The Union has filed a lawsuit against ACS for violating the intent of the civil service law by laying-off permanent social service employees while hiring new workers provisionally.

In a 3-way race, Lee Saunders, Executive Assistant to the International President, has been elected Secretary-Treasurer of AFSCME at the International Convention in Boston.

Elections are underway this morning, July 1, at the 39th International AFSCME Convention in Boston.  Three candidates are vying for the position of International Secretary-Treasurer .  Listed in alphabetical order, they are:  Danny Donohue, President, Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA)/AFSCME Local 1000 (NY) and International Vice President; Mark Foley, President, Local 2

On the opening day of the AFSCME Convention in Boston, retiring AFSCME Secretary Treasurer William Lucy began his remarks with an acknowledgement of the important contribution of Local 371 President Charles Ensley to the labor movement, and asked for a moment of silence from the delegation. 

Although the Mayor and the City Council came to a handshake agreement on the City's budget late Thursday evening, details continue to be worked out.