Local 1161 Hartford CT Public Housing Employees

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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

Support Pandemic Hazard Pay for Essential Workers

Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, essential workers put their health and well-being on the line. Contact your legislators and Gov. Lamont and urge them to support pandemic hazard pay in the upcoming special session.

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

Senate’s Health Care Bill Just as Bad as the House Bill