AFSCME Local 714 - P-2 Bargaining Unit

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The normally bustling French Quarter in New Orleans is abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Bayou State Blues: Members Slammed While Processing Record Unemployment Claims

AFSCME members working for the Louisiana Workforce Commission (LWC) are hopping busy these days fulfilling a critical mission.

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Personal protective equipment for health care workers

Their Lives Are On The Line. Yet, ‘Public Service Workers Still Answer the Call’

Updating wills before heading into work. Extending the lives of single-use masks. Self-isolating from their own families.

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Local 714 Member Alert: Sign Our Petition to the Commissioner

The Department of Social Services needs to focus on protecting the safety and health of front line staff who deliver critical, life-saving benefits to Connecticut residents in need.

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The sun sets over the Washington Memorial in Washington, D.C.

Corrections, EMS Workers Stress Need for Resources in COVID-19 Fight

Before the announcement early Wednesday of an unprecedented $2 trillion deal

National AFSCME News

UI Claims Processors Offer Hope, But Sustaining That Work Requires More Aid
An AFSCME member and AFSCME President Lee Saunders joined others in pushing for more state and local assistance from Congress. — Apr 9
At COVID-19 Town Hall, Biden Praises Public Service Workers and Their Unions
At a virtual town hall on the challenges stemming from the COVID-19 crisis, former Vice President Joe Biden praised public service workers and their unions for their response to the outbreak. — Apr 9
‘Essential Workers’ Have No Voice on the Job. The VA Collective Bargaining Bill Would Start to Fix That.
We are urging Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam to sign a collective bargaining bill. He has limited time to do it or it won’t become law. — Apr 9
No Clear Path for Two California Hospital Workers
Two Bay area hospital workers in northern California face an uncertain path during the coronavirus pandemic. — Apr 8
‘We’re Doing Our Best, But It Feels Like We’re Using Chicken Wire and Zip Ties’
Even in paradise, the coronavirus is a problem. Hawaii Child/adult protective services specialist Kalani Motta describes the challenges he faces in doing his job. — Apr 8

State Social Service Workers Fighting For All Of Connecticut