Starting today child tax credit up to $300 a month. Pass this calculator on to your members.

AFSCME: Find out how much your family could get from President Biden's historic child tax credit with AFSCME's child tax credit calculator. Union members helped pass it as part of the American Rescue Plan. http://m.afsc.me/d4/7ehffk

The contract was ratified on June 28, 2021.

Ratification and Vote will take place 06/28/2021 from 8:00 am- 6:00 pm at the Union Hall (1213 Tennessee Avenue Cincinnati, Ohio. 45229).

Dear sisters and brothers,

The deadline to apply for the AFSCME Ohio Council 8 Family Scholarship is June 1! Don't miss your chance to receive this great benefit from your union.

Eligibility Requirements:

An applicant’s parent must be an AFSCME Ohio Council 8 affiliated local union member who has been in good standing for at least one (1) calendar year prior to June 1, 2021.

In addition, an applicant must graduate from high school in the year in which an application for the scholarship is made and must attend a four (4) year accredited college or university as a full-time student.

Full details are included in the official application brochure can be downloaded at (insert link).

Applications must be postmarked no later than Tuesday, June 1, 2021. Applications which are incomplete, or which are postmarked after the specified date, will be ineligible for consideration.

Click here to download the application.

In solidarity,

AFSCME Ohio Council 8

Dear AFSCME Family,

Please join me on Monday, April 12 at 6:30 p.m. for a special Zoom meeting with

AFSCME President Lee Saunders to learn how the American Rescue Plan is saving

jobs and protecting public services in our state.

The passage of this historic law is a huge victory, one that was only possible because

of your advocacy. Millions of working families are already benefitting from its provisions,

including the stimulus checks, extended unemployment benefits and child care assistance.

Most importantly for us, the law includes nearly $11 billion for Ohio: $5.6 billion for the

state and $5.3 going to cities and counties. Plus $4.5 billion for Ohio schools.

To learn how AFSCME Council 8 is making sure this money is being put to good use for public

services and public service workers, please register below for the Zoom meeting link.

REGISTER HERE: https://zoom.us/j/99266432650?pwd=S1VOTzVKZGExK2hGbVRUcjlkQ1VpQT09

In solidarity,

R. Sean Grayson

Council 8 President

We will be starting negotiations soon, we have received many issues that will be discussed with members before we go into negotiations, we will be doing BlueJeans video conferencing in the attempt to reach as many members as possible until we can meet again at the union hall.

The invites will be sent to the personal emails we have.

The Proposed Amendment states that the $50 million may come from the other sources listed in the Proposed Amendment, including revenue generated from the lease of the Cincinnati Southern Railway, a fee assessed against developers, and a tax on stock options. (Relators’ Compl., Exhibit A, at p. 3). It is legally impermissible, however, to fund the Trust from the listed sources of funding other than the City’s general capital and operating funds: (1) pursuant to R.C. 133.01 and R.C. 5705.14(C)(1), state law prohibits revenue from the lease or sale of the Cincinnati Southern Railway to fund the Trust; (2) pursuant to R.C. 718.01(R)(1)(d), an income tax on stock options cannot be used to fund the Trust; and (3) a fee assessed upon developers would constitute an impermissible tax under Ohio law.