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December 31 Contract Negotiations Deadline Approaches

Our State of Nebraska contract negotiations team has been hard at work at...

Gothenburg NDOT Member Gets Retroactive Pay Raise After Grievance Win

When Justin Morrell, an Automotive/Diesel Mechanic for the Nebraska Department of Transportation (NDOT)...

Department of Correctional Services Nurse Holds Management Accountable

NAPE/AFSCME member Jude Dean, a Clinical Nurse Trainer for the Department of Correctional...

80%+ of Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Employees Are Union Members

As our membership numbers continue to climb, more and more agencies and worksites...

50+ Union Members Attend 3,000 Strong Leadership Conference in Lincoln

More than 50 union leaders attended our 3,000 Strong United Together Leadership Conference...

Board of Directors Appoints New Members to Complete 2025 Term

The NAPE/AFSCME Board of Directors held its regular meeting in Lincoln on November...

Kearney NDVA Member Encourages Members to Become Leaders

Meet Brandon Pierce, an Activity Specialist at the Central Nebraska Veterans Home in...

State Colleges Bargaining Team Stands Firm For Higher Wages

Our State Colleges support staff bargaining team has been working hard at the...

Department of Education Negotiations Team Stands Patiently During Slow Negotiations

NAPE/AFSCME members at the Nebraska Department of Education elected are represented by our...

NAPE Member Receives AFSCME Never Quit Service Award

NAPE/AFSCME member Diane Laffin, who was an Architectural Historian at the Nebraska State...

Members Make Early Progress in State Contract Negotiations

Our State of Nebraska member-elected contract negotiations team was hard at work at...

Remote Work Litigation and Grievance Update

While our contract negotiations teams are working on bargaining common sense remote work...

Scottsbluff DHHS Member Sees Pay Raise After Performance Evaluation Grievance Win

NAPE/AFSCME member Mari Waid, a Social Services Worker in Scottsbluff, recently won her...

Omaha NDOT Member Challenges Unreasonable Vacation Leave Denial and Wins

NAPE/AFSCME member Jay Jensen, a Senior Highway Maintenance Worker in Omaha, recently prevailed...

National Union Leaders Visit Omaha, Participate in AFL-CIO Roundtable

AFSCME Secretary-Treasurer Elissa McBride and AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler made a trip to...

More Than 100 New Union Members Joined NAPE/AFSCME Last Month

Our union is stronger than ever with new members joining every day, and...

State College Contract Negotiations Are Underway

Our Nebraska State College System (NSCS) negotiations team has made early progress on...

Nebraska Department of Education Contract Negotiations Update

Our Nebraska Department of Education (NDE) negotiations team kicked off negotiations in October...

Rep’s Corner – Seven Tests of Just Cause

In this month’s edition of The Rep’s Corner, Field Representative Chris Morton discusses...

NAPE/AFSCME Endorsements – Union Members Vote – Election Day November 5

Union members are ready to have their voices heard at the ballot box...

Union Members Begin Contract Negotiations With Rally in Lincoln

The night before the start of negotiations for our 2025-2027 union contracts, hundreds...

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