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back at it... Parks & Rec and Environmental Services

     This week, AFSCME Local 127 visited its bargaining unit members in the Parks & Recreation and Environmental Services Departments. Specifically, Local 127 set up shop at Rose Canyon, Montgomery-Waller Community Park, the Landfill, and Miramar. At each worksite, Local 127 provided its members with shirts, food, and Bargaining Surveys. Additionally, Local 127 passed out membership cards and New Employee Orientation flyers to its non-members and to those still undecided about whether to join it.

AFSCME partners to host webinars on public service loan forgiveness

AFSCME is committed to helping you get the student debt relief you deserve.

Thanks to the Biden administration, millions of public service workers, including AFSCME members, are eligible for student loan forgiveness under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program or (PSLF). And even more public service workers are eligible under a temporary waiver that expires Oct. 31, 2022. 

Prop B 7% Penalty

UPDATED FACT SHEET RE:
“7% PENALTY” for Local 127 Members

[by Hannah Weinstein]

Who Have Joined SDCERS Who Is Eligible?

• If you are represented by Local 127 and were hired between July 20, 2012 and July 9, 2021, you were unlawfully put into the SPSP-H retirement plan.

• In the past six months, you received communications from the City about joining the City’s defined benefits retirement plan, SDCERS.

City of Coronado employees ratify contract raising stagnant wages

[originally published by Daisha Benjamin on September 15, 2022] 

Members of AFSCME Local 127 have ratified a 3-year contract with the City of Coronado. More than 90% voted in favor of ratifying the tentative agreement.

AFSCME Local 127 stays active!

     AFSCME Local 127 has been active recently. In the past week, Local 127 attended the SDICLC Golf Tournament, the SDICLC Annual Dinner 2022, and Stormwater’s “All Hands” luncheon. While enjoying ourselves, AFSCME Local 127 also used these opportunities to strengthen our relationships with other labor organizations, various departments of San Diego, councilmembers, and Mayor Gloria.      

As workers organize from coast to coast, approval of labor unions continues to rise

Graph of the Gallup poll.

As workers continue to organize throughout the country – from cultural institutions to 

Bargaining Survey

Members of AFSCME Local 127, 

Our negotiations with the City of San Diego are approaching quickly. We expect to begin negotiations with the City of San Diego until January 2023. However, our non-economic proposals are due by the beginning of November 2022, and our economic proposals are due by the beginning of December 2022. 

Local 127 attends AFSCME's 45th Biennial Convention

          Last week, the Leaders and Delegates of AFSCME Local 127 attended the AFSCME 45th Biennial Convention in Philadelphia!