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Historic Contract Agreement Signed Between NAPE & State of Nebraska

For the first time since the State Employees Collective Bargaining Act was passed...

State Personnel Board Rules in Favor of Scottsbluff DHHS Member

NAPE Member Veronica DeBlieck is a Social Services Worker at the DHHS Scottsbluff...

Omaha DMV Member Wins Overtime Grievance

This July, the Metro West DMV planned to install a new driver’s licensing...

NAPE Opens New Downtown Lincoln Headquarters

NAPE/AFSCME opened a new downtown Lincoln Headquarters on November 1, 2021! Our new...

Mid-term Contract Changes Q & A Webinar – November 10

NAPE will host a webinar for all state employees covered by the NAPE...

State College NAPE Members Push For Higher Wages

NAPE members who work in support staff classifications at Chadron, Peru, and Wayne...

Historic Salary Increases Negotiated, All NAPE Members Win!

Our union negotiations team comprised of Daniel Buchanan (Corrections, Lincoln), Lindsey Eads (Veterans’...

NEOC Investigator Wins Grievance, Has Discipline Removed

NAPE Steward Sarah Jane Teetzel works for the Nebraska Equal Opportunity Commission in...

24 Hour Facilities Mid-Term Contract Negotiations Continue

Mid-term contract negotiations with the State of Nebraska are underway to address wages...

Corrections Members Testify at Judiciary Committee Hearing

On September 15, 2021, the Judiciary Committee of the Nebraska Legislature held a...

NAPE Looks to Add 100 New Stewards in 2022

The key to any strong, effective union is our steward system. Stewards play...

Outsourcing CFS Work to St. Francis Ministries Must Stop

Saint Francis Ministries, a Kansas-based non-profit, holds a contract to provide services for...

ADA Rights Webinar: October 26

NAPE members are invited to attend a webinar on Tuesday, October 26 at...

Bargaining Team Begins Mid-Term Negotiations for 24 Hour Facilities

Governor Ricketts and the State of Nebraska have agreed to enter into mid-term...

DAS Member Wins Grievance, Has Pay Increased

Our new NAPE contract provides requirements and guidelines for employee performance evaluations. This...

Delegate Assembly Conducts Union’s Important Business

NAPE’s Biennial Delegate Assembly was held on August 13-15, 2021 at the Courtyard...

Omaha Social Services Worker wins Privacy Grievance

In July 2021, NAPE Member and Social Services Worker Terry Texidor-Battle was summoned...

Scottsbluff Nurse Wins Step Pay Grievance

NAPE member and Western Nebraska Veterans’ Home Registered Nurse Rachel Krul had her...

Board of Directors Seeks to Fill Two Vacancies

After the election of Melissa Haynes (DHHS, Fremont) as Chairperson and Brian Koch...

New Officers Elected for 2021-2023 Term

Union members elected by their fellow union members  as delegates convened in Lincoln...

Alliance NDOT Member Has Discipline Overturned

No state employee should ever be disciplined for an unavoidable accident. Alliance based...