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State Senator Prioritizes Bill For Additional Paid Maternity Leave for State Employees

NAPE/AFSCME union members fought hard at the bargaining table to negotiate six weeks...

Delegate Assembly Nominations Close April 18, Voting Begins April 21

The NAPE Biennial Delegate Assembly will take place in Lincoln August 15-17, 2025....

District Court Judge Rules In Favor of Beatrice DHHS Member

A District Court judge sided with NAPE/AFSCME member Nicole Jurgens, a Physical Therapy...

Two Year Contract Dispute in Richardson County Heads to CIR March 24

Fourteen NAPE/AFSCME members who work for the Richardson County Roads Department have been...

Scottsbluff Member Enforces Her Rights Under Winter Weather Policy

NAPE/AFSCME member Mari Waid, a Social Services Worker for the Department of Health...

NAPE Monitors Proposed State Budget, Health Insurance Increases

The Nebraska Legislature Appropriations Committee began hearings on the proposed 2025-2027 Biennium State...

Nominations for 2025-2027 Board of Directors Due March 14

Are you interested in serving on the NAPE/AFSCME Board of Directors? The election...

Bellevue Veterans Affairs Member Says “It’s About Strength In Numbers”

Taylor Twigg, an Administrative Technician at the Eastern Nebraska Veteran’s Home, recently joined...

Government Affairs Committee Testifies at Hearings, Monitors Bills

The NAPE/AFSCME Government Affairs Committee, a bipartisan group of union members, has been...

Kearney Veterans Affairs Member Leader Says “Knowledge is Power”

Meet Lindsey Eads, one of our NAPE/AFSCME union leaders at the Central Nebraska...

Lincoln Member is DHHS Developmental Disabilities Mentor of the Month

NAPE/AFSCME member Avery Hulse, a Program Specialist for the Department of Health and...

Lexington Medicaid Customer Service Center Union Leaders Grow Membership

NAPE/AFSCME union leaders at the Department of Health and Human Services Customer Service...

Scottsbluff Member Wins Grievance After DHHS Refuses to Pay Correct Per Diem

NAPE/AFSCME member Brittany Smith, a Nursing Services Surveyor Consultant for the Department of...

Remote Work Appeal Heads to Supreme Court, Grievances to Personnel Board

When the Commission of Industrial Relations (CIR) ruled against our union regarding the...

Lincoln Water Quality Scientist Receives AFSCME Never Quit Award

Meet Amy Peters, a Scientist I for the Department of Health and Human...

AFL-CIO Legislative Conference – March 5-6

Are you a union member interested in learning more about the Nebraska legislature...

2025-2027 State Colleges Contract Ratified

NAPE/AFSCME support staff union members at Chadron, Peru, and Wayne State Colleges have...

2025-2027 Department of Education Contract Ratified

NAPE/AFSCME union members at the Department of Education have ratified our tentative contract...

Sign Up for a 2025 Union Leadership Training

Are you ready to become a worksite leader in 2025? Are you already...

Rep’s Corner: What is a Workplace Leader?

In this month’s edition of The Rep’s Corner, Field Representative Téa Cushman discusses...

Union Members Ratify 2025-2027 State of Nebraska Contract With Higher Pay & Better Benefits

Union members at the State of Nebraska (code & non-code agencies) have ratified...

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