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Apr. 09, 2020

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Bayou State Blues: Members Slammed While Processing Record Unemployment Claims

AFSCME members working for the Louisiana Workforce Commission (LWC) are hopping busy these days fulfilling a critical mission.

Bayou State Blues: Members Slammed While Processing Record Unemployment Claims

Apr. 09, 2020

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No Clear Path for Two Bay Area Hospital Workers

While some health care workers are knee deep in the battle to treat patients suffering from COVID-19, countless other health care workers are feeling its devastating impact, even if the places they work haven’t seen a surge in coronavirus patients.

No Clear Path for Two Bay Area Hospital Workers

Apr. 02, 2020

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A Fragile Balance, Broken

Even a normal day at Coalinga State Hospital in Coalinga is a delicate balancing act.

A Fragile Balance, Broken

Apr. 01, 2020

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Their Lives Are On The Line. Yet, ‘Public Service Workers Still Answer the Call’

Updating wills before heading into work. Extending the lives of single-use masks. Self-isolating from their own families. These are just some of the shameful realities and conditions health care workers on the front lines of fighting the COVID-19 pandemic are facing each day.

Their Lives Are On The Line. Yet, ‘Public Service Workers Still Answer the Call’

Mar. 31, 2020

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Council 57 Appoints New President

Abdul Johnson recently announced that he was stepping down as AFSCME Council 57's president, and the Executive Board voted to appoint Steve Jovel as the new president, effective April 1.

Council 57 Appoints New President