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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!

West Wendover workers keep city services going

Like their counterparts in larger cities, AFSCME members for rural governments have stepped up to serve their communities during this COVID-19 crisis. In smaller, rural communities across Nevada, these workers are essential to all aspects of city services. Local 4041 members in the Public Works Department for the City of West Wendover, Nevada, continue working to ensure city services run smoothly during this emergency.

Administrative Professionals Continue to Keep Our State Running

Administrative assistants are key players in any office, setting the tone of any workplace and keeping services running smoothly. Like many other AFSCME members across Nevada, Deb Hinds, an Administrative Assistant at the medical clinic at the Northern Nevada Adult Mental Health Services campus (NNAMHS), has had to adjust to a new way of continuing to provide vital services to our community during the coronavirus crisis.

Local 4041 Statement on Re-Opening State Offices

AFSCME Local 4041 President Harry Schiffman released the following statement on the state’s plans to re-open Nevada’s economy, including state offices:

Fund the Front Lines!

As many of us continue to ‘stay home for Nevada’ to slow the spread of the coronavirus, thousands of Nevada public service workers continue to head into work to provide services that are vital to the health, safety and wellbeing of our communities. We are doing our part to keep our commitment of quality service to the communities we serve. But our state needs help from Washington DC. Click here to demand that Congress fund the front lines.

Update for State Employees at Southern Nevada Veterans Home

Working with AFSCME members who brought safety issues at the workplace due to COVID-19 to the attention of our union rep Jeanine Lake, Jeanine reached out to the Department of Veteran Affairs to ensure the agency is prioritizing worker safety. When workers speak up and when we all work together, we can make changes to improve our working conditions and lives! (Photo of AFSCME members talking to workers at Southern Nevada Veterans Home from September 2019)

AFSCME members helping Nevadans with Medicaid navigate services

To slow the curve of COVID-19, state offices across Nevada have closed to the public and services put on continent workplans.

AFSCME members continue to help Nevadans with their job search

“Even with a smaller staff and the challenge of doing our work remotely, we are still here to help Nevadans with their job search,” said Kevin.

AFSCME Local 4041 demand worker safety to be prioritized during COVID-19 crisis

LAS VEGAS - Harry Schiffman, an electrician at UNLV and President of AFSCME Local 4041 released the following statement today:  

“As the union for Nevada state employees, members of AFSCME Local 4041 are advocating for the safety of all state workers during this critical state of emergency around COVID-19. The duties of many state employees are considered essential, and workers continue to report to state facilities to provide the public with state services. However, in some agencies, the state of Nevada has failed in prioritizing the safety of its employees.