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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.

Eyvolle Pamphile Sworn In To Executive Board

A Training and Education Specialist at the Florida School for the Deaf and Blind, Eyvolle Pamphile was sworn onto the AFSCME Florida Executive Board on Saturday, December 11 in Orlando. She is also the President of Local 3025 in St. Augustine.

The oath was administered by Region 1 Director Torrence Johnson preceding the board's last meeting of 2022. Board members discussed organizing strategies and training, legislative advocacy for the 2023 session and communications vehicles for members.

Sheron Mickens: State Workers Have Rights

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AFSCME members in the Miami area honored in Hometown Heroes Parade

MIAMI – Public service workers on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic often get words of thanks from their employers and little else. Not so in Miami-Dade County, Florida’s most populous jurisdiction.

AFSCME supports bill that would further expand and improve loan forgiveness program

Thanks to efforts by the Biden administration and AFSCME, many public service workers, including AFSCME members, have seen their student loans forgiven under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program.

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Support candidates who support Social Security, Medicare

The letter to the editor appeared on Wednesday, October 26, 2022, in Tallahassee Democrat:

Letters to the Editor 

Support candidates who support Social Security, Medicare

AFSCME Florida’s newest members work for the Town of Surfside

AFSCME Florida’s newest members work for Surfside, a South Florida town that is just one square mile and stretches nine blocks along the Atlantic Ocean.

Town workers voted overwhelmingly to ratify their first contract last month.

Patient Care Dependent on Skilled Workers

Due to chronic understaffing, workers at Florida State Hospital, a psychiatric hospital in Chattahoochee, struggle to maintain adequate patient care for the nursing, rehabilitative services and assistance with living needs they provide. AFSCME Florida President and International Vice President Vicki Hall visited the hospital Tuesday, October 25, with state senators Lauren Book and Jason Pizzo to discuss the urgent needs of the patients and workforce there.