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Norfolk Members Reclassified After Filing Grievance

NAPE/AFSCME member and union steward Brian Bierschenk works for the Department of Health...

Bellevue Nurse Has Unjust Discipline Overturned

NAPE/AFSCME Member Sarah Wilkins is a Registered Nurse at the Eastern Nebraska Veterans’...

Military Department Steward Helps Grow New Employee Membership

Mary Schmidt-Rodriguez is a Marketing & Communications Specialist at the Nebraska Military Department...

NAPE/AFSCME Members Vote – Election Day is November 8

Union members across Nebraska understand the importance of voting on Election Day –...

BOD Appoints Two New Members, Conducts Business at Fall Meeting

The NAPE/AFSCME Board of Directors held its regular quarterly meeting on October 22...

State Contract Negotiations Underway

Contract negotiations began in September with the State of Nebraska.  Our union negotiations...

NAPE/AFSCME Membership Reaches 25 Year High

Our union began contract negotiations with our largest membership in twenty five years....

State Colleges Contract Negotiations See Early Progress

NAPE/AFSCME members elected by their peers from the support staff at the Nebraska...

Alliance DHHS Members Prevail In Safety Grievance, Win Protections

NAPE/AFSCME member Jessica Collins is a Social Services Lead Worker with DHHS. Jessica...

Lincoln Behavioral Health Practitioner Has Unjust Discipline Overturned

NAPE/AFSCME Member Frankie Scalzo is a Behavioral Health Practitioner II at the Community...

Lincoln Member Transfers Agencies, Is Awarded Back Pay After Supervisor Denies Leave

NAPE/AFSCME member Vicki Ayres recently transferred from DHHS to the Nebraska Military Department....

Supreme Court to Hear DHHS Dress Code Case November 2

In December 2019, the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services unilaterally changed...

NAPE/AFSCME Endorses General Election Candidates

The NAPE/AFSCME Government Affairs Committee is a group of Democrat, Republican, and Non-Partisan...

Hundreds of NAPE/AFSCME Members Rally for Raises in Lincoln

On Tuesday, September 13, 2022 hundreds of NAPE/AFSCME members gathered on Centennial Mall...

Contract Negotiations Begin

Following months of planning and preparations, negotiations for our new labor contract begin...

Negotiations Kickoff Rally – September 13

All state employees are invited to attend a contract negotiations kickoff rally on...

Over 1,100 State Employees Became NAPE/AFSCME Members in Past Year

NAPE/AFSCME membership has grown at a rapid pace over the course of the...

Omaha Administrative Specialist Prevails in Pay Rate Grievance

NAPE/AFSCME member Tammy Pedrick has worked for the State of Nebraska for more...

S. Sioux City CFS Specialist Has Unjust Discipline Overturned

NAPE/AFSCME Member Veronica Yebra is a Child/Family Services Specialist in South Sioux City....

Fremont SSW Stands Up For Right to Use Sick Leave

NAPE/AFSCME member Melissa Haynes is a Social Services Worker at the Fremont Customer...

Social Service Workers/Leads Win Double Time OT Pay

NAPE/AFSCME is proud to announce that we have reached an agreement with the...

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