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DC47 General Election 11/7 Endorsements
#VOTE. Check out our endorsements of candidates for the General Election that stand with working people & their families! Candidate questionnaires posted.
Phila. Zoo Workers Focused on Animal Welfare & Staff Safety
We love our #Philly Zoo family! See this great article from the Phila. Inquirer on their latest contract deal.
AFSCME: Staff The Front Lines Hiring Event 8/21
We know that public service jobs are something to be proud of. AND they’re often good #union jobs that provide workers with good benefits, safer working conditions, job stability and retirement security. Check out job opportunities on 8/21!
NBC10: AFSCME Turns Passion for Arts into Career
DC47 #Union member Ari Gutierrez-Sanchez talks to NBC10 about programs that she runs at Phila. Museum of Art to bring art to Philly kids, & how unionizing the museum allowed a passion for art to turn into a career!
RSVP: Philly Labor Day Parade & Celebration 9/4
Let's celebrate our community with #Labor friends & family! See the celebration details for the events at Penn's Landing.
DC47 Retirees: Jazz Lunch 7/26/23
#AFSCME DC47 Retirees join in solidarity to enjoy a Jazz Lunch gathering at the Phila. AFL-CIO.
AFSCME: I Am Story Podcast
1968. Memphis, Tennessee. The heart of the racially segregated South. Black sanitation workers faced poverty wages and degrading, dangerous conditions on the job. The city refused to act. But after two sanitation workers were crushed to death on the job, 1,300 workers said enough..
So Proud Of AFSCME Union Family at Free Library!
So very proud of our @afscme union family working at the @freelibrary. Supporting the Philly community is what we do. ❤
PHL Coalition To Oppose Hate: M4L Counter Events
Hate group Moms For Liberty is hosting a conference in Philly over the next week, with Donald Trump as a speaker. We stand with our workers at the Free Library and support equality.
AFSCME: The Union Difference
More and more people are discovering all that the union difference has to offer.
City Employees: FREE SEPTA Pass Program
We worked with the City to negotiate a deal for FREE SEPTA Key passes for City Employees. This program will run as a pilot program for two years.
PMWU: Ratify Contract
6/26/23: WE HAVE A CONTRACT! Members voted 96% in favor of the tentative agreement. We fought hard for what we deserve, and we won. As the first in a wave of new union organizing @uofpenn, we are proud to attest: #UnionsBelongAtPenn !
AFSCME Legislative Update: May 2023
Please see the latest Legislative Update from AFSCME International.
Roll Call: Young, educated and unionized
After decades of slow, steady decline, unions are suddenly and rapidly rebounding. A total of 1,673 workplaces petitioned the National Labor Relations Board to hold union elections in 2019; last year that figure rose to 2,072.
Inquirer: Penn Med Residents/Fellows Voted To Unionize
"Residents and fellows of Penn made history as the first house staff in PA to unionize, but that is just the beginning. Penn has a long history of resisting unionization by its employees, but it's a new era..." -CIRSEIU
Nation: Why Are So Many Young People Joining Unions?
A growing number of young people are joining and forming labor unions. Some call them “Generation U.” The New York Times dubbed the phenomenon the “Revolt of the College-Educated Working Class...
Inquirer: Organizing at Penn Won't Stop
"As union-forming efforts proliferate at Penn, university workers say organizing "isn't going to stop."
Labor Jawn Podcast 4/3: PMAU
Catch our Local 397 Union members from the Philadelphia Museum of Art on the @LaborJawn podcast.
Each talk about their experience in the fight to form a Union & winning their first contract.
Welcome @ptmunited!
On 3/23 & 3/25 workers at Please Touch Museum overwhelmingly voted to join our union by 85%!
See how you can welcome these workers to the #union family.
AFSCME DC47 Member Spotlight
It's time to show off your hard #Union work out on the frontlines! It is the members that make our #Union strong and we are proud of the work that our #Union family does every single day. Submit an AFSCME DC47 Member Spotlight candidate today!
Inquirer: Rutgers Faculty Ratify New Contracts, After Strike
The new contracts bring to a close nearly a year of tense negotiations, which included a weeklong strike at the 67,000-student public flagship university — the first in the unions’ history...
Petition: Fair Pay at Penn
Sign a petition to support fair pay at Penn Museum. #UnionsBelongAtPenn
PTMU Election: 3/23 & 3/25
We have a #Union Election Thursday 3/23 & Saturday 3/25 at Please Touch Museum from 11:30am - 1:30pm.
PLEASE MAKE A PLAN TO #VOTE #UNIONYES!
City Council Supports PTMU
See the letter from Phila. City Council to Please Touch Museum asking them to recognize the union.
Support TUGSA Workers!
See how you can help TUGSA workers reach a contract at Temple University.
AFL-CIO: PASS The Pro Act
Stronger unions mean higher wages, safer working conditions and dignity for all people who work. Passing the PRO Act will be our first step to getting there. Use this form to tell your U.S. senators: Vote “yes” on the PRO Act.
DC47 Primary Election Endorsements
Check out our picks for endorsement in the Municipal Primary Election on May 16, 2023.
Helen Gym For Mayor 2023
Please see DC47's endorsement of Helen Gym for Mayor of Philadelphia.
PTMU Support Video: City Council 2/16
See City Councilmember Quetzy Lozada's testimony in support of @ptmunited!
PMA Strike: WE DID IT!
PMA Union members ended their strike & ratified their first Union contract on 10/16 by 99% at Philadelphia Museum of Art.
DOE: 2023 Car Fuel Economy Portal
EPA gas mileage, safety, air pollution, and greenhouse gas estimates for new and used cars and trucks. Improve the MPG of your vehicle with our gas mileage tips.
CDC: COVID Update 3/1/23
See the latest update on COVID-19 from the Centers for Disease Control.
CBS News: Unions Are Cool Again
“an example of younger employees' interest in improved working conditions, & the increasing fortunes of labor collectives, despite corporations' anti-union tactics.”
FREE COVID Tests: UPDATE
Dec. 2022- Get an additional four Covid-19 tests free from the federal government.
PMA_Union: WE'RE STRIKING!
On Friday, September 16, members of AFSCME DC47, Local 397, PMA Union will engage in a one-day Unfair Labor Practice strike.
JOIN US!
#fundthefrontlines
Front-line public service workers put their lives on the line to save us. Don’t let Congress thank them with a pink slip. Pass state & local aid NOW! #FundtheFrontLines
Last Week Tonight: Union Busting
John Oliver on @lastweektonight discusses the mechanics of union busting.
*EXPLICIT LANGUAGE WARNING*
General Election 11/8/22 Endorsements
AFSCME endorsements for working families!
Candidates suggested by DC47 PEOPLE Committee & voted on by our Delegates.
Video: PMA Rally 7/13/22
CareerLink Pennsylvania
Check out these great community resources to help you in the post-pandemic USA. Connect to jobs, housing relief, grants, and more in Pennsylvania.
Report: Cultural Institutions SOLD OUT Workers
See this report and analysis from Cultural Workers United.
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