Michigan News

AFSCME State of Michigan Members Fight Dues Reauthorization

On February 7, 2025, The Michigan Civil Service Commission reviewed the subject of dues reauthorization for State of Michigan workers. This requirement made it so that members had to go into an online portal on a yearly basis to resign to have dues be automatically deducted.

AFSCME State of Michigan Members Fight Dues Reauthorization

Nurses Reach Tentative Agreement for a New Contract at McLaren Flint

FLINT – Nurses who are members of AFSCME Local 875 announced today that we have reached a tentative agreement with McLaren Flint management for a new union contract.

Nurses Reach Tentative Agreement for a New Contract at McLaren Flint

Nurses Update Community on Fight for Patient Safety and Improved Outcomes at McLaren Flint

FLINT – Today, McLaren Flint nurses updated the community about our ongoing fight for safe staffing levels for the patients and families under our care.

Nurses Update Community on Fight for Patient Safety and Improved Outcomes at McLaren Flint

In appreciation of U-M custodians

The following letter to the editor was published in The University Record on Oct. 7, 2024:

To the editor,

In appreciation of U-M custodians

Registered nurses in Flint are fighting for a fair contract and are ready to strike

Just because McLaren Flint Hospital in Michigan calls itself a nonprofit doesn’t mean its executives don’t prioritize boosting their coffers. They prioritize it so much they’re willing to put the safety of their patients at risk, according to the nurses who work there.

Registered nurses in Flint are fighting for a fair contract and are ready to strike

AFSCME’s Saunders pays tribute to labor legend Bill Lucy

WASHINGTON – President Lee Saunders released this statement following the death of AFSCME Secretary-Treasurer Emeritus Bill Lucy:

AFSCME’s Saunders pays tribute to labor legend Bill Lucy