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The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees ( AFSCME) is the largest trade union of public employees in the United States. [2] It represents 1.3 million [1] public sector employees and retirees, including health care workers, corrections officers, sanitation workers, police officers, firefighters, [3] and childcare ...
Janus v. American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees, Council 31, No. 16-1466, 585 U.S. ___ (2018), abbreviated Janus v. AFSCME, is a landmark decision of the US Supreme Court on US labor law, concerning the power of labor unions to collect fees from non-union members. Under the Taft–Hartley Act of 1947, which applies to the ...
The 1974 Baltimore municipal strike was a strike action undertaken by different groups of municipal workers in Baltimore, Maryland, United States. It was initiated by waste collectors seeking higher wages and better conditions. They were joined by sewer workers, zookeepers, prison guards, highway workers, recreation & parks workers, animal ...
Categories: AFL–CIO affiliates. Municipal workers' trade unions. Trade unions established in 1932. Medical and health organizations based in Washington, D.C. Hidden categories: Commons category link is on Wikidata. Wikipedia categories named after trade unions.
Maryland entered a $13 million settlement towards officers' wages after an investigation revealed correctional officers worked overtime without pay.
Memphis, Tennessee. Nationality. American. Alma mater. UC Berkeley. Occupation (s) Labor and community organizer. William Lucy (born November 26, 1933) is an American trade union leader. He served as Secretary-Treasurer of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) from 1972–2010.
Baltimore police strike. The Baltimore Police Strike was a 1974 labor action conducted by officers of the Baltimore Police Department. Striking officers sought better wages and changes to BPD policy. They also expressed solidarity with Baltimore municipal workers, who were in the midst of an escalating strike action that began on July 1.
Open shop means a factory, office, or other business establishment in which a union, chosen by a majority of the employees, acts as representative of all the employees in making agreements with the employer, but union membership is not a condition of being hired. Unions have argued against the open shop adopted by United States employers in the ...