AFSCME Local 2960 is proud to announce that our members together with Foothills Academy collected $3000 worth of gifts to donate to Phoenix Children’s Hospital during our 1st toy drive. The gifts were were dropped off December 13th and another donation will be made before the holidays. Thank you too all of our members who…[Continue Reading]
Holiday Celebration
December 10, 2011 By Leave a Comment
All members and their families are invited to your Union’s Holiday Celebration Tuesday, December 13th starting at 5:30pm. The Celebration will take place on the night of our monthly membership meeting. Plenty of food, laughs with brothers/sisters, and things for the kids to do. Who knows, Santa may even stop by! Reminder: we are collecting…[Continue Reading]
Notice of Election for Union Stewards/Chief Steward
November 18, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Notice of Election for Union Stewards/Chief Steward for Fire Department Local 2960 members. Notice is hereby being given that nominations & self-nominations are being accepted for the following Union Steward positions for Fire: Site steward, Fire Prevention. Site Steward, Fire Alarm Room. Chief Steward, Fire. To be eligible for election a member must be in…[Continue Reading]
Endorsed Candidates for Phoenix Election 2011
August 15, 2011 By 1 Comment
The Arizona AFSCME People conference has endorsed the following candidates for the upcoming City of Phoenix Election. Phoenix City Council – Mayor Greg Stanton Phoenix City Council – District 1 Thelda Williams Phoenix City Council – District 2 Bryan Jeffries Phoenix City Council – District 5 Daniel Valenzuela Phoenix City Council…[Continue Reading]
DiCiccio’s pay raise claims proven false
June 22, 2011 By Leave a Comment
The Arizona Republic says that “elected officials knew about step pay raises and longevity bonuses through memos and meetings” contrary to what Sal Diccio’s email newsletters would have you believe. Our own conclusions: Sal DiCiccio’s statements are clearly false and are designed to to further his political career.
AFSCME Challenges Constitutionality of Enacted Arizona Statutes
June 5, 2011 By
The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) today challenged the constitutionality of two Arizona laws that would severely restrict the rights of working men and women. The union joined a coalition that has filed suit in Federal District Court challenging SB 1365 and SB 1363. “We believe, and we are confident the…[Continue Reading]
Open letter to Sal DiCiccio – April 21st
April 22, 2011 By 1 Comment
An open letter to Sal DiCiccio: Mr. DiCiccio, we were in the mall yesterday outside of Senate building and we talked about this very topic that you sent out in email today. I told you that we are professionals and will treat you with respect and only ask that you do the same. You agreed…[Continue Reading]
“Taking Aim” on outsourcing city services
March 27, 2011 By 5 Comments
On Wednesday, the Local 2960 along with other labor unions met in protest of recent legislative activity threatening our ability to provide city services to the citizens of Phoenix. There are at least twenty bills in various stages within the state House and state Senate buildings that compromise our abilities to perform our jobs effectively.…[Continue Reading]
Phil Gordon’s open letter about budget, salaries
December 18, 2010 By 1 Comment
On December 14th, I received a letter from City of Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon, which he asked me to share with all of you. As you know, we have been receiving very negative publicity from a select few Phoenix City Council members regarding our allegedly inflated $100,000 per year salaries. We know that the accusations…[Continue Reading]