AFSCME Across America

Organizing for Power

From state to state, workers are organizing with AFSCME for a voice on the job. Here are some recent victories:

California

In the city of San Jose, 148 classified employees of the Oak Grove School District – including custodians, gardeners, bus drivers and clerical workers — joined Council 57.

Connecticut

A 25-member unit of police officers in the Town of Suffield voted unanimously to leave their existing union to join Council 15.

Montana

In Bozeman, 24 emergency operators employed by the Gallatin County Dispatch joined Council 9.

New York

More than 300 employees of the MetroPlus HMO of the city’s Health and Hospitals Corporation voted for DC 37 representation. The sales representatives and assistants handle applications by Medicaid recipients and others who use the HMO. They become the newest members of Local 1549, an 18,000-member local that already represents clerical and administrative employees at MetroPlus, among others.

Ohio

Twenty-three case workers employed by the Scioto County Children Services Board of Directors voted to join Local 2501 (Council 8). The local also represents more than 100 employees of the Scioto County Department of Job and Family Services.

Washington

Seventeen facility service workers at the University of Washington’s Bothell campus will be represented by Local 1488 (Council 28).