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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...

Dept of Education Members Testify at CIR Remote Work Trial

In mid-April, union members from the Nebraska Department of Education (NDE) took our...

State Budget Update: Salary Funding Expected to Pass, Insurance Rates Increase

Beginning on May 6, 2025, the Nebraska Legislature will begin floor debate on...

NAPE/AFSCME Welcomes New Staff Member

NAPE/AFSCME is excited to welcome Kimberly Braaten to our staff. Kim is excited...

NAPE/AFSCME Intern Luke McDermott Named 2025 Truman Scholar

Congratulations to NAPE/AFSCME intern Luke McDermott! Luke, a junior at the University of...

New Board Members to Be Sworn in May 31 for Two-Year Term

After elections in April, and runoff elections in May, NAPE/AFSCME members have chosen...

Union Members Elect Delegates to Serve at Biennial Delegate Assembly

NAPE/AFSCME members have elected 38 delegates to join the 25 members of the...

Richardson County Members Fight for Raises at Impasse Trial

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

Scottsbluff Dept of Labor Member Enforces Flexible Scheduling

NAPE/AFSCME member Monica Zamarripa, an Unemployment Insurance Claims Specialist for the Nebraska Department...

Outgoing Board Members Leave Legacy of Record Membership Growth

The NAPE/AFSCME Board of Directors held its final regular meeting of the 2023-2025...

2025-2027 Board of Directors Election Results, Run Off Voting April 4-14

In March, NAPE/AFSCME members voted to elect twenty members to serve on the...

Members Advocate at Unicameral During AFL-CIO Legislative Conference

Affiliate union members of the Nebraska State AFL-CIO, including NAPE/AFSCME, came to Lincoln...

Remote Work Cases Proceed at Supreme Court, CIR, & Personnel Board

NAPE/AFSCME members have united to protect our rights under state law to negotiate...

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....

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