News

State of Nebraska Contract Negotiations Team Focused on Member Priorities

Contract negotiations with the State of Nebraska continued during the month of October...

Hundreds Grab T-Shirts at Negotiations Update Meetings/Visits – Get Yours in November!

Members of our contract negotiations teams and Volunteer Member Organizers have been visiting...

Nebraska Supreme Court to Hear NAPE Job Reclassification Case

The Nebraska Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in an important case brought...

Leadership Training & Negotiations Action Weekend December 12-13 in Lincoln

All NAPE/AFSCME members are invited to attend our winter leadership training weekend in...

State Colleges Bargaining Team Discusses Artificial Intelligence in Early Negotiations

Our Nebraska State College System negotiations team: Robert Dean (Peru), Kelly Overshiner (Chadron),...

Department of Education Contract Negotiations Team Fights for Remote Work, Expanded Leave

Our Nebraska Department of Education contract negotiations team: Jeannie Chastain (Administrative Specialist, Lincoln),...

Lawsuit Filed to Protect Wagner-Peyser Act Merit Protections at Department of Labor

During the Great Depression, state and federal job placement assistance programs were ineffective...

Flex Schedule Requests Cannot Be Unreasonably Denied Under NAPE Contracts

Our NAPE/AFSCME union contracts guarantee that our members who work for the State...

Board of Directors Sets 2027 Events & Elections Schedules at Fall Meeting

The NAPE/AFSCME Board of Directors held its regular fall meeting on October 24,...

Contract Negotiations Underway, Bargaining Teams Focused on Member Priorities

Contact negotiations for our next biennium labor contracts with the State of Nebraska,...

Members Unite and Gather Outside Capitol to Kickoff Contract Negotiations

Hundreds of NAPE/AFSCME union members braved 100 degree temperatures in September to celebrate...

DHHS Administrative Technician Has Wrongful Termination Overturned

NAPE/AFSCME member Erich Gebers (DHHS, Lincoln) is a familiar face to most employees...

Grab Your Negotiations T-Shirt at Worksites and Meetings through November

Members of our contract negotiations teams and Volunteer Member Organizers will be visiting...

Lincoln Child/Family Services Specialist Shorted Overtime Pay Wins Grievance

When NAPE/AFSCME member Scott Weedall (DHHS, Lincoln) worked more than 44 hours in...

2026 General Election Voter’s Guide – Election Day November 3

Election Day is November 3, and early voting starts in October. NAPE/AFSCME union...

Lincoln Procurement Contracts Officer Retires After Decades of State Service, Union Activism

Many NAPE/AFSCME members have had the pleasure of working with René Botts as...

New Field Representatives Excited to Lead, Organize, and Assist Members

During the summer, NAPE/AFSCME welcomed two new Field Representatives to our staff! Erica...

Learn Your Rights at Lincoln Leadership Training – December 12 & 13

Do you want to learn about your rights on the job? Are you...

Union Members Stand Up For Our Rights in Court

We’ve united and grown our membership to a record high, which gives us...

Membership Surpasses Record High on Path to “4,000 Forward”

Our union set a goal to grow our membership to 4,000 this year,...

Richardson County Members Fight AI Camera Surveillance and GPS Tracking

Our union members in Richardson County have not had a pay raise since...

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