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AFSCME honors public safety professionals during National Law Enforcement Week

National Law Enforcement Week gives us an opportunity to recognize the sacrifices and contributions of America’s public safety professionals.

Voting Opens for Contract Ratification

The online voting form to ratify the contract is now live and will be live until May 16 at 11:59PM. Voting will close promptly at 11:59PM on Sunday. Ballots will then be verified to ensure only members in good standing are included in the final tally.

To read the tentative agreement click here.

Local 127 Membership Meeting

Please join us on May 12, 2021 at 5PM via Zoom for our general membership meeting.

At this meeting, we will be discussing the contract ratification. 

To join the meeting click the link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/2912698970

or open the Zoom app and enter the meeting id: 291 269 8970

We hope to see you there!

Housing Help for San Diego Residents

A Message from President Rodney Fowler on the Tentative Agreement with the City of San Diego for Fiscal Year 2021-2022

Brothers and Sisters,

I want give you a few updates on the current situation concerning contract negotiations with the City of San Diego.

To honor those who died on the job, give every worker a voice in the workplace

Workers Memorial Day 2021 arrives at a moment of the greatest urgency, when the front lines of the war against COVID-19 run through America’s workplaces.

Vaccination Appointments for San Diego County District 1

There is an upcoming vaccination pop up event this Saturday, April 24th from 8AM to 4:40PM. This event is exclusive for residents of San Diego County District 1.

For more information and to register click here: https://ccdsd.org/covid-vaccine-registration-at-la-quinta-de-guadalupe-catholic-retreat-center-938-18th-street-san-diego-ca-92154/

AFSCME applauds House passage of workplace violence bill

Workers in health care and social service industries are a big step closer to having safer workplaces.

On Friday, the House of Representatives passed the Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act (H.R.1195) by a bipartisan vote of 254 to 166. The bill requires the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to issue a standard to prevent workplace violence in health care and social service assistance settings.

Value the work of AFSCME library workers

On this National Library Workers Day, AFSCME library workers deserve to be recognized for the value they bring to our diverse communities and the vital services they provide anyone who asks for help.