a Union

No politician running for office today would openly advocate for more wealth inequality in our country, where the richest 1 percent of the population owns 40 percent of the wealth. Even candidate Donald Trump in 2016 promised to stand up for the “forgotten men and women of our country,” who feel betrayed by a rigged economic system that benefits a small minority at their expense. Yet every single day, President Trump and congressional leaders seem determined to do more to increase wealth inequality than to alleviate it; do more for corporations and the wealthy than for single parents working two or three jobs to make ends meet.

Don’t Like Wealth Inequality? Join a Union

AFSCME Florida Members Endorse Andrew Gillum for Governor

AFSCME Florida Members Endorse Andrew Gillum for Governor

Nikki Fried Endorsed for Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services

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AFSCME Florida Members Endorse Andrew Gillum for Governor

Brett Kavanaugh: No R-E-S-P-E-C-T for Women’s and Workers’ Rights

Like others around the world, I mourned the death last week of Aretha Franklin. The Queen of Soul set a new standard for enduring classic songs with both artistic and political impact, like her mega-hit “Respect,” which became an anthem for both the civil rights and women’s movements.

Brett Kavanaugh: No R-E-S-P-E-C-T for Women’s and Workers’ Rights

A Seat at the Table for EMS Workers in Prescott, Arizona

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Eight neatly arranged stacks of paper sit on a long wood table in a Starbucks in Prescott, Arizona. Several pens are placed beside the documents. The chairs at the table are empty –for now.

A Seat at the Table for EMS Workers in Prescott, Arizona