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Judge sides with AFSCME workers to protect Public Service Loan Forgiveness program
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Judge sides with AFSCME workers to protect Public Service Loan Forgiveness program

AFSCME members will continue to be eligible for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program after a federal judge blocked the administration’s effort to unfairly disqualify certain government and nonprofit employers from the popular program.  

Judge sides with AFSCME workers to protect Public Service Loan Forgiveness program

Jairo Aguayo (center-left, in blue shirt) and Roberto Montes Garcia (center-right, wearing black) are honored by the City Council of Commerce City in recognition of saving a shooting victim's life.
Commerce City Workers Go Above and Beyond, Save Bystander’s Life After Shooting
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Commerce City Workers Go Above and Beyond, Save Bystander’s Life After Shooting

Jairo Aguayo and Roberto Montes Garcia, both parks operations specialists for Commerce City and members of Local 1144, were working to fix a leak in the irrigation system at Pioneer Park.

Commerce City Workers Go Above and Beyond, Save Bystander’s Life After Shooting

DAMWU workers stand outside of the Denver Art Museum holding signs to celebrate their win
Denver Art Museum Workers Ratify First Ever Contract for Museum Employees in Colorado
AFSCME Colorado Updates

Denver Art Museum Workers Ratify First Ever Contract for Museum Employees in Colorado

Denver – This Saturday, Denver Art Museum Workers United (DAMWU) ratified a historic collective bargaining agreement, making them the first museum workers in the state’s history to have a union contract.

Denver Art Museum Workers Ratify First Ever Contract for Museum Employees in Colorado