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In 1992, AFSCME was the first national union to back Bill Clinton in his presidential bid. [2] AFSCME led an effort to oppose Clinton's signing of the North American Free Trade Agreement. In the late 1990s, AFSCME expanded its membership into Puerto Rico and Panama. The union was an early supporter of Barack Obama's 2008 presidential campaign. [16]
Unions exist to represent the interests of workers, who form the membership. Under US labor law, the National Labor Relations Act 1935 is the primary statute which gives US unions rights. The rights of members are governed by the Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act 1959. List Below
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AFSMCE at the Bud Billiken Parade 2015. AFSCME Council 31 is the Illinois state chapter of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME), a union of public service workers in the public, private and non-profit sectors.
CSEA is governed by its members, who meet in an annual convention. Each local elects delegates, based on proportional representation. The delegates debate and approve policy, and set dues. The union President, Vice President, Treasurer, Secretary are all elected by a vote of the entire CSEA membership by mail-in ballot.
Former AFSCME executive board member Abram Flaxer was appointed the new union's president, and former AFSCME Secretary-Treasurer David Kanes held the same post in SCMWA. SCMWA membership grew quickly: It more than doubled the number of local unions (from 12 to 28) in a year, [4] and its members rose from 25,000 in 1937 to more than 48,000 in 1946.
Through energetic organizing and aggressive bargaining, AFSCME grew rapidly under his leadership from about 220,000 members to just over one million in 1981. [ 11 ] Wurf presided over strikes in New York (1965), [ 12 ] Lansing (1966), [ 13 ] Memphis (1968), [ 14 ] Baltimore (1974) [ 15 ] and more.
District Council 37 (also known as DC37) is New York City's largest public sector employee union, representing over 150,000 members. [1]It’s important to note that DC37 may not represent retirees, because the Taylor Law prohibits public sector unions from negotiating on behalf of retirees in New York State. [2]