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  • 2026 Election ResultsApril 5, 2026
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  • 2026 Election Results

    2026 Election Results

    The Rabble Rouser Team

    Apr 5, 2026

    Good evening, Rabble Rousers. Many of you have already heard, but for those who have not: We did not earn enough votes to achieve victory in this week’s election. The full election results are below. This is an unfortunate turn of events, but the Union will continue hopefully stronger than before, with the increased engagement…

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  • The Rabble Rousers for AFSCME Local 696

    The Rabble Rousers for AFSCME Local 696

    The Rabble Rouser Team

    Mar 24, 2026

    The Rabble Rousers by Emma Glazer The Rabble Rousers, a slate of American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) District Council 33 Local 696 workers, are pushing to get on the ballot for leadership positions in the union.  The local has 1300 members that span more than twenty departments primarily representing office clerk…

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  • How the Rabble Rousers Won Me Over

    How the Rabble Rousers Won Me Over

    The Rabble Rouser Team

    Mar 18, 2026

    How the Rabble Rousers won me over By Dan DeDomenico I’ve been a member of Local 696 since the last union elections were held, around this time in 2023. I am not a Rabble Rouser, but I’m voting for the Rabble Rousers on March 31. As a new member in 2023, I was impressed with…

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  • The Rabble: Election Dates Announced

    The Rabble: Election Dates Announced

    The Rabble Rouser Team

    Mar 4, 2026

    Download this issue as a PDF Local 696 Election takes place on March 31 Nomination meeting March 19 Today, March 4, members began receiving notification that the 2026 Local 696 election will take place on March 31. The nominations meeting will take place on March 19. Both the election and the meeting will be on…

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  • The Rabble: Minnesota Workers call for General Strike

    The Rabble: Minnesota Workers call for General Strike

    The Rabble Rouser Team

    Jan 28, 2026

    Download this issue as a PDF AFGE Member Executed by ICE By J. Matthew Catron On January 24 a man named Alex Pretti was murdered on the street by masked agents of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, more commonly known as ICE. Pretti was an intensive care nurse for the VA, an American citizen, and a…

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  • The Rabble: Should We Have More Stewards?

    The Rabble: Should We Have More Stewards?

    The Rabble Rouser Team

    Oct 28, 2025

    Download this issue as a PDF Should We Have More Stewards? By J. Matthew Catron In the very first issue of The Rabble, I wrote an opinion piece that was meant to be the first in a series. The response to that article continues to be a point of contention from Local 696 leadership to…

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  • The Rabble: Contract Ratified

    The Rabble: Contract Ratified

    The Rabble Rouser Team

    Jul 21, 2025

    Download this issue as a PDF District Council 33 reaches agreement with City of Philadelphia ending July 1 2028   Meet & Greet Cookout It’s been a long year. After a strike vote in fall 2024, six months of contract negotiations, another strike vote in June, and of course the 8-day strike at the beginning…

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  • The Rabble: Contract Ratification

    The Rabble: Contract Ratification

    The Rabble Rouser Team

    Jul 15, 2025

    Tentative AGREEMENT TO BE VOTED ON BY MEMBERSHIP Download this issue as a PDF The Tentative Agreement signed by Greg Boulware, President of District Council 33, must now be ratified by the membership. The basic terms of the agreement are as follows: 3-year agreement 3% pay increase each year 5th step added for most of…

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