AFSCME Local 1868 endorses candidates for the 2010 elections.

John Stoddard Cancer Center and the National Ovarian Cancer Coalition invite you to learn more about gynecologic cancers, including ovarian and cervical.  Find out more in this article.

Right now, more than 900,000 public and private workers - including thousands of AFSCME members - are going to lose their jobs unless Congress helps with state budget shortfalls. This very likely will include Iowans, and it very well could include you.

More job losses are the last thing our fragile economic recovery needs right now. Furthermore, the last thing our national debt needs is nearly a million more Americans out of work, not paying taxes, and relying on government services for help.

Please, take a minute to call Senators Grassley and Harkin, and give them the following message:

"I'm calling to urge a vote on extended Medicaid funding (FMAP) before Congress leaves for its August vacation. Without aid to states, America could be facing more crippling job losses. Can I count on you to push for a vote on the Senate floor before the August recess?"

Senator Grassley's Phone: (202) 224-3744
Senator Harkin's Phone: (202) 224-3254

Thank you for taking action. Your job security may depend on it.

In Solidarity,

Danny Homan
President, AFSCME Iowa Council 61

On Monday, July 26th, AFSCME Local 2985 President and Correctional Officer Marty Hathaway was on Iowa Public Radio's "The Exchange".  He was on to discuss issues that are going on inside Iowa's Prisons.

You can catch the broadcast in a mp3 podcast here.

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Watch AFSCME Director of Research Kerry Korpi stand up to attacks on public employees and our pensions during an appearance on CNBC. At issue: should states cut public pensions to balance ballooning budgets?

International Secretary-Treasurer Lee Saunders was sworn in as AFSCME’s 39th International Convention concluded in Boston. Click headline to read more.

 

Delegates to the 39th International Convention of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO, (AFSCME), today elected Lee Saunders to be the next Secretary-Treasurer of the union representing 1.6 million public service workers.

AFSCME activists rallied Wednesday on Boston Common, in solidarity with Council 93, to prevent the loss of critical public services and to pass the jobs bill now stalled in Congress.

President Gerald W. McEntee used his keynote address on June 28 at the 2010 AFSCME Convention to demand that Congress pass a critical jobs bill — and that politicians be held accountable for their promises to working people. View video below or visit the Convention website here.

The Labor Department has clarified the definition of “son or daughter” under the Family and Medical Leave Act to give family leave rights to people who assume the role of caring for a child regardless of the legal or biological relationship.

There are no longer tax consequences if your dependent, who is not a full-time student and is between ages 19 through 25, is enrolled in your health and dental insurance plans. FIND OUT MORE!

Retirees may be entitled to additional benefits and/or compensation if:

· You were hurt at work; or,
· You worked in high-noise environment; or,
· You had a workers’ compensation claim in the last three years; or,
· You took early retirement in part because of physical/mental disabilities.

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