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New Contracts with Higher Pay & Benefits For 8,000+ State Employees No In Effect

Our new NAPE/AFSCME union contracts are now in effect! Union members united together...

VMOs to Deliver Union Goodie Bags Across Nebraska July 20-26

NAPE/AFSCME Volunteer Member Organizers (VMO’s) will be visiting with state employees all across...

North Platte State Patrol Member Has Unjust Discipline Overturned

Most employees will never face a false accusation in the workplace, but those...

Forty Union Members Attend Summer Leadership Training in Lincoln

Forty NAPE/AFSCME members attended our summer union leadership training weekend in Lincoln in...

Columbus Social Services Lead Worker Enforces Flex Time Contract Guarantees

Union members are guaranteed access to a flexible schedule under our union contract,...

Three Union Members Recognized at State Capitol During DHHS Annual Awards

Three NAPE/AFSCME members who work for the Department of Health and Human Services...

Take Action: Proposed Federal Budget Cuts Will Harm Nebraskans and State Employees

On June 29, the US Senate passed a procedural motion to pave the...

Lincoln Training Coordinator Denied Travel Pay & Mileage Wins Grievance

NAPE/AFSCME member Devon Gall loves his job as a Training Coordinator for the...

Pay Raises & New Benefits Start July 1

NAPE/AFSCME union members organized to win pay raises in our new State of...

Columbus Social Services Worker Reinstated After Wrongful Termination

When NAPE/AFSCME member Alyssa Drummond received a letter out of the blue terminating...

Become a Volunteer Member Organizer – July 19-26

Are you looking to improve your leadership skills? Would you like to help...

Remote Work Supreme Court Appeal Fully Briefed, Awaiting Oral Argument

Our appeal to the Nebraska Supreme Court regarding remote work is now fully...

Richardson County Members Continue to Stand Up For Their Rights

Fifteen NAPE/AFSCME members who work for the Richardson County Roads Department have continued...

New Board of Directors Sworn In For Two Year Term

The NAPE/AFSCME Board of Directors began the new 2025-2027 term with its first...

Legislature Adjourns After Passing Biennium Budget Fully Funding Salary Increases

The Nebraska Legislature adjourned on June 2 having passed a biennium state budget...

Three Ways for Union Stewards to Recertify For New Contract

All current certified State of Nebraska union stewards must participate in a required...

Kearney NDVA Member Denied Vacation Leave Prevails

Corrina Whitney, a Licensed Practical Nurse and NAPE/AFSCME member at the Central Nebraska...

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...

Lincoln DHHS Program Coordinator Has Unsatisfactory Evaluation Overturned

When NAPE/AFSCME member Mike St. Cin received his annual performance evaluation and it...

Members Fight Cuts to Institute of Museum & Library Services Funding

Nebraska’s libraries, especially those in rural communities, are bracing for potential funding disruptions...

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...

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