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The 1970s were a wild time for public employees and their unions. AFSCME continued the push for collective bargaining rights and many locals achieved their first contracts that decade. But not all came without a fight.
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![Memo with AFSCME letterhead, to Linda Lloyd from Dwight Kirk, dated 7/29/81. Re: Pay Equity Leaflet. Body: "Enclosed is the draft copy and layout for the four-page foldover leaflet ton pay equity.
Even though the original request for the material has already been fulfilled by Phil, I am placing it on file, hoping that someday some labor archeologist (?) will [un]earth it and thereby verify that I was around doing something that could pass for decent work.
But seriously, though, I do believe this material can be useful if we should ever decide perhaps to do a pay equity leaflet that gives each facet of our position enough breathing room to project AFSCME's legacy of meeting new challenges."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:56y4dgkwv5pl4vepdxcghpan/bafkreicxtyincltwekxdzrm7afixn64de33z2lkv2qntjcq4mzills6k7i)
