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On the Job: Bill Van Buskirk

Sep. 21, 2021

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Sep. 21, 2021

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On the Job: Bill Van Buskirk

A member of AFSCME Local 799 and a Madison County Probation Officer, this AFSCME member makes a difference every day.

On the Job: Bill Van Buskirk

AFSCME members keep children safe through pandemic

Sep. 21, 2021

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Sep. 21, 2021

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AFSCME members keep children safe through pandemic

Three Child Protection Specialists in the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services share their stories of protecting the well-being of vulnerable children despite the risks to their own health and safety during the COVID-19 pandemic.

AFSCME members keep children safe through pandemic

Vaccination offers strong protection against Delta variant

Sep. 15, 2021

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Sep. 15, 2021

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Vaccination offers strong protection against Delta variant

Fully vaccinated individuals are five times less likely to get infected, more than ten times less likely to die of COVID than unvaccinated individuals and more than ten times less likely to be hospitalized.

Vaccination offers strong protection against Delta variant

COVID soaring again—Delta variant strikes hard

Sep. 08, 2021

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Sep. 08, 2021

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COVID soaring again—Delta variant strikes hard

Vaccines have proven to be the most effective way by far to protect against the coronavirus and its variants, reducing infection and preventing hospitalization and death.

COVID soaring again—Delta variant strikes hard

Americans are pro-union

Sep. 03, 2021

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Sep. 03, 2021

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Americans are pro-union

Americans’ approval of labor unions is at the highest point it’s been in decades—68%—a recent Gallup poll found.

Americans are pro-union