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AFSCME Local 419 is a union that represents the Correction Officers who are employed by the Suffolk County Sheriff’s Department, House of Corrections, located at 20 Bradston Street, Boston, Massachusetts, Suffolk County. Suffolk county includes the cities of Boston, Winthrop, Revere, and Chelsea, Massachusetts.
This website is for the brothers and sisters of AFSCME Local 419. It is also to inform the general public on what we do, who we are, and where we are going. If you have any questions please feel free to contact us click here. If you are a current member of local 419, or a retired member of Local 419 and you want to join our members only area click here. Becoming a member will allow you to view members pages, comment on news, events, and articles. All members of Local 419 will be confirmed please read here for more information. Local 419 Members can join our Facebook page by clicking the Facebook link on this page. Also check us out from your mobile phone with our new mobile addition.
Like most unions, our union is a group of workers, performing the same or similar jobs, which come together as a cohesive unit to negotiate with our employer, which is often referred to as “collective bargaining”. The idea behind unions is that the interests of the group will be better served if they negotiate with the employer as one collective vote. On a federal level, union law is governed by the National Labor Relations Act (“NLRA”) which ensures the rights of individuals to be part of and be represented by unions. The NLRA prohibits employers from disrupting or intruding on the selection process of unions and prohibits employers retaliating against individuals who join unions.
Although it is true that only about 20 percent of American workers are in unions, that 20 percent sets the standards across the board in salaries, benefits and working conditions. If you are making decent salary in a non-union company, you own that to the unions. One thing that corporations do not do is give out money out of the goodness of their hearts.
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