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AFSCME NEWS
Mediation Date Set and Preparation for Potential Strike
The Municipal Employees' Federation MEF-AFSCME) is pleased to inform you that a mediation date has been set for July 12th, providing us...
Jun 27, 2023
Union Formally Declares Impasse
Last week, the City delivered its “Last, Best, and Final Offer” to the Union, and so on Monday, the Union officially declared an impasse...
Jun 20, 2023
Strike FAQ
Download a copy of the Strike FAQ here. or here
Jun 20, 2023
City Employees Rally Across City to Demand the City Fill Vacancies and Restore Vital Public Services
Over a seven-day period, more than 1,000 City workers showed up on their lunch breaks to rally together to demand that the City fill its...
Jun 14, 2023
City Issues "Last, Best, And Final" Offer - Union Calls for Strike Vote
On Wednesday, your bargaining team met with the City for what appears to be the last time. The City gave the Union its “Last, Best and...
Jun 14, 2023
City Moves 0.25%
On Wednesday, the City gave the Union’s bargaining team a counter proposal that included a quarter of a percent (0.25%) movement from...
May 31, 2023
City "Leaders" Hypocrisy Knows No Bounds
For the last few weeks, the City has been a broken record about how “disappointed they were” in city employees for not reducing our wage...
May 24, 2023
It’s Imperative that You Attend At Least One of the Rallies Scheduled for the Week Of June 5th.
The City Will Only Change Its Behavior If We Start Informing the Public of the Harm They Are Doing. It’s Imperative that You Attend At...
May 22, 2023
City Council instructs bargaining team to break law; then, in the worst way, the City tries to undo*
City Council instructs City’s bargaining team to break the law; then, in the worst possible way, the City tries to undo the damage....
May 11, 2023
City has ZERO ideas about fixing anything (insert shrug shoulder emoji)
Today, your MEF Union bargaining team met with the City for another round of negotiations. Once again, the Union showed up ready to have...
May 2, 2023
City Workers Deliver 75 Foot Long Petition with Over 2,000 Signatures to City Council
On Tuesday, April 25th, a couple of hundred members of MEF Local 101, Local 21, and ABMEI met outside of City Hall and marched into City...
Apr 26, 2023
City Makes First Wage Proposal
Your MEF Local 101 Bargaining Team met with the City on April 26th and FINALLY received a wage proposal from them. In a disappointing but...
Apr 26, 2023
City Workers Deliver 75 Foot Long Petition to City Council Telling them to Staff Up San Jose!
On Tuesday, April 25th, a couple of hundred members of MEF Local 101, Local 21, and ABMEI met outside of City Hall and marched into City...
Apr 26, 2023
Bargaining Update - April 12
Your MEF – AFSCME Local 101 Bargaining Team met again with City leadership today and made additional proposals to address the City's...
Apr 11, 2023
Have You Seen Us?
We’ve placed advertisements on buses - and soon bus shelters - all over the City to start our education campaign, making our residents...
Apr 11, 2023
Bargaining Update - March 22
Here's a very quick update about our first session of contract talks with the City. Typically, the first couple of bargaining sessions do...
Mar 21, 2023
Celebrating Women's History Month in San Jose - The Right Way
By now, I’m sure most of you have seen the email from our City Manager, Jennifer Maguire, celebrating Women’s History Month. As a woman...
Mar 16, 2023
UPDATE: City agrees to Settle with Library Workers on Unfair Labor Practice on Sunday Branch Hours
Since the fall of 2022, the Union has been fighting with the City to secure a resolution on the Sunday branch hours issue. As you may...
Mar 6, 2023
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