This week, AFSCME Local 127 had the privilege of sharing some of our success before the members of the California Assembly Committee on Public Employment and Retirement (
When Fran Krugen’s late husband was first diagnosed with diabetes, his insulin cost about $35 a bottle.
But Krugen, an AFSCME retiree from Arizona, will never forget the day when she and her husband went to the drug store to pick up his insulin and the pharmacist told them it now cost $900 a bottle.
“This was medication he needed to live, and we had insurance,” she said at a press briefing earlier this month. “We looked at each other and had to ask ourselves: Do we make the house payment? Do we buy food? Or do we pay for his medication?”
The pandemic has led many of us to take stock of our lives and our goals. For AFSCME New Jersey member LaTrenda Ross, the pandemic ignited a long-held dream—starting her own life coaching business.
“I was thinking about revamping my whole entire life,” recalls Ross, a member of Local 2306. “I was looking out for things I want to do, things I haven’t been going after.”
More than two-thirds of poll respondents – 68% – approved of labor unions. That means a clear majority of voters views labor unions favorably. Among adults 18-34 years of age, 77% approve of unions. Support is also high among those with annual household incomes under $40,000.
Are you renting & in need of assistance due to COVID-19? Depending on where you live, you may qualify for rental & utility payment assistance. Learn about the requirements depending on your location and how to apply at sdge.com/COVID.
For families who need some help purchasing school supplies, American Income Life Insurance is here to help. AIL/OPEIU 277 will collect and donate school supplies to families in need. For more information, call Christa Davis at (281) 386-9552 or [email protected].
When former President Barack Obama established the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, he gave more than 800,000 people, brought to the United States as children, a way to avoid deportation and apply for driver’s licenses, work permits, and social security numbers.
This may not seem like much to most American Citizens, but for DREAMers, such as AFSCME Local 127 member Joaquin Corella, this means finally getting a fair chance at obtaining a good job with the possibility of advancement.
