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May 3rd, 2021
By: Agnes Suarez Over the past few months we have all seen the news reports about the rise of hate crimes toward my community– Asian American & Pacific Islanders...
Apr 30th, 2021
Across the globe, May Day has its roots in the fight for the working class. This history is no different here in the United States. In 1886, the labor movement in Chicago chose...
Apr 20th, 2021
If there’s one thing everyone at AFSCME Local 3299 knows almost too well, it’s that benefits and job security can make a huge difference in a worker’s life. We’ve all seen...
Mar 29th, 2021
Having been around long enough to know all of the different things life can throw at you, one thing Ana Shul has been able to find assurance in is her union. Having been a food...
Mar 19th, 2021
Carmen will not stand idly by as inequality happens around her, and she will not be tricked into accepting less than what she knows she deserves. Carmen Sandoval began her union...
Mar 18th, 2021
Holly Kirk can only describe her work as a surgical tech at UC Davis as exciting. The crazy hours and fast-paced environment would burn out a lot of people, but not Holly. A major...
Mar 13th, 2021
If you ever find yourself at the UC Irvine Medical Center picket line, you will not miss Monica De Leon. She’s always front in center leading the charge of the line, directing...
Mar 4th, 2021
3299 Women Fight: Meet Sheila Outside of a handful of years in Detroit as a child, Sheila Matthews is a San Diego native through and through. Coming from a working class family...
Mar 2nd, 2021
Women Built 3299 Here’s one thing you may not know about 3299: Our local grew because a group of Black women had enough of pay inequality at UC Berkeley. In the 70’s women...
