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Medicaid cuts could hit us all

Medicaid cuts could hit us all

May. 02, 2025

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Medicaid cuts could hit us all

Deep cuts to Medicaid being pushed by President Donald Trump’s administration and Republicans in Congress could do real damage to public services and to the jobs of AFSCME members in Illinois.

Medicaid cuts could hit us all

Local 1216 RNs defeat management's dangerous staffing proposals

Local 1216 RNs defeat management's dangerous staffing proposals

Dec. 13, 2024

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Local 1216 RNs defeat management's dangerous staffing proposals

Registered nurses (RNs) at Loretto Hospital in Chicago have won a new contract, defeating management’s proposals that would have compromised staff safety and worsened the quality of care for patients at the hospital. 

Local 1216 RNs defeat management's dangerous staffing proposals

Save DeKalb County Rehab & Nursing Center

Jun. 06, 2022

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Jun. 06, 2022

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Save DeKalb County Rehab & Nursing Center

The DeKalb County Board will consider a resolution to sell the county's public nursing home to a for-profit company.

Save DeKalb County Rehab & Nursing Center

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

AFSCME Council 31 COVID Vaccination Forum

Feb. 18, 2021

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Feb. 18, 2021

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AFSCME Council 31 COVID Vaccination Forum

Get answers to your questions about the COVID-19 vaccines. Watch this Feb. 4, 2021, virtual forum and Q&A with AFSCME staff and union members.

AFSCME Council 31 COVID Vaccination Forum