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In 1935, after meetings between Zander and AFL President William Green, AFSCME became a chapter within the American Federation of Government Employees. AFSCME received a separate charter from the AFL in 1936. [11] In the 1930s, AFSCME was primarily a union for white-collar civil service workers, including librarians, social workers and clerical ...
Lee A. Saunders is a leader of the labor movement in the United States.He was elected to succeed Gerald W. McEntee as President of the 1.6 million-member American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME), one of the largest and most politically active unions in the AFL-CIO, [1] on June 21, 2012, during the union's 40th International Convention in Los Angeles. [2]
It was founded by Verizon retiree members of the Association of BellTel Retirees. ProtectSeniors.Org is dedicated to the interests of corporate retirees in the United States. The group represents 14.3 million retirees from 392 companies, 45 labor union locals, 98 municipal, state and federal retiree groups and 16 associations. [citation needed]
Service Employees International Union (SEIU) is a labor union representing almost 1.9 million workers [2] in over 100 occupations in the United States and Canada. [3] SEIU is focused on organizing workers in three sectors: healthcare (over half of members work in the healthcare field), including hospital, home care and nursing home workers; public services (government employees, including law ...
After lengthy debate and disagreement over dues levels, the governance structure, the leadership, and the philosophy of the AFL–CIO, the Laborers' International Union of North America, Service Employees International Union, Teamsters, UNITE HERE, United Farm Workers, and United Food and Commercial Workers disaffiliated from the AFL–CIO to ...
Lucy became a member of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Local #1675 in 1956 and was elected as its president in 1965. He began working full-time at AFSCME's national headquarters in Washington, D.C. the following year as associate director of legislation and community affairs. [2]
AFSCME Council 31 has "100,000 active and retired members", [1] including "approximately 40,000 state employees working in more than 50 departments, authorities, boards, and commissions under the authority of the Governor." [2]
District Council 37 (also known as DC 37) is New York City's largest public sector employee union, representing over 150,000 members and 89,000 retirees. [1]DC 37 was chartered in 1944 by AFSCME to represent public employees in New York City.