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Message To 2941 HES Facilities Management Members

Statement from AFSCME Florida Jacksonville office: 

Message To 2941 HES Facilities Management Members

Florida School Custodians to Receive Shortchanged Pay, Arbitrator Rules

More than 1,000 past and present Duval County Public Schools custodians will receive an estimated $200,000 in back pay and benefits after leaders with AFSCME Local 2941 (AFSCME Florida Council 79) took legal action.

Florida School Custodians to Receive Shortchanged Pay, Arbitrator Rules

I love the feeling when I am able to help someone

I love the feeling when I am able to help someone

AFSCME Florida Statement on Anti-Worker SB 256

Tallahassee – AFSCME Florida Council 79 President and International Vice President Vicki Hall released the following statement today on the introduction of anti-worker legislation, SB256:  

AFSCME Florida Statement on Anti-Worker SB 256

As worker activism continues to rise, Congress must not delay approval of the PRO Act

AFSCME wholeheartedly supports the newly reintroduced Richard Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act (PRO Act), which would make it easier for workers in the private sector to form strong unions. 

As worker activism continues to rise, Congress must not delay approval of the PRO Act