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Fall 2026 Recertification Elections will begin on
October 13th at 7:00am and end on October 27th at 9:00am
Stay tuned for more information!
The Following Bargaining Units Up for Fall 2026 Recertification Elections
City, County, & School Bargaining Units
| Local 0212 | City of Sioux City Conference Board (Assessor) | Local 2749 | Waterloo Community School District (Blue Collar) | |
| Local 1127 | City of Guttenberg (Mixed) | Local 2749 | Cedar Falls Community School District (Food Service) | |
| Local 1367 | City of Mason City (Mixed) | Local 2770 | Harrison County (Roads) | |
| Local 1414 | City of Atlantic (Police) | Local 2843 | Dubuque County (Mixed) | |
| Local 1639 | City of Algona (Public Works) | Local 2919 | Madison County (Roads & Courthouse) | |
| Local 1639 | City of Armstrong (Mixed) | Local 2989 | Great River Regional Waste Authority (Public Works) | |
| Local 1722 | Buchanan County (Roads) | Local 3094 | Mills County (Sheriff & Roads) | |
| Local 1741 | City of Orange City (Mixed) | Local 3461 | City of Perry (Public Works) | |
| Local 1741 | Osceola County (Sheriff) | Local 3461 | City of Perry (Library) | |
| Local 1796 | Humboldt County (Courthouse) | Local 3462 | Woodbury County (Mixed, Judicial, Co Attorney) | |
| Local 1868 | Polk County (Roads, Support, Blue Collar, Mixed) | Local 3490 | Burlington Community School District (Custodial) | |
| Local 1941 | City of Webster City (Police) | Local 3589 | City of LeClaire (Mixed) | |
| Local 2023 | Southeast Polk Community School District (Mixed) | Local 3671 | Burlington Community School District (Food Service, Support, Mixed) |
State & Judicial Bargaining Units
| State of Iowa - Blue Collar | ||
| State of Iowa - Corrections | State of Iowa, Iowa State Ct. Adm - 2nd Judicial District | |
| State of Iowa - Education | State of Iowa, Iowa State Ct. Adm - 3rd Judicial District | |
| State of Iowa - Fiscal & Staff | State of Iowa, Iowa State Ct. Adm - 4th Judicial District | |
| State of Iowa - Patient Care | State of Iowa, Iowa State Ct. Adm - 5th Judicial District | |
| State of Iowa - Public Safety | State of Iowa, Iowa State Ct. Adm - 6th Judicial District | |
| State of Iowa - Security | State of Iowa, Iowa State Ct. Adm - 7th Judicial District | |
| State of Iowa - Support | State of Iowa, Iowa State Ct. Adm - 8th Judicial District | |
| State of Iowa - Technical |
What does it mean to vote YES in a recertification election?
Voting YES to recertify means the employee (you) wishes to maintain the current bargaining representative (AFSCME) as your representative for your Collective Bargaining Agreement (the terms and conditions of your employment).
IMPORTANT: All employees in the bargaining unit must vote or else the state will automatically count you as a NO vote.
Recertification has nothing to do with being or becoming a member of AFSCME. Voting YES does not make you a member or require you to pay dues. You do not need to be a member to vote YES. (Although, we would be happy to have you become a member!)
What is at stake if we lose a recertification vote?
Why retain a union when all we’re guaranteed to bargain with an anti-worker employer is base wages, paydays, and the pay you will receive for your job classification? Because, if you lose this recertification election, then you lose everything that is still in your contract, and you lose the chance to get a new contract for at least a period of two years. Your employer would then have the ability to change your pay or to move you to a lower pay grade if they wanted with no recourse from employees.