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The Rabble Volume 1 Issue 8: Early 2025 Updates

The Rabble Volume 1 Issue 8: Early 2025 Updates

The Rabble Rouser Team

Feb 2, 2025

Read this issue as a PDF EARLY 2025 UPDATES RETRO PAY There have been a number of confusing communications from the Finance Department regarding the retroactive pay DC33 members are owed from the 2024 contract. In a Facebook post on 30 January, District Council 33 assured members that we will receive our retro pay. They…
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The Rabble Volume 1 Issue 1

The Rabble Rouser Team

Sep 20, 2024

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AFSCME Local 696 Election Overturned- AGAIN

J. Matthew Catron

Oct 8, 2023

Happy Indigenous Peoples’ Day, Rabble Rousers! Or rather, the day before it. I didn’t really feel like delaying this news any longer than I already have! Our protests worked! The July election has been overturned by AFSCME International. Read the full decision here! What happens next? We are currently planning our third campaign this year, and…
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September 2023 General Membership Meeting Notes

J. Matthew Catron

Sep 23, 2023

Hope you’re enjoying your weekend, Rabble Rousers! At the 21 September General Membership Meeting, we were all handed a lot of paperwork (which is why it took me two days to compile this email). Here it is! (50mb .zip file) My takeaways: No union business was conducted. The meeting was largely informational, like our May meeting.…
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September General Membership Meeting & Protest Investigation

J. Matthew Catron

Sep 13, 2023

Good evening, Rabble Rousers! Email summary: Local 696’s next General Membership Meeting July Election Protest Investigation General Membership Meeting Our next General Membership Meeting is Thursday, 21 September 2023. Not much to say about it, really- no agenda has been distributed so we don’t know what to expect.for Protest Investigation We had our protest investigation…
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Happy Labor Day!

J. Matthew Catron

Sep 2, 2023

Happy Labor Day, everyone! Summary RR News The Importance of Labor Day Rabble Rouser News AFSCME International has scheduled a hearing to discuss our 7 protests against the conduct of the Local 696 July 2023 election. That hearing will take place on 12 September 2023 at 10am. I wish I could invite you all to…
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Special Membership Meeting THIS THURSDAY (and more!)

J. Matthew Catron

Aug 14, 2023

Good evening and happy Monday, Rabble Rousers! The News: Special General Membership Meeting THIS THURDSAY The Rabble Rousers want to hear from YOU! I spoke with Tony Dinkins today Special General Membership Meeting You hopefully saw this in your mail already- yep, you guessed it! It’s about us. The Election Committee will convene with the…
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It Is Protest Day!

J. Matthew Catron

Jul 29, 2023

Happy Saturday, Rabble Rousers! Much like the last run, we are protesting the conduct of the recent Local 696 election. It is 7 protests this time, instead of 11: While our protests are fewer, they are stronger than they were in March. Many of them are the very same behavior that triggered the overturning of…
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The End of the Campaign

J. Matthew Catron

Jul 17, 2023

Good morning, Rabble Rousers! The campaign is over. Today is the last day to submit your ballots in order to have them counted. If you have not done so already, I implore you to check those Rabble Rousers boxes and send out your ballots as soon as you can. When we began this journey, I…
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The Rabble Rousers are a slate of candidates for the 2023 Local 696 election. We believe in increasing awareness, accessibility, and accountability for our union and its members.

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