On Tuesday, September 13, 2022 hundreds of NAPE/AFSCME members gathered on Centennial Mall in Lincoln near the Capitol to rally in support of our negotiations team as they begin bargaining our next labor contract. At the rally, NAPE/AFSCME Vice President Brian Koch (Labor – Beatrice) outlined our negotiations priorities. Our top priority is negotiating wage […]
Following months of planning and preparations, negotiations for our new labor contract begin in September. Thousands of NAPE/AFSCME members had their voice heard by attending town hall meetings, worksite meetings, and participating in our webinars and surveys to express what was most important to them to be included in our next labor contract. Union members […]
All state employees are invited to attend a contract negotiations kickoff rally on Tuesday, September 13 at 5:30pm on Centennial Mall outside the Nebraska State Office Building in Lincoln (301 Centennial Mall South). Free food will be provided beginning at 5pm. At 5:30pm there will be a short program of speakers as we rally in […]
NAPE/AFSCME membership has grown at a rapid pace over the course of the past twelve months during our “Grow Stronger Together for a Better Contract” campaign, and our union membership is at its highest level in over 20 years. More than 1,100 state employees became new NAPE/AFSCME members during the campaign, and we’re not stopping […]
NAPE/AFSCME member Tammy Pedrick has worked for the State of Nebraska for more than fifteen years. In June, based on her skills and experience, Tammy was promoted to the position of Administrative Specialist. When she received her first paycheck after her promotion, Tammy noticed that her rate of pay was incorrect. In fact, Tammy was […]
NAPE/AFSCME Member Veronica Yebra is a Child/Family Services Specialist in South Sioux City. In April, Veronica attended a Safety Organized Practice training with several of her CFS colleagues. During the training, employees were encouraged to openly discuss their workplace environment, including how to address concerns and improve relationships among colleagues at the workplace. Veronica actively […]
NAPE/AFSCME member Melissa Haynes is a Social Services Worker at the Fremont Customer Service Center. This spring, Melissa called in sick one day, appropriately notifying her supervisor as soon as she knew she would be absent. The absence was approved, and Melissa was able to use her earned sick leave for the day. However, when […]
NAPE/AFSCME is proud to announce that we have reached an agreement with the State of Nebraska to pay DHHS Social Services Workers & Leads double time (2 times the hourly rate) for all overtime hours worked from September 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023. Additionally time worked in excess of a normal scheduled shift on […]
The NAPE/AFSCME Government Affairs Committee is a group of Democrat, Republican, and Non-Partisan union members that monitors legislation and political matters that are important to NAPE/AFSCME members. The committee invited all candidates for Nebraska Legislature to interview with the committee to discuss their positions on issues that affect our members. More than 20 candidates met […]
NAPE/AFSCME is proud to welcome Ariana Lopez as a new attorney to our staff. Ari joins us after the retirement of Dalton Tietjen who served as NAPE counsel for thirty-seven years. Originally from Lakewood, California, Ari is a graduate of the University of Nebraska College of Law. As a law student at Nebraska Law, Ari […]
NAPE/AFSCME members who have student loan debt may be eligible for the federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness program. This federal program ends on October 31, 2022, and NAPE/AFSCME will host a webinar on September 21 for members that will include information on how to get your debt forgiven through public service! The webinar will cover […]
Sixty NAPE/AFSCME members elected as delegates to our 17th Biennial Bargaining Conference met in Lincoln in July to discuss, debate, and decide our union’s priorities for upcoming contract negotiations with the State of Nebraska. Delegates considered ideas that were shared by union members at town hall meetings held across the state this spring, as well […]
Union members elected as delegates to the 17th Biennial NAPE/AFSCME Bargaining Conference elected ten union members to serve on our state contract negotiations team. The team is comprised of the following members: Melissa Haynes – NAPE/AFSCME President – DHHS – Fremont Melissa is a Social Worker at the DHHS Fremont Customer Service Center. She has […]
As part of the state negotiations process, NAPE/AFSCME will bargain agency specific contract language to be included in the “appendices” of our labor contract. To prepare for these “Appendix Bargaining” sessions, all union members are invited to an agency specific virtual meeting. If you have ideas that you would like addressed during appendix bargaining sessions, […]
In just a few weeks, NAPE/AFSCME will begin negotiating a new labor contract with the governor’s office on a new two year agreement. As we gear up to bargaining the best contract ever, we need you as an active member to reach our goals. We are fighting for higher salaries and better benefits. Now is […]
State employees are invited to attend a webinar on Wednesday, August 24 at 7pm central/6pm mountain time to learn more about our contract negotiations priorities. Please register for the webinar in advance by clicking here.
NAPE/AFSCME member Frank Stewart is a Developmental Disabilities Services Coordinator for the Department of Health and Human Services. Frank has worked for DHHS in Omaha for more than five years. In March, Frank received an unsatisfactory performance evaluation. This was the second year in a row that Frank was rated unsatisfactory. As a union member, […]
NAPE/AFSCME member Roger Lazo is a Motor Vehicle Examiner in Bellevue. Roger is permanently assigned to the DMV Metro South location, but starting this April, Roger was assigned to report to a different DMV location every day due to staffing shortages at other offices. He was either assigned to the Metro West or Metro North […]
NAPE/AFSCME Member Cathy Schaben is a LPN at the Lincoln Regional Center. This May, the Assistant Director of Nursing at LRC asked Cathy to meet with her and one of her coworkers. Cathy was shocked when during the meeting, the ADON informed both employees that they were being placed on suspension and could not report […]
NAPE/AFSCME Member Rylie Weaver is a Staff Care Technician II (CNA) at the Eastern Nebraska Veterans’ Home in Bellevue. Rylie was looking forward to coming off original probation after her six month anniversary with ENVH on June 13. She received a satisfactory probationary performance evaluation on June 10. However, after a minor disagreement with another […]
