Political Endorsement – AFSCME 1684

Academy Museum workers seek management’s voluntary recognition for their union
Academy Museum of Motion Pictures staff have a simple request for their employer – recognize our union voluntarily.
Already a seasoned fighter for workers, McEntee scholarship winner is just getting started
Congratulations are in order for our 2022 Gerald McEntee scholarship winner, WFSE’s Caiti Hall.
Overturning Roe v. Wade strips away ‘a foundational freedom.’
AFSCME President Lee Saunders: Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade is “an attack on individual humanity, autonomy and personal liberty.”
Saunders, labor leaders and lawmakers push Biden for student debt relief
AFSCME President Lee Saunders called on President Joe Biden to “go big” on student debt relief.
Never Quit winner is California social services worker who helped solve a kidnapping
Diana Corral, an employment eligibility specialist with the Orange County, California, Social Services Agency, and president of AFSCME Local 2076 (Council 36), is a winner of our union’s Never Quit Service Award.

AFSCME’s Saunders assails repeal of Roe v. Wade: ‘Reproductive justice is economic justice’
Reproductive rights are an issue of life and death. The court’s ruling is an attack on individual humanity, autonomy and personal liberty.
Colorado governor signs major expansion of collective bargaining for 36,000 county employees
County employees across the state mobilized and organized to win one of the single largest collective bargaining expansions in recent history.
AFSCME’s Saunders: It’s time to turn ‘anguish into action’ on gun violence
AFSCME has long supported common-sense measures to keep our children safe and to keep deadly firearms out of the hands of dangerous people.
Saunders: EMS personnel are the epitome of what it means to be an essential worker. We stand by them today and every day.
During National EMS Week, we celebrate the over one million EMS workers who are always there to answer the call.
Saunders: We are proud to honor those in law enforcement for their dedication, service and sacrifice
AFSCME stands with those in uniform as we recognize National Law Enforcement Week.

Mullissa Willette Wins CalPERS Board Seat - CalPERS
Mullissa Willette is declared the unofficial election winner for the Public Agency seat on the CalPERS Board of Administration.
Votes for CalPERS Board Election Counted on Thursday - CalPERS
All voted ballots will be tabulated on Thursday, May 19, for the Public Agency seat on the CalPERS Board of Administration.
Candidates Announced for Special Retiree Board Election; School and State CalPERS Board Seats Unopposed - CalPERS
Three candidates will vie for the vacant retired member board seat on the CalPERS Board of Administration in a special election this fall.
Deadline Nears for 3 CalPERS Board Election Nominations - CalPERS
Eligible CalPERS members interested in seeking election to one of three board of administration positions have a week to complete the nomination process to become candidates.
CalPERS Board Election Underway as Voting Begins - CalPERS
CalPERS active public agency members can expect a blue envelope that contains their ballot for the special board election in their mailboxes in the next few days.