October 29, 2019 For Nevada Psychiatric Nurse, His Union Helps Him ‘Concentrate on Caring for People’ Alonzo Thornton is a psychiatric nurse in Nevada who says that it’s because his union has his back that he can “concentrate on caring for people.” Read More
September 20, 2019 Second Unit of Nevada State Workers File for Collective Bargaining Recognition Mental and behavioral health workers became the second group of state employees in Nevada to seek recognition as AFSCME for collective bargaining purposes. Read More
August 26, 2019 He Helps Nevada Students See Campus and They Inspire Him Never Quit Award winner and Local 4041 member Larry Coffey teaches blind and visually impaired students at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, to move around campus. Read More
August 26, 2019 Nevada COs First to File for Recognition Since Collective Bargaining Law Nevada corrections staff want the state to recognize them as AFSCME – the first to seek such recognition this year. Read More
August 05, 2019 Candidates Say Yes to Union Rights Divided presidential candidates were united over one issue at AFSCME Public Service Forum. Read More
June 17, 2019 Fight for Collective Bargaining Had Able Foot Soldiers – State Workers Themselves Local 4041 members who played such an important role in winning collective bargaining rights will continue to lead the way to ensuring state employees have the needed resources to improve state services for the people of Nevada. Read More
June 14, 2019 'A Bold and Historic Step' Watch as AFSCME President Lee Saunders explains why giving Nevada state workers collective bargaining rights is a “bold and historic step. Read More
June 13, 2019 Nevada State Employees Gain Collective Bargaining Rights When Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak signed Senate Bill 135 on Wednesday, Nevada state employees officially won collective bargaining rights for the first time ever. Read More
June 03, 2019 Union Momentum Grows: 20,000 Nevada State Employees to Gain Collective Bargaining Rights Twenty thousand Nevada state employees are earning a seat at the table after the legislature passed a collective bargaining bill over the weekend. Read More
May 16, 2019 Nevada State Workers Rally for a Voice on the Job Nevada state workers were joined by members of the Culinary Union Local 226 for a rally in support of Senate Bill 135, which will extend collective bargaining rights to state employees. Read More
May 08, 2019 Injured on the Job, Corrections Officer Links Safety with Collective Bargaining Rights The day after he was released from a hospital, a bruised and swollen Kelvin Chung told a state Senate committee that state employees like him need collective bargaining rights to advocate for safety on the job. Read More
April 29, 2019 Nevada Voices: State Workers Explain Why They Need Collective Bargaining Rights About 20,000 state workers in Nevada are close to getting collective bargaining rights for the first time ever after fighting for those rights for two decades. Read More
April 10, 2019 EMS Workers in Las Vegas File for a Union Election Nearly 400 EMS workers at AMR Las Vegas, a private company, are demanding a union election at their worksite. Read More
April 08, 2019 Workers Tell NV Lawmakers Why Collective Bargaining Bill is Needed As the only public service workers in Nevada without the right to collectively bargain, SB135 will give state employees a seat at the table to advocate for the communities we serve. Read More
April 03, 2019 Collective Bargaining Bill Gets First Hearing in Nevada Legislature Senate Bill 135 would provide 20,000 state employees with the freedom to collectively bargain on issues like workplace safety, benefits and compensation. Read More
March 19, 2019 State Nurses Find Power in Numbers Feeling empowered as they fight for collective bargaining rights, some state-employed nurses in Nevada are taking steps to improve their working conditions. Read More
February 15, 2019 Collective Bargaining on the Horizon for Nevada State Employees SB135 will enable more than 20,000 Nevada state employees to have a seat at the table with the governor and the Nevada Legislature and gain a voice in the decision making over working conditions and compensation. Read More
December 10, 2018 AFSCME Volunteer Member Organizers Rise Up VMOs have a set of experiences and perspectives that cannot be replaced. There is no one who can speak with greater authority about the benefits of union membership than a union member. Read More
November 07, 2018 AFSCME Pres. Lee Saunders Hails Pro-Worker Victories in Midterms AFSCME President Lee Saunders praised union members for defying wealthy special interests and electing many pro-worker candidates to state and federal offices in the mid-term elections. Read More
June 29, 2017 Despite Hostile Environment, Nevada State Workers Win Raises Despite huge challenges, members of AFSCME Local 4041 in Nevada secured important victories in this year’s legislative session, including the first pay raises in almost a decade. Read More
December 21, 2016 UNITE HERE, 2 Trump Hotels Announce Agreements Victory! UNITE HERE has reached agreements with Trump Hotels in Las Vegas and Washington, DC, after going to the mat with AFSCME’s backing. Read More
November 03, 2016 More Than 1,000 AFSCME Members Flood Battleground States AFSCME members are leaving nothing to chance as they flood battleground states to support pro-working family candidates. Read More
June 05, 2015 Nevada Budget Includes Raises for State Workers AFSCME Local 4041 members were rewarded for their steadfast advocacy - like this rally in Las Vegas in April - with the 3 percent raise over two years. Their last wage increase was offset by retirement and health benefits premiums. Read More