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We’re ready for a voice on the job!

With a unified voice on the job, we can improve our working conditions by addressing issues like safety, wages, and overtime without sacrificing the important services Nevadans need.

11% Wage Increase – Starting July 1!

AFSCME members secured the largest wage increases during the 2023 legislative session due to our work at the bargaining table and advocacy at the legislature.

Nevada State Employees File for AFSCME Union Election

Workers at Nevada DMV, Welfare, and other state agencies file for an election to name AFSCME as exclusive representative

AFSCME members keeping our college campuses safe and clean

Even with most in-person classes canceled at state colleges and universities, some campuses are still providing services to students and staff. And custodial workers like AFSCME member Silvestra Avila continue to keep campuses sparkling clean.

NV Senators, Front-Line Workers Call for State, Local Aid

AFSCME Local 4041 members joined our state’s U.S. senators, Catherine Cortez Masto and Jacky Rosen, in urging the Senate to pass desperately needed federal aid to states, cities and towns to maintain critical public services to beat the pandemic and safely open the economy.

Public services need full funding

This Letter to the Editor, calling for Congress to send aid to state and local governments to support public services, was submitted by Fred Fonseca, correctional officer and AFSCME Local 4041 member. It ran in the Las Vegas Sun on Friday May 22.

AFSCME members keep their co-workers safe during public health crisis

Even with less drivers on the roads, workers at the Department of Transportation continue to keep our roads and public facilities safe and maintained. And within their ranks, NDOT has two safety trainers, who are members of AFSCME Local 4041, to help keep NDOT employees, and the public, safe during the current COVID-19 public health crisis.

AFSCME members continue to provide hope for Nevada's families

As casinos and some non-essential businesses continue to stay closed during the COVID-19 public health crisis, many Nevadans find themselves unemployed, furloughed, or on reduced work hours. In addition to unemployment insurance, other social support programs may be available to people facing economic hardships. Many AFSCME members at the Division of Welfare and Social Services have adjusted to a tele-work schedule that allows them to help Nevadans with resources in their time of need.

AFSCME members keep marijuana products safe for Nevadans

The COVID-19 crisis has upended Nevada’s regular way of life, pushing local businesses adapting to the changing times. Included in these changes is Nevada’s emerging recreational marijuana industry, and the state agency that regulates it.

Local 4041 2020 Convention Call

The Executive Board of AFSCME Local 4041 is pleased to announce our biennial CONVENTION is hereby called to convene at the Grand Sierra Resort in Reno, Nevada, July 7, 2020, at the hour of 9:00 a.m. and will remain in session until such time as it has given full consideration to such matters as legallymay be brought before it.

AFSCME takes action at PEBP board meeting

At the end of April, the PEBP board met to take action to reduce the agency’s budget as requested by the Governor. After receiving recommendations from AFSCME Local 4041, the PEBP board voted to make cuts that do not require a reduction in current health care benefits for active workers.