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AFSCME Supports Bill to Restore Voting Rights Protections

The 1965 Voting Rights Act worked. In the years and decades that followed its implementation, the law helped minority voters make their voices heard, especially African Americans who had been discriminated against at the polls. As a result, our democracy became stronger.

AFSCME Supports Bill to Restore Voting Rights Protections

State and Local Workers See High Value in Their Jobs Despite Stress, Survey Finds

Despite high levels of stress on the job, many state and local workers say they highly value serving the public and their communities and feel generally satisfied with their jobs.

State and Local Workers See High Value in Their Jobs Despite Stress, Survey Finds

RELEASE: Iowa's Democratic Congressional Delegation Stands Up for Workplace Violence Prevention

PRESS RELEASE

For Immediate Release

November 21, 2019

Contact: Mazie Stilwell, Communications Specialist

(515) 246-2637 | mstilwell@afscmeiowa.org

RELEASE: Iowa's Democratic Congressional Delegation Stands Up for Workplace Violence Prevention

House Passes AFSCME-Backed Workplace Violence Prevention Act

AFSCME members who work in health care and social services jobs face workplace violence daily. Now they are closer to having it.

House Passes AFSCME-Backed Workplace Violence Prevention Act

Los Angeles Retiree Selma Benjamin: Dedicated and Determined at 100

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Los Angeles Retiree Selma Benjamin: Dedicated and Determined at 100