Today the hardworking men and women represented by AFSCME at New College of Florida voted 100% unanimously in favor of recertifying their union with a nearly 75% turnout.
Studies have shown that the limited availability of paid parental leave in the United States is a great injustice to millions of working women and men, a significant contributor to wage inequality and a detriment to the economic health of our country.
One had only been an AFSCME member for a month, another for about a year. A third had a year-and-a-half of public service under his belt. But all three members had one thing in common: a determination to join together to have the strongest possible voice for themselves and their co-workers in the workplace.
When you are a new parent, having time to bond with your child and focus on being the best parent possible without worrying about your job is critical. That is why AFSCME has advocated for Paid Parental Leave provisions across the country for years.
Over the course of two general membership meetings in October, AFSCME Local 199 members debated, discussed and overwhelmingly voted in favor of on proposed changes to the Local 199 Constitution.
Below are the results of the elections for Local 199 officers for three-year terms. The future of our Local is bright if we continue this strong involvement from across the county and every department!
Thanks to all of us working together to grow our union, enforcing our contract and delivering the quality public services our community deserves, we have come to a tentative agreement with Miami-Dade County that will guaranteeing a 1% cost-of-living-adjustment (COLA) in October 2016, 4% if tax revenue is high enough.
To get this increase we are holding an election to update the language in our contract on Tuesday, December 15 from 7am to 6pm with 5 voting locations around the county.
Elsa Lina Clark has only been an AFSCME member for a month, but she’s already AFSCME Strong.
Clark, an electronic document technician for the Miami-Dade County Regulatory and Economic Resources, joined the union after the union stepped in to help a friend and coworker who was being mistreated by a supervisor.
“The union functions well,” says Clark, who is a member of AFSCME Local 199, Council 979.
