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93 Beacon Winter 2025

Here is the latest edition of

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University of Pennsylvania libraries staff win union election, extending wave of unionization

Philadelphia – Penn Libraries staff, unionizing as AFSCME DC 47 Local 590 Penn Libraries United, announced this

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They Said it Would Never Happen – They were Wrong!

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Contact your Senators to Help Repeal the WEP/GPO

End the Windfall Elimination Provision for Public Employees!

National AFSCME News

Time to Get Organized! Call your member of Congress to save public services
AFSCME members, call your representatives in Congress to save public services and stop billionaire tax cuts. — Feb 21
AFSCME, UNAC sue to stop mass firings of federal probationary workers
AFSCME, UNAC and AFGE filed a lawsuit challenging the mass federal firings of probationary federal employees. — Feb 20
Curbing the corrections staffing crisis in Illinois
Learn how AFSCME Council 31 members are helping solve the corrections staffing crisis in Illinois. — Feb 19
In Alaska, AFSCME members go public and go to court over state worker staffing crisis
Alaska members are turning up the heat in their fight for more state worker staffing. — Feb 18
Saunders blasts RFK Jr., explains why he’s a terrible choice for health secretary
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is a terrible choice to serve as our nation’s health secretary. — Feb 14