Two county employees ask commissioners to recognize AFSCME unit and seek PLRB clarification

Jul 22, 2026

Two Lancaster County employees asked the commissioners to recognize their union, AFSCME Council 13, and to join a joint request for unit clarification to the Pennsylvania Labor Relations Board; Commissioner Alice Yoder said she would review procedures and options.

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At the July 22 meeting Danielle Reed, a Lancaster County therapist, read a statement on behalf of herself and case manager Jacelyn Cimino asking the commissioners to recognize their union, AFSCME Council 13, by motion and to join them in submitting a joint request for unit clarification to the Pennsylvania Labor Relations Board. The request was presented during the meeting public comments; no motion to act on recognition was recorded in the minutes.

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