AFSCME Local 704

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AFSCME-backed bill would help child care providers with food costs

AFSCME supports a proposal in Congress to ease the financial burden on child care professionals who provide meals and snacks.

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AFSCME applauds nomination of Nicole Berner to federal appeals court in Virginia

Our union applauds the nomination of longtime Service Employees International Union (SEIU) lawyer, Nicole Be

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No tradeoff between strong labor unions and a strong economy

A recent Treasury Department report titled, “Labor Unions and the Middle Class,” was the subject of a

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AFSCME’s I AM STORY podcast wins national awards

Tell Gov. Lamont to Ensure Safe & Successful Schools

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National AFSCME News

Qualified state employees, not political cronies, should be the ones helping people find work
Political cronies will no longer fill employment service jobs under a new Biden rule. — Dec 5
Labor and civil rights leaders’ memoir called ‘a valuable addition’ to U.S. history
Climbing the Rough Side of the Mountain” is a memoir about the labor and civil rights movements. — Dec 5
Illinois members take the wheel on solving school bus driver shortage
Learn how an Illinois local solved the problem of school bus driver shortages. — Dec 4
AFSCME-backed bill would help child care providers with food costs
Bills in Congress would help ease food costs for child care providers. — Nov 29
Tacoma Art Museum workers unionize after a yearlong struggle
A yearlong struggle ends in smiles as workers form a union at Tacoma Art Museum. — Nov 28