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The American Rescue Plan is here, find out what it entails!

The American Rescue Plan is here, find out what it entails!

Meet Everyday Hero, Tanya Gaddy

Meet Tanya Gaddy, President of Local 2216 and recipient of AFSCME New Jersey's Everyday Heroes Award. Tanya is an RLS I who works at Greystone Park Psychiatric Hospital in Morris Plains, NJ. Tanya treats every member like family.

Meet Everyday Hero, Tanya Gaddy

AFSCME president urges swift Senate action on COVID-19 relief bill

AFSCME President Lee Saunders praised the House of Representatives for passing the American Rescue Plan on Saturday and urged the Senate to follow

AFSCME president urges swift Senate action on COVID-19 relief bill

AFSCME’s free bachelor’s degree program is here to stay

There is good news for AFSCME members looking to pursue higher education. AFSCME Free College has made its bachelor’s degree completion program a permanent benefit.

AFSCME’s free bachelor’s degree program is here to stay

New leaders make new push to raise the federal minimum wage

Here’s a sure sign of new leadership in Washington. There’s a renewed push to increase the minimum wage to $15 an hour, an idea that went nowhere when the Trump administration and anti-worker members of Congress were in power.

New leaders make new push to raise the federal minimum wage