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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 

AFSCME is committed to helping you get the student debt relief you deserve.

Thanks to the Biden administration, millions of public service workers, including AFSCME members, are eligible for student loan forgiveness under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program or (PSLF). And even more public service workers are eligible under a temporary waiver that expires Oct. 31, 2022. 

2022 AFSCME Council 65 Endorsed Candidates

Council 65 Logo, Endorsed

Congratulations are in order for this year's Al Church Scholarship award winners.  This year, we received a record number of applications. Thanks to our generous donors, the scholarship committee was able to award $4,000.00 in total to students of our members pursuing their post-secondary educational goals.

2022 Winners:

AFSCME Family Scholarship

Elizabeth Merdan, daughter of Local 748 member Susan Merdan, is one of 12 winners of the 2022 AFSCME Family Scholarship. Winners receive $2,000.00 each year for up to four years to put towards their education.

The COVID-19 pandemic arrived at a time when our nation’s health care workers were already experiencing burnout. The National Academy of Medicine, in a report from 2019, said that 35% to 54% of nurses and physicians in the United States had “substantial symptoms of burnout.”

Then things got worse.

Amendment C is an attempt to silence the voters of South Dakota.

Amendment C is a brazen attempt to remove the power of the people in South Dakota. Since the founding of our state, residents have had a direct say in government through ballot measures. Through these measures, voters have consistently held politicians accountable by directly voting on issues important for South Dakota.