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Seattle Art Museum workers Organizing with WFSE!
On May 13, workers at SAM announced their intent to organize their union with WFSE and the 50,000 cultural workers who have won unions through the AFSCME Cultural Workers United movement.
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AFSCME National Updates
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New contract for AFSCME members who keep Illinois med school running
Members of AFSCME Local 370 who keep the Southern Illinois University School of Medicine running won higher wages and a first-ever paid parental leave program in their recent contract.
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Denver Art Museum workers ratify first-ever museum worker contract in Colorado
Employees at the Denver Art Museum have ratified the first-ever union contract for Colorado museum workers, winning more equitable pay, stronger rights and better benefits.
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Michigan members demand transparency after two MDOT workers are killed on the job
Michigan members demand an investigation into how two of their own were killed while working on a road project.
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Workers at Philadelphia art services firm win recognition for their AFSCME union
Art services employees in Philadelphia win union recognition in yet another AFSCME victory for cultural workers.
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AFSCME members who keep a PA jail running mobilize for paid parental leave victory
Members of AFSCME Local 543 celebrate a new paid parental leave policy for Lehigh County workers that they fought for.
