AFSCME, the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, is the largest union for workers in the public service with 1.4 million members nationwide.
Local 96 represents all clerical employees at Iowa State University who are not supervisory or designated as confidential.
All Local 96 members and officers are merit staff employees at Iowa State University. Members of AFSCME work together to ensure fair treatment, fair benefits, fair wages and mutual support for all workers.
AFSCME is made up of public service employees, including everyone from blue-collar workers to administrative law judges. Members set the agenda by voting in elections as well as making decisions that directly affect the organization.
In the News
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Democrats: Branstad lawsuit was last resort
Meghan Malloy | Iowa Independant | August 30, 2011 - 7:30amDemocratic lawmakers are defending four colleagues and a labor leader who have brought a lawsuit against Gov. Terry Branstad, claiming he ...
Posted Aug 30, 2011 7:39 AM by Andy Bock
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University of Iowa uses hidden listening device on employees
UI looks into use of baby monitor on employees | by Josh O'Leary | [Iowa City] Press Citizen | March 16, 2011 |U of I hospital workers find hidden listening device | by ...
Posted Mar 17, 2011 11:47 AM by Andy Bock
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Economy gets blame for state budget problems [Not Unions]
| Jason Clayworth | Des Moines Register | Friday March 11, 2011 | Suggested by Robert Sill, ISU Vet Med |There is no correlation between state budget shortfalls and union negotiating laws, several research ...
Posted Mar 14, 2011 7:59 PM by Andy Bock
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Collective Bargaining Bill Dies in Iowa Senate
| DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) | KAALtv.com | 03/14/2011 2:10 PM |The bill was approved by the Republican-controlled House on Friday after days of debate and protests by ...
Posted Mar 14, 2011 1:45 PM by Andy Bock
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An angry end to three days of debate
| IowaPolitics.com | 3/11/2011 |A 28-hour debate over three days and a week of union rallies at the Iowa
Capitol culminated Friday afternoon with the Iowa House voting ...
Posted Mar 14, 2011 1:34 PM by Andy Bock
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Majority in Poll Back Employees in Public Sector Unions
| by Michael Cooper and Megan Three-Brenan | New York Times | March 1, 2011 | submitted by Jean McMaken |As labor battles erupt in state capitals around the nation, a majority
of ...
Posted Mar 3, 2011 12:44 PM by Andy Bock
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