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        <title>Officer who died in 1950 honored during Law Enforcement Week thanks to AFSCME member’s research</title>
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        <pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2026 05:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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        <description><![CDATA[A Connecticut police officer who died in the line of duty in 1950 will be honored during National Law Enforcement Week thanks to the determination of members of AFSCME Local 724 (Council 4). ]]></description>
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        <title>Illinois State workers win a new contract, end 4-week strike</title>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 19:03:00 -0500</pubDate>
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        <description><![CDATA[AFSCME members end Illinois State University strike after winning a strong new contract. ]]></description>
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        <title>Thank the nation’s nurses as they do more with less to keep health care running  </title>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 12:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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        <description><![CDATA[During National Nurses Week, take a moment to thank the nurses who are on the job around the clock, caring for patients and comforting their families.]]></description>
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        <title>Cleveland primary care providers are forming a union with AFSCME</title>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 15:02:00 -0500</pubDate>
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        <description><![CDATA[Primary care providers who work for Cleveland’s MetroHealth network are forming a union through AFSCME Ohio Council 8.]]></description>
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        <title>Public service workers are teaching us a lesson </title>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 10:41:00 -0500</pubDate>
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        <description><![CDATA[There is no sector of the workforce more resilient than those who work in public service.]]></description>
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        <title>Honoring the behind-the-scenes service of corrections officers and employees </title>
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        <pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 12:34:00 -0500</pubDate>
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        <description><![CDATA[During National Correctional Officers and Employees Week, AFSCME salutes the workers who keep us safe.]]></description>
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        <title>Boulder library workers win framework for first contract</title>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 18:09:00 -0500</pubDate>
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        <description><![CDATA[Library workers in Boulder, Colorado, win big vote on the road to full union rights.]]></description>
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        <title>Workers Memorial Day: Honor those we lost by fighting for stronger workplace safety</title>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 10:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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        <description><![CDATA[Workers’ Memorial Day is a time to honor those who were injured or killed on the job. See how AFSCME members are leading the fight for stronger workplace safety programs despite harmful rollbacks at the federal level.]]></description>
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        <title>Budget gaps vs. grave risks: AFSCME Austin fights to protect public safety </title>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 19:46:00 -0500</pubDate>
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        <description><![CDATA[AFSCME members in Austin, Texas, are fighting through their union to protect public safety.]]></description>
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        <title>With two cost-of-living victories, retirees’ advocacy pays off </title>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 16:03:00 -0500</pubDate>
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        <description><![CDATA[AFSCME Retirees win two important cost-of-living victories through their advocacy.]]></description>
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        <title>Organizing opportunities are all around us: Watch the latest Union 411 video.</title>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 18:12:00 -0500</pubDate>
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        <description><![CDATA[Watch the latest Union 411.]]></description>
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        <title>School custodians defeat privatization plan, save union jobs in MA community </title>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 16:01:00 -0500</pubDate>
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        <description><![CDATA[AFSCME members engage the community and soundly defeat a plan to privatize custodial services in a Massachusetts town.]]></description>
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        <title>AFSCME mobilizes in upstate New York to stop layoffs and save public services </title>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 20:13:00 -0500</pubDate>
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        <description><![CDATA[AFSCME members who keep Auburn, New York, running are standing up for public services.]]></description>
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        <title>A life of service that began when her grandma moved in</title>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 20:54:00 -0500</pubDate>
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        <description><![CDATA[Erica Edicha, a work therapy assistant for the Minnesota Department of Human Services, is the latest winner of our union’s Never Quit Service Award.]]></description>
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        <title>Honoring the library workers who make our communities stronger</title>
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        <pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 20:09:00 -0500</pubDate>
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        <description><![CDATA[On National Library Workers Day, join AFSCME members in honoring the public service workers who bring our community libraries to life. ]]></description>
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        <title>Wage wins in Tulsa from a contract that keeps on giving</title>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 20:46:00 -0500</pubDate>
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        <description><![CDATA[The contract came last year, the raises are coming now for AFSCME members in Tulsa, Oklahoma.]]></description>
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        <title>Facing stalled negotiations, striking Illinois State University workers rally</title>
        <link>https://www.afscme.org/blog/facing-stalled-negotiations-striking-illinois-state-university-workers-rally</link>
        <pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 21:59:00 -0500</pubDate>
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        <description><![CDATA[AFSCME members who keep Illinois State University running are striking for fair pay.]]></description>
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        <title>AFSCME nurses go to Capitol Hill to demand recognition as professionals </title>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 16:53:00 -0500</pubDate>
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        <description><![CDATA[AFSCME nurses go to Congress to demand that they be recognized as professionals for doing lifesaving work.]]></description>
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        <title>A salute to those who answer the call  </title>
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        <pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2026 13:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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        <description><![CDATA[During National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week, AFSCME honors the emergency 911 dispatchers who save lives every day and deserve our thanks and proper recognition as public safety professionals.]]></description>
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        <title>AFSCME members stop cuts, protect funding for libraries and museums </title>
        <link>https://www.afscme.org/blog/afscme-members-stop-cuts-protect-funding-for-libraries-and-museums</link>
        <pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 16:59:00 -0500</pubDate>
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        <description><![CDATA[AFSCME members succeeded in protecting funding from IMLS, a federal agency that supports public libraries and museums across the country.]]></description>
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        <title>With a voice on the job, care workers fight to keep their doors open and our economy strong </title>
        <link>https://www.afscme.org/blog/with-a-voice-on-the-job-care-workers-fight-to-keep-their-doors-open-and-our-economy-strong</link>
        <pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 15:25:00 -0500</pubDate>
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        <description><![CDATA[AFSCME members providing child and home care sustain our communities. But anti-worker extremists and their billionaire friends have been trying to eliminate wage protections and the funding that helps working families afford care. ]]></description>
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        <title>AFSCME members in WI speak up on rising costs, hold Rep. Van Orden accountable</title>
        <link>https://www.afscme.org/blog/afscme-members-in-wi-speak-up-on-rising-costs-hold-congressman-accountable</link>
        <pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 20:05:00 -0500</pubDate>
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        <description><![CDATA[AFSCME members to Wisconsin congressman – stand with struggling workers, not billionaires.]]></description>
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        <title>Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago workers ratify first union contract </title>
        <link>https://www.afscme.org/blog/museum-of-contemporary-art-chicago-workers-ratify-first-union-contract</link>
        <pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 16:43:00 -0500</pubDate>
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        <description><![CDATA[Chicago art museum workers now have a first contract. Congratulations!]]></description>
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        <title>New York Transit Museum workers win voice on the job through AFSCME</title>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 14:41:00 -0500</pubDate>
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        <description><![CDATA[Workers at the New York Transit Museum have a say in their futures after forming a union through AFSCME.]]></description>
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        <title>Judge rules in favor of AFSCME and blocks unlawful freeze of child care funding </title>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 18:16:00 -0500</pubDate>
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        <description><![CDATA[Federal judge protects child care funding in a victory for AFSCME members. ]]></description>
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