Nominations Open for Education

Support Staff Professional Award

September 16, 2019

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Member Spotlight: Laura Knight

MEMBER SPOTLIGHT: LAURA KNIGHT OF WARREN CONSOLIDATED SCHOOLS ELECTED TO SERVE AS NEW SECRETARY-TREASURER OF METRO DETROIT AFL-CIO

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Legislative Update

LEGISLATIVE UPDATE

MINIMUM WAGE AND PAID SICK TIME UPDATE

Nominate an AFSCME Council 25 Member of the Month

Members of Michigan AFSCME Council 25 work hard every day to keep our communities running, and you deserve to be recognized. Fill out this form today to nominate someone you know who goes above and beyond on the job or in the community to be recognized as the Michigan AFSCME Council 25 Member of the Month!

https://goo.gl/forms/hJYR8PLIfnkb5z8Y2

National AFSCME News

A Minor Gesture Makes a Major Difference
Iowa utility worker Chris DeHarty, a member of AFSCME Local 212 (Council 61), helped his fellow public service worker, Lynette Tiede-Beals, in a time of crisis. — Dec 9
AFSCME Supports Bill to Restore Voting Rights Protections
We strongly support the Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2019, which would block discriminatory laws aimed at disenfranchising minority voters. — Dec 6
Workers at L.A.’s Museum of Contemporary Art Seek to Build Power Through AFSCME
MOCA workers are joining their counterparts at another Los Angeles-based museum, the Marciano Art Foundation, in the fight for better wages and better working conditions. — Dec 5
Behavioral Health Workers in New Jersey Overwhelming Vote to Join AFSCME
In New Jersey’s Mercer County, behavioral health workers choose to build power through AFSCME. — Dec 3
BART Worker Honored as Hero After Saving Man From Being Hit by Train
AFSCME Council 57 member wins national praise after saving a passenger from being hit by a train in Northern California. — Dec 2

WE MAKE MICHIGAN HAPPEN

Council 25

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