AFSCME LOCAL 1550
Makes A Difference
AFSCME Local 1550 are nurses, EVS Techs, HIM Clerks, EMTs, Sanitation workers, Cooks, Facility engineers, Patient Care Techs, Parks & Rec Caretakers, Patient Access Reps, Psych Techs, Custodians, Sterile Processing Techs, Security Officers, Orthopedic Techs, Maintenance Techs , Eligibility Counselors and many more. More than a million people doing hundreds of different jobs, all with one thing in common: a dedication to making our communities stronger, healthier, and safer.
Public service isn’t just a job: it’s a calling. And the work of people in public service deserves respect. That’s why we stand together in AFSCME to advocate for fairness in the workplace, safety on the job, fair wages, good benefits, a secure retirement, and excellence in public services.
Harris Health Systems unfair Bonuses
In August 2021, Harris Health System launched a Retention Bonus Program. Only employees that work in an eligible role are allowed to participate in the program. Full-time, permanent employees working in eligible job codes can earn up to $10,000, dispersed over the applicable service period determined by your tenure with Harris Health System.
– Qualifying full-time employees with less than five years of service may receive:
- 3 payments of $1000 in year 1
- 2 payments of $1000 in year 2
- Two respective payments of $1000 and $4000 in year 3
– Qualifying full-time employees with five or more years of service may receive:
- 3 payments of $1000 in year 1
- Two respective payments of $2,000 and $5,000 in year 2
AFSCME LOCAL 1550 HONORS ALL OUR VETERANS
Veterans Day is observed annually on November 11. It’s a holiday honoring men and women who have served in the U.S. armed forces, on the anniversary of the end of World War I.
Veterans Day is a time to pay tribute to the service and sacrifices of all U.S. military veterans. But acknowledging what these amazing men and women have done for our country is not enough. We must do more.
To truly honor our veterans, Veterans Day must be a time to strengthen our commitment to providing our veterans with “good jobs” with better wages and benefits that can support a family and provide a pathway to the middle class.
Major improvements to the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program announced
The Biden Administrtion has announced a major overhaul of the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program
Vaccine Mandates in Texas
Gov. Greg Abbott has issued an executive order banning any entity in Texas from requiring COVID-19 vaccinations for employees or customers — including private businesses. Abbott also called on the Legislature to pass a law with the same effect. The Legislature is in its third special legislative session, which ends Oct. 19.
AFSCME 1550 supports lowering drug prices to help millions of Americans
About half of American adults take at least one prescription medicine, and as many as 25% of adults take four or more prescription drugs. Many, despite having health insurance, are in the same boat: They can hardly afford to pay for their medications and are forced to make impossible choices.
AFSCME 1550 MONTHLY CHAPTER MEETING LINKS
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AFSCME MEMBERS THAT ARE MAKING A DIFFERENCE
Message From Our Executive Director
Unions strengthen democracy by giving workers a voice in policy debates. Americans have a constitutionally protected right to associate and ask for change. Americans join together to change speed limits, school policy, laws governing gun ownership and drug possession and use, and more. And when Americans have wanted to make the economy fairer and more responsive to the needs of workers, they have traditionally joined together in unions to do so.
For me, having a voice has always been about recognizing what that voice has achieved for the American worker. That voice built the middle class, spoke out against racial and social injustice and has been responsible for real job security, for health and safety advances and for a solid living wage, and that voice amplified by America’s great unions is what we continue to fight for and protect.
-Cynthia Cole
upcoming events 2024
Nov 02 VMO Meeting
Nov 07 Chapter Meeting
Nov 14 Chapter Meeting
Nov 21 Pasadena Meeting
Nov 25 HISD Meeting
Nov 27 Steward Training