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Jun 24th, 2022
Statement from Kathryn Lybarger, UC Berkley gardener and president of AFSCME Local 3299, on the Supreme Court ending nearly 50 years of constitutionally protected reproductive...
Jun 23rd, 2022
The AIDS epidemic was devastating the LBGTQ community as the government sat by. It was up to the people being affected to demand better. “That was around the time I came out,”...
Jun 1st, 2022
We live in an era of renewed hatred and division as seen with laws enacted all over the country, including the recently enacted “Don’t Say Gay” laws in Florida. Due to...
Apr 11th, 2022
This year, Local 3299 members have an opportunity to elect 23 member delegates to the 46th AFSCME International Convention in Philadelphia from July 9-15, 2022. As your elected...
Mar 30th, 2022
Brea is powerful. Since being hired at UC, a lot of loose ends have been tightened in her department, “When I came in it was a little chaotic. A lot of loose screws and people...
Mar 17th, 2022
Monica was standing in front of the pharmacist in disbelief–she couldn’t afford to pay for her son’s medication. She looked down at her baby who was clearly in pain and...
Mar 14th, 2022
It was a matter of life or death that brought Rocio to work at UC Berkeley. “I needed healthcare for my husband and I saw there was an opening here and I took it. I was hesitant...
Feb 20th, 2022
The union wasn’t always seen in a positive light around the breakroom in the Parking Enforcement Office at UCLA. “When I first started working, the union was not...
Feb 15th, 2022
Rosalyn stood in front of a conference table full of UC Regents, President Janet Napolitano, and then-Lieutenant Governor Newsom. She wore her scrubs and a shirt that read:...
