AFSCME members work in our nation’s health care system night and day to provide quality care for patients. In hospitals, clinics, long-term care facilities, public health and other practice settings, we are nurses, aides, dietitians and food service workers, custodians, technicians, physician assistants, therapists, doctors, pharmacists and administrative staff.
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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. Read More
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They saved Pappas Hospital once. Now AFSCME members are fighting to save it again. The battle for children’s care isn’t over.
AFSCME members are fighting once again to save a Massachusetts children’s hospital from closing. Read More
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McLaren Port Huron workers win their union by standing together
The dedicated health care staff at McLaren Port Huron Hospital are forming a union through AFSCME Michigan. Read More
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AFSCME New Jersey members hold congressman accountable for affordability crisis
FLEMINGTON, N.J. – AFSCME public service workers see how cuts to health care, child care and schools are harming New Jersey communities every day. On Thursday, several of them held New Jersey Rep. Thomas Kean Jr. accountable for his contributions to the affordability crisis. Kean voted for the so-called One Big Beautiful Bill last year that slashed funding for Medicaid and Medicare. He has stood by while the Republican-led… Read More
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