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MA Governor Releases Proposed FY11 Budget

MA House budget requires extensive study and cost analysis before Patrick Administration proceeds with closure of state residential facilities for mentally retarded

Defending Glavin: House right to challenge governor

Plans to close centers attacked

Westford family helps rally against plan to shut facilities for disabled

AFSCME Steward Training. New Dates Announced.

University of New Hampshire Organizing Campaign

AFSCME Council 93 Welcomes New Members in Maine and New Hampshire

Organizing Campaign - Maplewood Nursing Home, Cheshire County, NH

New Online Leadership Academy Training


Massachusetts State Alliance Workers Ratify Contract

MA State Workers Contracts

Maine TABOR Ballot Initiative


Council 93 is working closely with the Massachusetts AFL/CIO and other labor organizations to advance legislation that would allow public employees to form a collective bargaining unit, simply by getting a majority of workers to sign authorization cards. Click here for more information.

Click here to view the current schedule for payments under the new MA State Alliance collective bargaining agreement


Council 93 wins website, communication awards

Click here to listen to the latest AFSCME radio message denouncing Governor Romney's budget cuts and supporting increased revenue to offset these cuts. The message is currently airing on radio stations across Massachusetts.

Staff Rep Sylvia Perry Assigned to State Jurisdiction

AFSCME Council 93 Members Still Benefiting from 1980s Negotiated Retirement Contribution Rate


Beyond the "Reforms": The Romney Budget

Massachusetts Republican Governor Mitt Romney's proposed FY'05 Budget contains a wide-range of proposals that adversely affect public services and the dedicated, hard-working public employees that provide these services. The following is a summary of six critical areas of Romney's budget.


Council Conference Report Summary (6/30)

Council 93 recently hit the radio airwaves with a paid message aimed at stopping cuts to essential state and local government services. These are the services that AFSCME members help to provide. The radio spots ran statewide in May. Click here to listen.

ASIA: AFSCME Council 93 Stewards In Action

Read about how to protect your job and paycheck from Mitt Romney's anti-worker budget proposal! Check out the statewide legislative briefings scheduled for April. HTML | PDF

City of Lewiston, Maine - UNION YES!

MA Human Services contracts

MA Higher Education contracts

Revenue Shortfall Forces Deep Cuts to Essential Services