January/February 2008

Table of Contents

1. Honoring the Dream
2. The Predatory Economy
3. AFSCME Across America: Organizing for Power
4. California – Saving Lives Starts Here
5. Colorado – State Workers Win Bargaining Rights
6. DC – Former AFSCME Leader Elected to AFL-CIO Post
7. Investor Education Initiative Launched
8. DC – New Matching Fund Program Gives Back to Our Veterans
9. Illinois – Hospital Chain Among Nation’s Worst Union Rights Violators
10. Maine – Bus Drivers Choose AFSCME
11. New Mexico – State University Employees Win First Contract
12. New York – In Step with Writers Union
13. Ohio – School Employees Save Own Jobs
14. Ohio – Council President Joins AFSCME’s Executive Board
15. Oklahoma – City Employees Win First Contract
16. Oregon – Super Snouts Achieve Acclaim
17. Washington – Monster Storms Devastate Northwest
18. Wisconsin – Bank Employees Join Forces with AFSCME
19. Iowa – Child Care Providers Gain Rights & a Raise
20. AFSCME’s Political Rebate Procedure