5/2: On April 27-29 467 delegates representing 239 locals took part in AFSCME Council 13's 40th Annual Convention in Hershey, PA. The theme was "Fighting for Our Future" with a focus on continuing the fight against attacks on collective bargaining and workers' rights. 13 Resolutions were approved. Speakers included C13 Exec. Dir. David R. Fillman; PA U.S. Senator Robert P. Casey, Jr.; former congressman Patrick Murphy; USO Representative Lisa Carter; AFSCME Sec./Treas. Lee Saunders and in his last C13 convention appearance as AFSCME President, Gerald W. McEntee. Slideshow    Video Montage    Tribute to Pres. McEntee Video

 

Statement of AFSCME President Gerald W. McEntee after Pres. Obama’s State of the Union address Read more >>>

We are AFSCME Local 1439 which includes all NHS Human Resources bargaining unit members in Philadelphia, and the counties of Chester, Delaware, Montgomery and Bucks. Our local represents both Mental Health professional and non-professional and I/DD [Individuals with Developmental Disabilities] non-professional positions. Read more >>>

A union gives the people who actually do the work a say in how their facility operates. Instead of simply reacting to arbitrary decisions coming down from management, employees can sit down with administrators and supervisors to jointly solve problems that affect our jobs and our clients. Read more >>>

Some members are not contacting the union to accompany them to meetings which may result in disciplinary action. This your right and is called Weingarten Rights. It is extremely important to take advantage of this right. Too often the union is being contacted for assistance for the first time after a member has already been placed on AL (administrative leave without pay) or has been terminated. (more...) Read more >>>