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AFSCME President Lee Saunders praised the White House’s announcement Thursday that the Biden administration will forgive student loans for an additional 78,000 borrowers — including many AFSCME mem

AFSCME President Lee Saunders congratulated Nicole Berner, a longtime labor lawyer and general counsel of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), on being 

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Cris Serrano, Organizing Director for AFSCME Florida, joined the America’s Work Force Union Podcast and discussed organizing strategies, both internal and external, to grow union membership in Florida, a So-Called “Right to Work” state.

Activists from around the state met with our union siblings across the country and some from around the world this week to educate one another, advocate for social justice and resolve to strengthen our union movement. Here is what several AFSCME Florida members reported back when asked about the experience. 

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Do you know which AFSCME Florida contract covers so many workers it requires a week-long ratification at 60 sites across the state to give its more than 41,000 bargaining unit members an opportunity to participate? If you guessed AFSCME’s State Employee agreement, that would be correct. 

With a $3,500 bonus for this year, AFSCME Local 3346 members at Florida International University held on-campus ratifications Monday, June 13, to meet with members, conduct a ratification vote and reach potential members in the bargaining unit.  

The local’s members work with students in enrollment, clerical, security and custodial roles at the 55,000-student university. 

Recently, Jackson Health System members grabbed some food, some green swag and made memories with their AFSCME family during AFSCME Week. Held at locations across Miami-Dade County, the hardworking front-line staff of South Florida’s largest public safety-net health system celebrated all that they have won over the past year and start to focus on the priorities for their next contract bargaining.