There are 8 article(s) tagged AFSCME:

• January 2024

  • One of last two surviving 1968 sanitation workers dies

    In an NPR interview in 2018, Elmore Nickelberry said, “I knew I wasn’t no garbage man. I just worked in garbage.”

    By Bill Dries January 03, 2024

• December 2021

  • Williams appointment in clerk’s office delayed again by council

    The delay by the city council came after Calvin Williams said he’s paid for his mistakes but insisted he never “mismanaged anything in government.”

    By Bill Dries December 21, 2021

• November 2021

  • AFSCME leader stands with striking Kellogg’s workers

    Lee Saunders, president of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, encouraged striking employees of the cereal maker’s Memphis plant.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff November 07, 2021

• April 2021

  • A short history of Area E

    The solid waste route system covering Cordova, Hickory Hill and East Memphis began as a first step toward privatizing all city solid waste collections during the tenure of a different mayor.

    Related stories:

    City faces critical decision on one of its most basic services

    How your solid waste fee ballooned to $30 a month

    By Bill Dries April 25, 2021

• February 2020

  • AFSCME to Harris: Veto residency ordinance for public safety workers

    The labor union official says the ordinance that allows some public safety workers to live outside the county is not "morally or fiscally responsible."

    By Linda A. Moore February 28, 2020

  • The Politics of Garbage: A backlog of leaves bumps into complex past

    The city's response to a backlog in picking up leaves reveals just how politically volatile the city's most basic service can be -- and has been -- for decades.

    By Bill Dries February 03, 2020

• January 2020

  • City braces for possible wildcat solid waste strike

    The dispute involves the city's effort to catch up on a backlog of autumn leaves that include weekend work and the use of private contractors to clear the backlog by the end of the month. 

    By Bill Dries January 22, 2020

• July 2019

  • AFSCME union leadership backs Herenton challenge of Strickland

    The local of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees made its city election endorsements Friday, including Willie Herenton for mayor.

    By Bill Dries July 27, 2019