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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...

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...

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