DC 37 Retirees association leaders and members were on the move in March 2023, attending labor events and showing support for a City Council member who supported retirees on the healthcare issue.
Retirees attend LCLAA event
A delegation of DC 37 retirees was in the house at the annual NYC Celebration of the Labor Committee on Latin American Advancement (LCLAA).
The Florida Chapter of the DC 37 Retirees Association held in-person membership meetings at two separate locations on Feb. 13 and 15, 2023. Both in-person sessions were well attended. Health Care, Health and Security Benefits and the Prescription Drug Plan were among the issues addressed.
AFSCME wholeheartedly supports the newly reintroduced Richard Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act (PRO Act), which would make it easier for workers in the private sector to form strong unions.
The most pro-worker president in our lifetimes delivered the most pro-worker State of the Union address in recent memory.
Here are just a few highlights from President Joe Biden’s Tuesday night speech:
1. On the remarkable job growth of the last two years: 12 million new jobs are more than any previous president has created in four years in office. “Jobs are coming back, pride is coming back, because choices we made in the last several years,” Biden said.
