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AFSCME Florida Statement on Recertification Win for Duval County School Board

Over the past few weeks, the hardworking public service unit of Duval County Public School employees represented by AFSCME voted by mail for the recertification of their union.

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AFSCME Florida Statement on Recertification Win in Town of Surfside

AFSCME Florida Statement on Recertification Win in Town of Surfside

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AFSCME members support President Biden’s new student debt relief plans

Members say union-busting bill will not silence them

Mark McCullough on Monday, May 15 2023 - 2:48pm

Anti-worker Gov. Ron DeSantis signed into law a union-busting bill this week, but AFSCME Florida members remain undaunted.

AFSCME honors public safety professionals during National Law Enforcement Week

Pete Levine on Monday, May 15 2023 - 12:51pm

National Law Enforcement Week gives us an opportunity to recognize the sacrifices and contributions of America’s public safety professionals. We honor and respect the thousands of AFSCME public safety professionals who never quit on our communities, and we commit to fighting for them so they can do their jobs safely and effectively.

This Nurses Week, we salute those who care for us and stress the need to hire more nurses

Raju Chebium and Nick Voutsinos on Friday, May 12 2023 - 10:06am

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Outnumbered and exhausted, a Louisiana corrections lieutenant fights for better staffing

Pete Levine and Nick Voutsinos on Wednesday, May 10 2023 - 1:11pm

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AFSCME Florida Statement on Governor DeSantis Signing Bill Stripping Workers of Their Rights and Freedoms on the Job

Mark McCullough on Tuesday, May 9 2023 - 4:37pm

AFSCME Florida Council 79 President and International VP Vicki Hall released the following statement today following the signing of SB 256:

“Freedom has always been earned from the bottom up. That is why we believe the collective voice of workers will overcome SB 256’s goal of silencing Florida’s dedicated public workers by stripping them of their freedom to speak up collectively and their right to join a union. Make no mistake, today is not the end, it is the start of the next chapter in our fight for justice, equality and freedom at work.