8 SEPTEMBER GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING WILL BE HELD IN-PERSON AT THE EAST SIDE FREEDOM LIBRARY AT 5:30 PM.
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Local 8 represents employees within FOUR bargaining units covered by separate CONTRACTS in Ramsey County, Minnesota.
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Upcoming Events
AFSCME Presidents/RC Labor Relations Meeting
Monthly ZOOM meeting attended by Presidents of AFSCME Locals 8, 151, 707, and 1935, Council 5 Field Representatives, and Ramsey County Labor Relati
General Membership Meeting
Per the Local 8 Constitution {https://www.local8afscme.org/syst
Ramsey County New Employee Orientation
Virtual orientation session with newly hired employees. Union presents from 11am to 11:30am
AFSCME National Updates
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Workers win transparency and accountability at Minnesota’s largest public hospital
AFSCME members in Minnesota won their fight to get rid of an unaccountable hospital board.
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On Labor Day, we celebrate our power – and pledge to build it.
On Labor Day, we celebrate the power of workers to form unions, stand in solidarity, and together, improve our lives.
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At New York march, AFSCME’s Saunders blasts Wall Street
At a march to commemorate the 62nd anniversary of the March on Washington, AFSCME President Lee Saunders called Wall Street “complicit” in this administration’s attacks on workers.
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Gallup poll: Americans’ support for unions remains strong, near all-time highs
A Labor Day Gallup poll shows support for unions remains strong, near all-time highs.
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Know Your Rights Resources
Guidance to help navigate immigration enforcement issues that may affect AFSCME members and their workplaces.
AFSCME members make America happen.
With members in hundreds of different occupations, AFSCME advocates for fairness in the workplace, excellence in public services and prosperity and opportunity for all working families.