Today is Election Day! Let’s vote together—for our freedoms, for our future.
Polls close tonight at 7 p.m. Visit https://t.co/nJwHXqbLEo to find your polling place and get the full list of AFSCME-recommended candidates.
Employees of Shedd Aquarium voted more than 75% Yes to form their union, Shedd Workers United/AFSCME! Tonight we celebrate, tomorrow we get to work making Shedd a better place for all. 🎉
“Mayor Johnson faced extremely difficult choices in shaping this budget. He has chosen the best path forward to keep Chicago working for the good of all.”
Look what we just discovered in our archives! We just uncovered a vinyl record that was sent to radio stations, filled with PSAs about the amazing work AFSCME members are doing in their communities. Who's curious to hear it? Drop a comment below!
Update: Commissioners were told Johnson is seeking an additional $75 mil in savings to help close the $982 mil shortfall.
@afscme31, which represents over 3k city workers, out with a statement saying they “will oppose a budget plan that includes employee layoffs or furloughs.”
Shedd Aquarium employees on Monday filed a formal petition to form a labor union and demanded that management recognize the union, called Shedd Workers United.
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Bill Lucy was a giant of the labor movement and the civil rights movement. From the 1968 Memphis sanitation strike to his role in ending apartheid, his courageous leadership changed the world. We stand on his shoulders. Rest in power. https://t.co/hdHOZojAGR
@LorettoHospital RNs ARE READY TO STRIKE!
Members of AFSCME Local 1216 are fighting for safe staffing and fair pay—and if necessary, they’re willing to strike to get it.
@abefromanohio@DaveHolmes For those interested in a deep dive into Minnesota music, here's a mix with 81 songs from 80 artists (Husker Du gets two - one each from Bob and Grant, natch). In honor of Coach Walz! https://t.co/SqGJVIdcpu
Walz: He spent a decade stiffing service workers, from dishwashers, waiters and carpenters on his own properties to enrich himself. As president, he cut overtime benefits for millions of workers. And he opposed any effort to raise the minimum wage. That's all you need to know
Walz: Donald Trump and J.D. Vance, they see the world very differently than we do. The only thing those two guys know about working people is how to work to take advantage of them. Every single chance they've gotten, they've waged war on workers.
Gov. Walz: the first union-member on the presidential ticket since 1989.
Thanks for showing up for AFSCME, @GovTimWalz — we're ready to fight alongside you to protect our freedom to organize, to have a voice on the job, and to thrive.