Union members elected to our negotiations team began contract negotiations with the State of Nebraska in September. Our team is committed to the priorities voted on by union members including salary increases that outpace inflation, early retirement incentives, paid parental leave, greater pay out of sick leave, bilingual premium pay, access to remote work assignments, […]
During the final thirty days of contract negotiations, all state employees are invited to join union members in “NAPE/AFSCME Action Days” to show solidarity and support of our negotiations priorities. Union members received “Action Days” materials in the mail in late November. Click here for a copy of the mailer. Action days will be as […]
NAPE/AFSCME will be hosting a virtual update from our contract negotiations team on Mondays in December. We have multiple bargaining scheduled each week and want to keep the membership informed on our progress. Webinars will begin at 7pm central/6pm mountain time on Monday, December 5, 12, & 19. Please register by visiting bit.ly/napewebinar. You will […]
Union members are holding NAPE/AFSCME Action Days throughout the month of December. To increase awareness, we are asking all of our members state-wide to participate in our NAPE/AFSCME Action Days! Action Days begin on Wednesday, November 30 with our first “Wear Green Wednesday.” We are asking all state employees to wear green on each Wednesday […]
Union members are holding NAPE/AFSCME Action Days throughout the month of December. To increase awareness, we are asking all of our members state-wide to participate in our NAPE/AFSCME Action Days! On every Friday in December, we are asking our members to wear stickers to show their support for our negotiations team! Stickers were sent by […]
NAPE/AFSCME Member Kristal Millstead has dedicated over 34 years of her professional life to the Department of Health and Human Services, working most of that time as a Child Support Enforcement Operations Specialist. Kristal has been an outstanding employee during her time with DHHS, always receiving glowing performance reviews and never being disciplined over her […]
DHHS employee and NAPE/AFSCME member Chris Malone became a state employee in February 2022 after the St. Francis Ministries outsourcing nightmare that NAPE/AFSCME had long opposed finally came to an end. Chris works with vulnerable youth in the Eastern Service Area as a Child/Family Services Specialist. Like all new employees at the State of Nebraska, […]
Teresa Morland has worked as a Child Support Enforcement Worker for the Department of Health and Human Services for over ten years and has worked for the State of Nebraska for over twenty years. Teresa has dedicated countless hours serving individuals in need of assistance and had never once been disciplined throughout her twenty year […]
NAPE/AFSCME member Kathy Lovan is a Staff Care Technician II at the Western Nebraska Veterans Home (WNVH) in Scottsbluff. At 24-hour facilities like WNVH, it’s sometimes necessary for staff to work mandatory overtime. Our labor contract offers employees certain protections when it comes to how mandatory overtime is assigned at 24-hour facilities. One such protection […]
Our state colleges bargaining team has continued to make progress at the negotiation table on behalf of our support staff members at Chadron, Peru, and Wayne State Colleges. At our most recent bargaining session, we made significant progress on our proposals to increase sick and vacation earnings, premium pay when working on holidays, and paid […]
On November 2, 2022 the Nebraska Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the case of Department of Health & Human Services v. NAPE/AFSCME Local 61 in a special session of the Court held at Nebraska City High School in Nebraska City. In December 2019, the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services unilaterally changed its […]
Negotiations with the State of Nebraska have continued throughout the month of October. Our negotiations team remains committed to our salary proposal that, at a minimum, ensures that pay raises exceed inflation while taking into account years of service and satisfactory work performance. We are also standing firm on our proposals for paid parental leave, […]
NAPE/AFSCME member Tyler Poteet is a Food Service Worker at the Tecumseh State Correctional Institution. To help in areas where staffing was short, Tyler would regularly volunteer for overtime by filling in as needed in the kitchen and at the gatehouse. Tyler was surprised when he was placed on a six month disciplinary probation for […]
NAPE/AFSCME member and union steward Brian Bierschenk works for the Department of Health and Human Services in Norfolk. Back in 2018, Brian took on a role as a DHHS Quality Control Specialist. Through his time working in this position, it came to Brian’s attention that he might not be classified appropriately. When Brian realized this, […]
NAPE/AFSCME Member Sarah Wilkins is a Registered Nurse at the Eastern Nebraska Veterans’ Home in Bellevue. This spring, Sarah was shocked when she was placed on investigatory suspension for allegedly forcing care upon an ENVH Resident by making them go to the bathroom. When she was disciplined with a 5-day unpaid suspension, she reached out […]
Mary Schmidt-Rodriguez is a Marketing & Communications Specialist at the Nebraska Military Department and has been a proud NAPE/AFSCME steward for more than two years. Union stewards are worksite union leaders who are trained on our contract to assist members with representation needs, they communicate with members and management regarding workplace issues, and they organize […]
Union members across Nebraska understand the importance of voting on Election Day – November 8, 2022! Electing pro-worker candidates at all levels of government, especially in the Nebraska Legislature, is critical to protecting our rights to negotiate contracts collectively and have a voice on the job! The NAPE/AFSCME Government Affairs Committee (GAC) is a bi-partisan […]
The NAPE/AFSCME Board of Directors held its regular quarterly meeting on October 22 in Lincoln. The Board heard committee reports and conducted a lengthy business agenda. The Board appointed two members to fill two vacancies due to retirements. Katherine Knutzen (Education, Columbus) was appointed to complete the unexpired term of Department of Education Representative Deb […]
Contract negotiations began in September with the State of Nebraska. Our union negotiations team elected by NAPE/AFSCME members began the process of bargaining our next labor contract by meeting with the Governor’s representatives in Lincoln. So far, negotiations have been positive. After proposals were exchanged, both teams had the opportunity to ask clarifying questions and […]
Our union began contract negotiations with our largest membership in twenty five years. NAPE/AFSCME set a goal to have more than 2,000 active members by the time negotiations began, and after a successful organizing push in September we have surpassed our goal. Members of the NAPE/AFSCME negotiations team visited 20 worksites in September alone to […]
