Three Dozen Union Members Attend Spring Leadership Training – Will You Be Next?
Three dozen union members gathered in Lincoln for our first NAPE/AFSCME leadership training weekend of the year. Fifteen brand new leaders participated in initial steward training, while returning leaders sharpened […]
Lincoln DHHS Program Coordinator Has Unsatisfactory Evaluation Overturned
When NAPE/AFSCME member Mike St. Cin received his annual performance evaluation and it was unsatisfactory, he contacted his union representative right away for advice and assistance. Long time union steward […]
Members Fight Cuts to Institute of Museum & Library Services Funding
Nebraska’s libraries, especially those in rural communities, are bracing for potential funding disruptions following the federal government’s efforts to gut the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). While Nebraska […]
NAPE In Supreme Court Brief: Remote Work is A Mandatory Subject of Bargaining
In mid-April, our union filed our brief and argument in our appeal pending before the Nebraska Supreme Court that remote work is a mandatory subject of bargaining. This is one […]
Dept of Education Members Testify at CIR Remote Work Trial
In mid-April, union members from the Nebraska Department of Education (NDE) took our case arguing that remote work is a mandatory subject of bargaining to the Nebraska Commission of Industrial […]
State Budget Update: Salary Funding Expected to Pass, Insurance Rates Increase
Beginning on May 6, 2025, the Nebraska Legislature will begin floor debate on the 2025-2027 biennium state budget. The budget bills, LB261 through LB 264 were advanced by the appropriations […]
NAPE/AFSCME Welcomes New Staff Member
NAPE/AFSCME is excited to welcome Kimberly Braaten to our staff. Kim is excited to serve our members as our Executive Assistant, providing administrative support to our Executive Director and Board […]
NAPE/AFSCME Intern Luke McDermott Named 2025 Truman Scholar
Congratulations to NAPE/AFSCME intern Luke McDermott! Luke, a junior at the University of Nebraska Lincoln, was selected as just one of 54 students nationwide to receive the prestigious Harry S. […]
New Board Members to Be Sworn in May 31 for Two-Year Term
After elections in April, and runoff elections in May, NAPE/AFSCME members have chosen twenty union members to join the executive committee as members of the 2025-2027 NAPE/AFSCME Board of Directors. […]
Union Members Elect Delegates to Serve at Biennial Delegate Assembly
NAPE/AFSCME members have elected 38 delegates to join the 25 members of the Board of Directors at the 2025 Biennial Delegate Assembly which will take place in Lincoln from August […]
