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The Union Difference: Furlough Reimbursement

With thousands of dollars back in our pockets, having a strong union makes a difference in what it means to be a state employee.

AFSCME Members Win Big in New Tentative Agreement

AFSCME Members win largest pay increase in decades, supplemental pay and additional days off in new tentative agreement with the State of Nevada.

We're fighting for stronger wages

This week our AFSCME Local 4041 Bargaining Team is in Carson City negotiating wages for our next contract. While this contract will only cover workers who are in certified bargaining units, what we accomplish at the bargaining table will affect wages for all state employees. How would a substantial wage increase affect you and your ability to serve Nevada? Share your story with us!

DMV Workplace Incident

Every morning, hardworking state employees at Nevada’s DMV log-in to a start-up screen that posts announcements such as birthdays, reminders, and other office information.

TAKE ACTION: We Oppose Cuts to Health Care

The Assembly Ways and Means and Senate Finance Committees are scheduled to discuss the PEBP budget on Tuesday April 6, 2021 at 8am. This is an important opportunity for AFSCME members to continue vocalizing our opposition to cuts to our health care and push the legislature to restore funding for our insurance plans. It is up to us, the workers, to push the state to do the right thing and not cut out health care. With a strong, united voice we can fight back on these cuts and make the changes we deserve. Read below on what to say, how to watch the hearing, and how to register to give remarks.

AFSCME and the State of Nevada Announce Tentative Agreement for Four State Employee Bargaining Units

CARSON CITY, NV – Today, the State of Nevada and the American Federation of State County Municipal Employees Local 4041 announced that they have reached a tentative collective bargaining agreement that includes both economic and non-economic provisions and covers four of the 11 bargaining units established for state employees.

We Reject Cuts to our Health Care

The proposed changes to the Public Employees Benefit Program puts state workers in a position to pay more out-of-pocket for our health care needs. While premiums will stay relatively flat, or in some cases lower, the real damage is in the details – the plans in this proposal cut our health care coverage, slash our Basic Life Insurance, and eliminate Long Term Disability Insurance.

EMS workers in Reno organize as AFSCME

AFSCME EMS Workers United paramedics join the General Strike Radio podcast to talk about organizing workers at REMSA, antiunion tactics used by management, and the power of worker solidarity.

Changing our workplaces, on conversation at a time

“I’ve been talking to my co-workers, many who I don’t normally talk to throughout the workday, because if we want to see improvements in our workplace, we need a contract. The only way us workers in the welfare offices will have a contract is if our co-workers join us as AFSCME members. I’m surprised by how easy it is to have these conversations, because so many people really do want to see changes,” said Jolene Porter, an administrative assistant at Welfare Support Services

2020 AFSCME Family Scholarship Winner: Maali DeLeon

Maali DeLeon, daughter of AFSCME Local 4041 members Daphne and Andre DeLeon, was named a winner of the 2020 AFSCME Family Scholarship. Maali graduated from Bishop Manogue High School in Reno, where she was an AP Scholar, on the Honor Roll and varsity Track and Field. She is now a freshman at the University of Nevada, Reno, majoring in Biochemistry.

Finally, a seat at the table for Nevada state workers

“This is historic,” said Harry Schiffman, an electrician at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas and president of AFSCME Local 4041. “After years of fighting for our right to have our voices heard, we are underway, working on our first contract that will set the foundation for changes to how state workers are treated and how we have a say in state services, our working conditions and our lives.”