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Paraprofessional educators at Prince George's County Public Schools are required to pass the ParaPro Assessment test or earn at least 48 college credits by June 2022 to retain their positions.

AFSCME President Lee Saunders praised the White House’s announcement Thursday that the Biden administration will forgive student loans for an additional 78,000 borrowers — including many AFSCME mem

AFSCME President Lee Saunders congratulated Nicole Berner, a longtime labor lawyer and general counsel of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), on being 

Mr. Montoya goes to Washington

Photo: Nicholas Voutsinos/ AFSCME

In this year’s State of the Union speech, President Joe Biden highlighted his administration’s achievements over the past three years and vowed to continue fighting for working people.

AFSCME applauds his accomplishments and strongly supports the Biden-Harris administration’s vision for the future, which includes defending our nation’s democracy, protecting a woman’s right to choose and making the wealthy pay their fair share in taxes, among other things.

ACE-AFSCME Local 2250 is busy preparing for the next round of contract negotiations. Keep an eye on this space for updates and information.

Did you know that in the last collective bargaining agreement, the Union made the following gains:

Union Wide-Gains

  • Across the board increases and merit steps every year.

*5% Across the Board increase effective 7/1/2022

*4% Across the Board Increase effective 7/1/2023

*4% Across the Board Increase effective 7/1/2024

The public sector has finally recovered from the COVID-19 pandemic. At the end of last year, there were 22,000 more public service jobs in the nation than in February 2020, just before the pandemic started.

This is cause for celebration for everyone in our communities, but especially for workers of color, who have been historically overrepresented in state and local government jobs.

Connecticut Rep. Jahana Hayes recently introduced a resolution calling on Congress to affirm its support for providing living wages, good benefits and fair working conditions to paraeducators, classroom assistants, bus drivers, custodial workers and others who are vital to our public education system.

ACE-AFSCME Local 2250 is currently seeking proposals from qualified and experienced forensic audit firms to conduct a thorough forensic audit of the financial records of ACE-AFSCME Local 2250. The purpose of this audit is to ensure transparency, integrity, and compliance with applicable regulations in the financial management of the union.

Scope of Work:

Request for Proposal (RFP) for Financial Audit Services

ACE AFSCME Local 2250 is seeking proposals from qualified and experienced auditing firms to conduct a comprehensive financial audit for the fiscal year ending 2023. The purpose of this audit is to ensure transparency, accuracy, and compliance with applicable laws and regulations governing the financial management of the union.

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