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Some Library Workers Took Jobs As Disaster Service Workers During COVID-19. Now They’re Fighting to Make Sure Their Whole Careers Don’t Get Shelved
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Some Library Workers Took Jobs As Disaster Service Workers During COVID-19. Now They’re Fighting to Make Sure Their Whole Careers Don’t Get Shelved

As a librarian at the Walnut Creek Library, Rita Carrasco is used to the hustle and bustle that comes with working in a place that is so essential to the community.

Some Library Workers Took Jobs As Disaster Service Workers During COVID-19. Now They’re Fighting to Make Sure Their Whole Careers Don’t Get Shelved

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Veterans will be disproportionately affected if the Senate fails to provide state, local aid
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Veterans will be disproportionately affected if the Senate fails to provide state, local aid

AFSCME members Dawn Bundick of Alaska and Chris Woloscuk of Florida are veterans and public service employees – two facts that make them especially vulnerable as the COVID-19 pandemic ravages the U.S. economy.

Veterans will be disproportionately affected if the Senate fails to provide state, local aid

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Pelosi joins AFSCME in calling for state, local aid amid soaring virus cases
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Pelosi joins AFSCME in calling for state, local aid amid soaring virus cases

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Thursday joined AFSCME President Lee Saunders and front-line public service workers from states experiencing surges in coronavirus cases to urge the Senate to approve at least $1 trillion in flexible aid to states, cities and towns.

Pelosi joins AFSCME in calling for state, local aid amid soaring virus cases

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AFSCME joins Poor People’s Campaign virtual event, a ‘call for moral revival’
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AFSCME joins Poor People’s Campaign virtual event, a ‘call for moral revival’

AFSCME joined a virtual gathering of the Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival, a movement that seeks to shift the moral narrative of our country and build power for poor and vulnerable people.

AFSCME joins Poor People’s Campaign virtual event, a ‘call for moral revival’