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On November 2, 2022 the Nebraska Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the case of Department of Health & Human Services v. NAPE/AFSCME Local 61
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Negotiations with the State of Nebraska have continued throughout the month of October. Our negotiations team remains committed to our salary proposal that, at a
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NAPE/AFSCME member Tyler Poteet is a Food Service Worker at the Tecumseh State Correctional Institution. To help in areas where staffing was short, Tyler would
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NAPE/AFSCME member and union steward Brian Bierschenk works for the Department of Health and Human Services in Norfolk. Back in 2018, Brian took on a
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NAPE/AFSCME Member Sarah Wilkins is a Registered Nurse at the Eastern Nebraska Veterans’ Home in Bellevue. This spring, Sarah was shocked when she was placed
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Mary Schmidt-Rodriguez is a Marketing & Communications Specialist at the Nebraska Military Department and has been a proud NAPE/AFSCME steward for more than two years.
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Union members across Nebraska understand the importance of voting on Election Day – November 8, 2022! Electing pro-worker candidates at all levels of government, especially
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The NAPE/AFSCME Board of Directors held its regular quarterly meeting on October 22 in Lincoln. The Board heard committee reports and conducted a lengthy business
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Video update from our negotiations team. Contract negotiations began in September with the State of Nebraska. Our union negotiations team elected by NAPE/AFSCME members began
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Our union began contract negotiations with our largest membership in twenty five years. NAPE/AFSCME set a goal to have more than 2,000 active members by
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NAPE/AFSCME members elected by their peers from the support staff at the Nebraska State College System began contract negotiations with representatives of the Board of
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NAPE/AFSCME member Jessica Collins is a Social Services Lead Worker with DHHS. Jessica works in the Alliance local office along with a handful of other
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NAPE/AFSCME Member Frankie Scalzo is a Behavioral Health Practitioner II at the Community Corrections Center in Lincoln. In January, Frankie was given a Statement of
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NAPE/AFSCME member Vicki Ayres recently transferred from DHHS to the Nebraska Military Department. Vicki gave DHHS a ten-work-day notice that she would be transferring to
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In December 2019, the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services unilaterally changed its dress code by, among other things, banning denim jeans Monday-Thursday. Over
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The NAPE/AFSCME Government Affairs Committee is a group of Democrat, Republican, and Non-Partisan union members that monitors legislation and political matters that are important to
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On Tuesday, September 13, 2022 hundreds of NAPE/AFSCME members gathered on Centennial Mall in Lincoln near the Capitol to rally in support of our negotiations
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Following months of planning and preparations, negotiations for our new labor contract begin in September. Thousands of NAPE/AFSCME members had their voice heard by attending
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All state employees are invited to attend a contract negotiations kickoff rally on Tuesday, September 13 at 5:30pm on Centennial Mall outside the Nebraska State
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NAPE/AFSCME membership has grown at a rapid pace over the course of the past twelve months during our “Grow Stronger Together for a Better Contract”