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AFSCME Local 1 Stands in Solidarity with MercyHealth East Clinic Workers in Janesville

September 4, 2025

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AFSCME Local 1 Stands in Solidarity with MercyHealth East Clinic Workers in Janesville

Solidarity with Meriter Service and Support Staff!

AFSCME Local 1 stands in solidarity with the Service and Support staff of Meriter Hospital as they continue to bargain for a fair contract.

Solidarity with Meriter Service and Support Staff!

AFSCME Local 1 endorses UFAS Statement on Police Violence regarding the encampment at UW-Madison

On 7 May 2024, AFSCME Local 1 endorsed the following statement by our union siblings of the United Faculty and Academic Staff (UFAS) at UW-Madison.  Solidarity!

AFSCME Local 1 endorses UFAS Statement on Police Violence regarding the encampment at UW-Madison

Some want Wisconsin to use AI, but state workers fear replacement

An article was recently published in the Cap Times with input and quotes from one of our board members about artificial intelligence and the recent proposals in the state legislature to use it in state work.  Check it out!

Some want Wisconsin to use AI, but state workers fear replacement

Judge sides with AFSCME workers to protect Public Service Loan Forgiveness program

AFSCME members will continue to be eligible for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program after a federal judge blocked the administration’s effort to unfairly disqualify certain government and nonprofit employers from the popular program.  

Judge sides with AFSCME workers to protect Public Service Loan Forgiveness program