by Staff | Nov 30, 2023 | Uncategorized
As November, National Veterans and Military Family’s month, comes to a close, we recognize Local 2343-Town of Cortlandt and its effort to highlight former member and veteran Leslie White. Every year the Town of Cortlandt posts patriotic banners featuring local...
by Staff | Sep 27, 2023 | Uncategorized
Ronald Mathis is a dedicated school bus driver on a service driven mission-service to his students, to his ministry & to our community. He has worked for the Webster School District as a bus driver for over 8 years. Ronald is a former Marine whose military service...
by Staff | Aug 28, 2023 | Uncategorized
Recently, AFSCME international issued a call to action to our AFSCME family to support members in Florida in response to the passage of the anti-worker Senate Bill (SB) 256, which went into effect on July 1, 2023. Council 66 answered the call immediately by sending...
by Staff | May 24, 2023 | Uncategorized
At 5am on April 5, 2023, Krone Brown and Kenneith Carter, local 1961 City of Albany, were on their usual route picking up garbage when they noticed the smell of what seemed like burning rubber. Moments later, they found themselves first-on-scene at a blazing building...
by Staff | Apr 13, 2023 | Uncategorized
Every day unions fight tirelessly for workers. What happens when unions and employers fight together to save lives. In 2022, a contract provision for blood, platelet and organ donation leave was included in the Niskayuna Local 1130 contract. The moment it passed...
by Staff | Mar 5, 2023 | Uncategorized
Sandra Beasley and Deverin Dillon, BENTE 2419, are School Security Officers (SSO’s) who have spent their careers positively impacting the lives of young people at the Rochester City School District (RCSD). Recently, their work gained widespread public attention and...
