AFSCMELocal2349

10/22/2025

Come to the special City Council meeting Wednesday at 3pm and our press conference in front of City Hall at 9am Thursday. City Workers are as blindsided as everyone and we deserve full transparency now. The budget should not be balanced on the backs of rank and file employees because of mistakes made by the outgoing administration.

09/26/2025

Check out afscmelocal2349.org/2025-candidate-survey. This summer, AFSCME 2349 members created the first worker-driven candidate questionnaire by a city workers union in recent memory. Our members saw the necessity of the survey to find out where the candidates for New Orleans mayor and city council stood on a host of issues related to city jobs, civil service, quality of life and work, climate change and its impact on city services and worksites, and much more. Workers wanted to know how candidates will respect the union’s recently won Collective Bargaining Agreement and how politicians will work to alleviate the pressures of rising health insurance costs and stagnant wages. Our members also sought answers about how to hold supervisors and managers accountable when they break the rules or violate workers’ rights. We also asked about their support for our labor family in the NOLA Nurses United in their struggle for a fair contract with UMC. Our fates are united, and candidates that support city workers should also support UMC nurses! Check out the survey responses on our site.

09/15/2025

Hey there New Orleans Candidates! Please check your email for our union survey, it’s there now—City Employees want to know if you support unions and making City government functional for everyone!

09/11/2025

This is a good measure, but it needs discussion and improvement. AFSCME 2349 welcomes any City officials who want to work collaboratively with the union to improve working conditions for city workers. Since the start of our organizing process, the city workers union has had strong City Council support and several productive collaborations on ordinances. However, AFSCME 2349 invites all candidates and elected officials to contact us first to discuss policies that impact us so we can make sure that it serves our interests and aligns with our members’ priorities.

08/26/2025

We were so excited to be at the meeting to see the final passage of our first contract between AFSCME Local 2349/Council 17 and the . Thank you to our supporters in , too! Always together, never apart! 💙💚

08/19/2025

💥IT’S TIME TO GET TO WORK💥 After several years of our AWESOME 2349 MEMBERS grinding, with help from all our friends and partners in City Government, our FIRST UNION CONTRACT is being presented at !
Come show your support for AFSCME Local 2349 in blue and green between 12-1pm, 8/21, City Council Chambers! 💙💚

07/28/2025

On Friday 7/25, AFSCME Local 2349 members voted to pass their FIRST contract with the city. It has been an incredible journey thanks to the incredible employees of the City of New Orleans and everyone who has helped us along the way.
Next Step: passage by !

07/21/2025

Local 2349 members and classified employees of the City of New Orleans—please come to the member meeting on 7/24 to review the contract and ask questions. The contract approval vote will take place on 7/25 between 8am-7pm and is open to classified employees of the City of New Orleans.

07/18/2025

Protect your right to unionize! Whether you’re public of private sector, YOU are the only reason government and corporations can keep their doors open. Follow for federal news that affects your life.

07/04/2025

07/01/2025

U.S. Senators passed a bill by one vote. It goes back to the House of Representatives today. Call your Representative today!