We are NYC clerical workers who want a strong, democratic union—for all members.
We are Local 1549 members who are committed to building our union into a union for all members—a union that defends workers rights, protects our city services, and empowers workers in the office and in the union.
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Here’s how to request a duplicate ballot for Local 1549’s executive board, delegates to DC 37 and delegates to the Central Labor Council—the deadline is Monday, November 18, 2024!
We think that a powerful union needs to be a rank & file-led union. In the Local 1549 election for executive board and delegates, only the Members In Charge Slate shares 1549FAM's vision for a union that's run from the bottom-up by members like you.
Local 1549 is conducting an election for its executive board officers, delegates to DC 37, and delegates to the Central Labor Council. This article covers what’s on your ballot, how to vote, and how to get help with voting.
Local 1549 held an in-person delegates meeting on September 18, 2024 at the NYC Seminar and Conference Center for Local 1549 delegates-only. The following is a summary of business discussed at the meeting.
Local 1549’s administrators have set out a schedule to approve the amended constitution for Local 1549 as a part of its process to return control back to the members—read more about it in this post!
On May 28, 2024, Local 1549 counted ballots for its competitive chapter elections and local-wide election for AFSCME convention delegate. This post details the turnout and election results.
Local 1549 held its Brooklyn Borough Meeting (rescheduled from its original April date) on Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 6:00 PM in the Kings County Hospital’s 2nd floor auditorium. The following is a summary of business discussed at the meeting.
Here’s how to request a duplicate ballot for the Local 1549 elections for chapter officers, chapter delegates to Local 1549, and AFSCME convention delegates—the deadline is May 20, 2024!
Local 1549 held its Queens Borough Meeting (rescheduled from its original April date) on Thursday, May 2, 2024 at 6:00 PM in the Elmhurst Hospital’s 1st floor auditorium. This post is a summary of business discussed at the meeting.
Local 1549 is conducting an election for chapter officers, chapter delegates to Local 1549, and a local-wide election for delegates to the AFSCME international convention. This article covers what’s on your ballot, how to vote, and how to get help with voting.
It’s tax season and NYCAPS/ESS has been down for “scheduled maintenance” for over a week without any advance notice—find out how to get your paper W-2s in this aritcle.
Local 1549 held its Bronx Borough Meeting on Thursday, March 14, 2024 at 6:00 PM in the Lincoln Medical Center’s 1st floor auditorium. This article is a summary of business discussed at the meeting.
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Here’s how to request a duplicate ballot for Local 1549’s executive board, delegates to DC 37 and delegates to the Central Labor Council—the deadline is Monday, November 18, 2024!
We think that a powerful union needs to be a rank & file-led union. In the Local 1549 election for executive board and delegates, only the Members In Charge Slate shares 1549FAM's vision for a union that's run from the bottom-up by members like you.
Local 1549 is conducting an election for its executive board officers, delegates to DC 37, and delegates to the Central Labor Council. This article covers what’s on your ballot, how to vote, and how to get help with voting.
Here’s how to request a duplicate ballot for the Local 1549 elections for chapter officers, chapter delegates to Local 1549, and AFSCME convention delegates—the deadline is May 20, 2024!
Local 1549 is conducting an election for chapter officers, chapter delegates to Local 1549, and a local-wide election for delegates to the AFSCME international convention. This article covers what’s on your ballot, how to vote, and how to get help with voting.
It’s tax season and NYCAPS/ESS has been down for “scheduled maintenance” for over a week without any advance notice—find out how to get your paper W-2s in this aritcle.
Local 1549 covers clerical workers in nearly every NYC government agency, find out which chapter you are in using this list of chapters.
Figuring out whether signing up for commuter benefits saves you money depends on your salary and how many subway rides you take each week, so we built this handy calculator for you to use.
Multiple scandals of voter fraud, embezzlement, and other misappropriation of member dues have badly hurt our union. We believe that something needs to change–and that change starts with organizing the membership in Local 1549.