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AFSCME Council 18 Statewide PEOPLE Committee - Candidate Endorsements

Sisters and Brothers,

As many of you are aware, over the last eight years, under Susana Martinez and Richard Berry, public employees and the citizens of New Mexico were placed on the back burner in favor of out of state corporate interests and wealthy campaign donors.

AFSCME Council 18 Statewide PEOPLE Committee - Candidate Endorsements

Public Service Workers Need Unions More than Ever

Public service workers across the country are losing their foothold in the middle class.

Public Service Workers Need Unions More than Ever

April 28, 2018 - Workers' Memorial Day Ceremony and AFSCME's Pledge to Stand for Workplace Safety

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April 28, 2018 - Workers' Memorial Day Ceremony and AFSCME's Pledge to Stand for Workplace Safety

In Workers' Words - AFSCME testifies against brashly conceived quota policies

Your Brave coworkers drove in from every corner of the state to speak up on behalf of hundreds, even thousands, of state employees who could be impacted by brashy conceived quota policies, now and in the future. “I was proud to stand alongside these men and women - dedicated state employees who are fighting for themselves, their coworkers, their families, and everyone in New Mexico,” said Ken Long, President of Local 1211, Albuquerque Area State Employees.

In Workers' Words - AFSCME testifies against brashly conceived quota policies

At The River I Stand - April 4, 2018 - 50th Anniversary of the assassination of Dr. King

On April 4, 1968 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated while supporting the striking sanitation workers in Memphis, Tennessee. The moving 1 hour documentary At The River I Stand will be screened in Albuquerque on Wednesday, April 4th, and shows the final 2 months of Dr. King’s life and the incredible history of the AFSCME sanitation workers.

At The River I Stand - April 4, 2018 - 50th Anniversary of the assassination of Dr. King