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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>
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        <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>
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        <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>
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        <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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        <title>Kansas state workers deserve more than just crumbs</title>
        <link>https://www.afscme.org/blog/kansas-state-workers-deserve-more-than-just-crumbs</link>
        <pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 14:50:00 -0500</pubDate>
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        <description><![CDATA[A 1% pay increase is simply not enough, Kansas state workers say.]]></description>
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        <title>Twin Cities Habitat workers build power for their communities </title>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 20:37:00 -0500</pubDate>
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        <description><![CDATA[Congrats to the workers at Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity for forming a union through Minnesota Council 5.]]></description>
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        <title>Strong union message from President Saunders, AFSCME members resonates at No Kings events  </title>
        <link>https://www.afscme.org/blog/strong-union-message-from-president-saunders-afscme-members-resonates-at-no-kings-events</link>
        <pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 21:57:00 -0500</pubDate>
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        <description><![CDATA[AFSCME members joined No Kings events around the country Saturday. In Washington D.C., AFSCME President Lee Saunders urged thousands to support workers, unions and democracy.]]></description>
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        <title>Robust new contracts for Kaiser Health Care professionals boost patient safety </title>
        <link>https://www.afscme.org/blog/robust-new-contracts-for-kaiser-health-care-professionals-boost-patient-safety</link>
        <pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 15:40:00 -0500</pubDate>
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        <description><![CDATA[UNAC/UHCP health care professionals in California and Hawaii ratify new contracts after multiple strikes. ]]></description>
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        <title>Forming a union at CT maritime museum would give workers a say in its future  </title>
        <link>https://www.afscme.org/blog/forming-a-union-at-ct-maritime-museum-would-give-workers-a-say-in-its-future</link>
        <pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 19:58:00 -0500</pubDate>
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        <description><![CDATA[Workers at Connecticut’s Mystic Seaport Museum want a voice in the institution’s future. They’re fighting to form a union through AFSCME Council 4 — another victory for our union’s Cultural Workers United campaign.  ]]></description>
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        <title>AFSCME members in Harris County, Texas, strengthen their voice on the job </title>
        <link>https://www.afscme.org/blog/afscme-members-in-harris-county-texas-strengthen-their-voice-on-the-job</link>
        <pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 20:08:00 -0500</pubDate>
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        <description><![CDATA[AFSCME members in Harris County, Texas, won a stronger, more formal voice in the workplace under a new consultation policy approved this week. ]]></description>
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        <title>AFSCME members speak out at national summit on care work</title>
        <link>https://www.afscme.org/blog/afscme-members-speak-out-at-national-summit-on-care-work</link>
        <pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 20:47:00 -0500</pubDate>
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        <description><![CDATA[ At a national summit, AFSCME members advocated for higher wages and more federal support for programs involving care work.]]></description>
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        <title>Leading labor advocate fights on in court to protect workers’ rights  </title>
        <link>https://www.afscme.org/blog/leading-labor-advocate-fights-on-in-court-to-protect-workers-rights</link>
        <pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 20:26:00 -0500</pubDate>
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        <description><![CDATA[A prominent labor rights advocate who’s fighting this administration spoke to AFSCME this week.]]></description>
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        <title>&#39;You are worthy&#39;: A New Mexico caseworker’s message to the children she serves  </title>
        <link>https://www.afscme.org/blog/you-are-worthy-a-new-mexico-caseworkers-message-to-the-children-she-serves</link>
        <pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 21:09:00 -0500</pubDate>
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        <description><![CDATA[New Mexico caseworker Lena Sarracino is our latest Never Quit winner]]></description>
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        <title>Virginia general assembly passes landmark collective bargaining bill </title>
        <link>https://www.afscme.org/blog/virginia-general-assembly-passes-landmark-collective-bargaining-bill</link>
        <pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 19:34:00 -0500</pubDate>
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        <description><![CDATA[The Virginia General Assembly passed a landmark collective bargaining bill. ]]></description>
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        <title>   AFSCME Nevada state workers show congressman how they support the most vulnerable </title>
        <link>https://www.afscme.org/blog/afscme-nevada-state-workers-show-congressman-how-they-support-the-most-vulnerable</link>
        <pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 15:02:00 -0500</pubDate>
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        <description><![CDATA[AFSCME members who work for the Nevada Division of Welfare and Supportive Services were recently paid a visit by Rep. Steven Horsford (D-NV) at their worksite. ]]></description>
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        <title>AFSCME supports bill to protect wages for home care workers </title>
        <link>https://www.afscme.org/blog/afscme-supports-bill-to-protect-wages-for-home-care-workers</link>
        <pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 22:11:00 -0500</pubDate>
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        <description><![CDATA[AFSCME supports new legislation introduced in Congress that would block the administration’s effort to eliminate wage protections for home care workers. ]]></description>
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        <title>Now, the workers who run Austin help speak for it too </title>
        <link>https://www.afscme.org/blog/now-the-workers-who-run-austin-help-speak-for-it-too</link>
        <pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 16:16:00 -0500</pubDate>
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        <description><![CDATA[After AFSCME members of Local 1624 mobilized, the Austin City Council unanimously approved a historic consultation policy that gives workers a greater voice. ]]></description>
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        <title>AFSCME sues to stop politically motivated termination of public health grants</title>
        <link>https://www.afscme.org/blog/afscme-sues-to-stop-politically-motivated-termination-of-public-health-grants</link>
        <pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 16:57:00 -0500</pubDate>
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        <description><![CDATA[AFSCME has sued to stop the politically motivated termination of public health grants. ]]></description>
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