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Thanks to our efforts during mid-term contract negotiations, NAPE/AFSCME members will see the largest salary increase in seventeen years. Some members saw those raises in

Click Here To Take The Negotiations Survey Our union is actively preparing for contract negotiations with the State of Nebraska that will begin this summer.

NAPE member Maria Torres is a DHHS Resource Developer in Grand Island. Due to the nature of her work, Maria is able to work from

In July, NAPE members at the Nebraska Department of Education will see the largest annual salary increase in over 25 years. Thanks to the efforts

NAPE Member Thomas Fisher is a Motor Vehicle Examiner at the DMV in Chadron. Like all new state employees, Thomas served a six month original

In November, NAPE members Charles Phillips and Brandon Pierce from the Central Nebraska Veterans’ Home in Kearney reached out to NAPE because they believed their

 In January 2022, a Lancaster County District Court judge affirmed an arbitrator’s binding decision reinstating the October 2017 dress code as implemented for DHHS employees.

NAPE member Crystal Edmunds is an Administrative Technician at the Western Nebraska Veterans Home in Scottsbluff. Crystal also happens to be a licensed Certified Nursing

In July 2021, our negotiations team successfully negotiated a step pay plan into our contract for the first time in sixteen years. It established a

May 4, 2022 marks the 50th Anniversary of the incorporation of the Nebraska Association of Public Employes! Throughout 2022, be sure to like and follow

In April, all NAPE members will receive a ballot to elect fellow members to serve as delegates to the 2022 NAPE Bargaining Conference and/or 2022

In March, the NAPE/AFSCME Government Affairs Committee interviewed candidates running for Governor of Nebraska to learn about their positions and to gauge their support on

This summer, union members elected by their peers will sit across the table from representatives from the governor’s office to negotiate a new labor contract.

Over the past few months, NAPE members at Chadron State, Peru State, and Wayne State colleges have been organizing and growing in order to have

NAPE member Shane Norseen has been a Senior Highway Maintenance Worker in St. Paul for nearly a decade. When a vacant position was posted closer

In March, the NAPE Government Affairs Committee interviewed four candidates running for the office of Nebraska Governor at our headquarters in Lincoln. Candidates that participated in

NAPE Member Caroline Hogan is a Librarian at Lincoln Correctional Center. After working her normally scheduled 10 hour shift on her designated holidays for Christmas

NAPE member Shawn Paillot is a Developmental Disabilities Community Coordinator Specialist with DHHS. Shawn currently works from home because of an accommodation under the Americans

NAPE member Sam Jones is a Staff Care Technician II at the Western Nebraska Veterans Home in Scottsbluff. In December, Sam was told he needed

The NAPE/AFSCME Board of Directors held their regularly scheduled quarterly meeting at union headquarters in Lincoln on March 5, 2022. The Board heard committee reports