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AFSCME WORKS Online Xtras

Up-to-date news for the web from AFSCME WORKS Magazine.

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  Hundreds Rally to Save Illinois Prison
  Council 31 members and supporters of Pontiac Correctional Center marched on the Capitol in Springfield to demand that Gov. Rod Blagojevich stop a plan by the Illinois Department of Corrections to shutter the maximum-security prison.
• UC Patient Care Workers Win!
  After a year-long struggle for justice, 11,500 patient care workers at the University of California have overwhelmingly ratified an agreement on a five-year contract.
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  AFSCME Salutes R.I. Veterans
  Members of Rhode Island Council 94 and AFSCME International honored the service of 253 residents of the Rhode Island Veterans Home in Bristol with a steak fry and a hefty donation.
• AFSCME Retiree, 93, Supports Obama & Becomes Video Star
  Margaret Stanton, a 93-year-old retired Maryland social worker and AFSCME retiree now living in Front Royal, VA, wanted to make her quiet voice heard in the midst of the Presidential election.
• Philadelphia Historic Marker Honors Bill McEntee & AFSCME 1938 Victory
  A historic marker erected at City Hall commemorates the first collective bargaining agreement established between AFSCME and the City of Philadelphia.
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  Dayton Housing Inspector Honored for Saving Taxpayers Money
  John Carter, a housing inspector or the city of Dayton and a member of Local 101 (AFSCME Council 8), is one of eight "Public Officials of the Year" chosen by Governing magazine.
• Walking Ohio’s ‘Road to Recovery’
  Ohio AFL-CIO Pres. Joseph Rugola set off on a 300-mile walk across the state to draw attention to how failed policies have affected everyday Americans.
• Union Plus Scholarship Winners Announced
  Two AFSCME members, and the children of nine other members, are among the 108 winners of the 2008 Union Plus Scholarship awards.
• Illinois State Administrators Join AFSCME
  Nearly 1,000 state public service administrators throughout Illinois have voted 2-1 to become proud members of Council 31.
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  Baltimore Stadium Cleaning Crew Wins Voice at Work
  Overcoming an intense anti-union campaign by their employer, 130 workers responsible for cleaning Oriole Park have voted overwhelmingly to join AFSCME Maryland.
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  Washington State Employees Ratify Contract
  Some 39,000 state workers have overwhelmingly ratified contracts that raise wages over the next two years and include no increase in health insurance premiums.
• Illinois State Employees Ratify Contract
  Following months of tough negotiations, some 37,000 state employees won an impressive new contract that raises wages and maintains affordable health care coverage for workers and their families.
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  44 Cents Makes No Sense
  United Domestic Workers of America are outraged by San Diego County's offer to raise the income of 22,000 home care providers by a paltry 44 cents an hour over three years.
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  University of California Service Workers Begin 5-Day Strike for a Fair Contract
  More than 8,500 UC service employees launched a five-day strike to focus attention on their battle for a fair contract and an end to poverty wages.
• Nebraska Road Worker Wins Primary Contest for County Commissioner
  Dean Speth, a road grade operator and long-time member of Nebraska Public Employees/AFSCME Local 251, is on his way to winning a seat on the Otoe County Board of Commissioners.
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  Wisconsin Child Care Providers Win Landmark First Contract
  Members of AFSCME/Child Care Providers Together have ratified a historic agreement with the state that will provide them with new rights and benefits.
• More Tulsa City Workers Say ‘Yes’ to AFSCME
  Over 800 technical and administrative office employees have voted to have a voice with Local 1180, joining some 1,000 other Tulsa municipal workers represented by AFSCME.
• 20,000 More Pennsylvania Child Care Providers Now Have a Union
  An overwhelming majority of home-based providers voted to join CCP UNITED and to work with the state to improve regulations, increase training opportunities and raise the quality of child care.
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  Minnesota’s Walker Methodist Employees Win First Contract
  After five long, difficult years struggling for justice, some 400 employees of Walker Methodist Health Center in Minneapolis can finally claim victory – their first contract!
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  Contract Workers Win Fight to Become UC Davis Employees
  Nearly 200 contracted-out food service workers at the University of California at Davis have won their lengthy battle to become full-time UC employees.
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