AFSCME-Florida

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“Shouldn’t Duval County Public Schools, one of the state and nation’s largest systems, have the decency to pay workers more than just the legal minimum?” asked Elton Brown, president of Local 2941 and a DCPS custodian. “We can’t keep people working here at this pay. That is why we have to hire hundreds of new custodians every school year. We need good staff, and we need them to stay. Our staffing crisis means we are spending money on recruitment and training that we could be using for other school needs.”

AFSCME to Duval County School Board: $12/Hour is not enough to live in Florida The hardworking men and women who clean Florida’s Duval County Public Schools (DCPS) earn poverty wages of $12 an hour.

HES employees and members of AFSCME Local 2941 met with Duval County Public Schools school board vice chair Cindy Pearson and school board chair Dr Kelly Coker in their ongoing work to secure $15/hr starting pay! ✊

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AFSCME members and AFSCME Retirees are out tonight at the Duval County Public Schools meeting calling on the board to raise custodial wages to at least $15/hr! We shouldn’t allow poverty wages in our school system!

Please sign our petition saying custodians who keep Duval County Public Schools running deserve at least $15/hr from the private contractor employing them!

DCPS Custodians Deserve $15/hour! The hardworking men and women who keep Duval County Public Schools clean do so while fighting poverty wages of $12/hour. Even employees with decades of experience make only $12.72. With inflation pushing up the cost of everything, it is too little to live on. Raising pay for custodians to $15/hour i...

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AFSCME’s I AM STORY podcast wins national awards AFSCME’s I AM STORY podcast, about the historic 1968 Memphis sanitation strike, is a winner of this year’s Signal Awards.

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The AFSCME Florida family is growing with the addition of two new locals despite the challenging political environment in the Sunshine State.

Two new Florida locals strengthen AFSCME family The AFSCME Florida family is growing with the addition of two new locals despite the challenging political environment in the Sunshine State.Paramedics, EMTs and communication specialists who work for the University of Florida (UF) Health Shands Hospital and employees for the Town of Bay Harbor Isla...

The good news continues as AFSCME Local 2200 has also reached the Push for 60 goal! Congratulations to these dedicated workers who make one of the country's busiest ports happen every day. We are so excited they will continue to be AFSCMe Strong!

More great news to start another morning: AFSCME Local 3836 members have secured their contract moving forward by reaching the Push for 60 goal! They never quit on our community and we are glad they will continue to have a protected voice on the job for themselves, their coworkers and their families.

Great news to start the day, especially for the citizens of North Miami Beach who are looking for quality public services: the members of AFSCME Local 3293 will continue to have a voice in advocating for the services they provide after reaching the Push for 60% goal!

Congratulations to the members of AFSCME Local 429 who have secured their voice, their rights and their contract by reaching 60% membership. There are more than a million Floridians who rely on them every day and their strong union voice helps to make that happen.

Have you not yet joined your AFSCME local or know someone who needs to so you can reach 60% too? Visit www.afscmefl.org/join today!

AFSCME Florida members will never quit!

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