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AFSCME Florida Statement on Recertification Win at City of Miami Gardens

Today, the members of one of the newest AFSCME locals, Miami Gardens, voted 90% in favor of recertifying their union.

AFSCME Florida Statement on Recertification Win at City of Oakland Park

Today, after weeks of mail-in voting, the members and workers represented by AFSCME Local 2526 voted overwhelmingly to recertify their union.

AFSCME Florida Statement on Recertification Win at New College of Florida

Today the hardworking men and women represented by AFSCME at New College of Florida voted 100% unanimously in favor of recertifying their union with a nearly 75% turnout.

UF Health Shands Hospital’s Flight Paramedics, Dispatchers Form Union

UF Health Shands Hospital’s Flight Paramedics, Dispatchers Form Union 

Gainesville – Flight and ground paramedics, along with dispatchers who work for UF Health Shands to respond to those in need around north Florida, and even internationally, voted unanimously to form a union with AFSCME Florida on Tuesday, August 30. The health care first responders are focused on improving the safety of their working conditions, ensuring adequate training and raising compensation to industry standards.  

As workers organize from coast to coast, approval of labor unions continues to rise

Graph of the Gallup poll.

As workers continue to organize throughout the country – from cultural institutions to 

Labor Day Events and Member Survey

We know what our union means to us. We have power on the job, and that means we earn a fair share for the work we do. Unions also mean exercising our personal freedoms—to be who we are inside and outside the workplace. From making sure we have the health care we need, to protecting our reproductive freedom, unions are key to the prosperity of working families. 

Student Debt Training and Advocacy

Have you or someone you know ever struggled to make a monthly payment on a student loan? AFSCME is committed to increased relief for working people. The AFSCME Student Debt Clinic helps guide participants with student debt through the Public Service Loan Forgiveness application:

Primary Election Day August 23, 2022

Tuesday, August 23 is Florida's Primary Election.

Primary Endorsements

2022 primary endorsements

Here are the candidates AFSCME Florida members have endorsed through our PEOPLE committee. More >>

Interested In Running for Office? EMILY’s List’s Ignite Change Fellowship for Female Leaders

AFSCME is partnering with EMILY's List on a nine-week training led by AFSCME Secretary-Treasurer Elissa McBride to help members develop their political skills, leadership, and confidence in potentially running for office.

The fellowship will launch October 8, 2022, 12:00 noon, EST and will be capped at 30 participants. Participants should expect 2-3 hours of work per week, either in session or doing homework and other projects. The fellowship will cover a variety of topics for potential candidates, including:

Duval County custodian union claims lack of PPE, staffing impact cleanliness of your child's school

Elliot MIller: We Make Florida Happen

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