From the Blog

• Jan 04 Right to Know Webinar for AFSCME Members on Hazard Communication Standard Learn about new health and safety regulations in an online course being held Jan 15.
• Nov 01 We Are AFSCME: Campaign Volunteer Shares His Story of Activism Public workers are organizing and campaigning for candidates who support working class families.
• Aug 22 New Webinar for AFSCME Members on Hazard Communication Standard Learn about the Right to Know Law in an online course being held Sept. 11.
• Aug 22 Safety First Following California Hospital Workers’ Win Only after an attack on an employee does state acknowledge problem with safety device’s roll-out.
• Jul 06 Pepco In the Spotlight for Corporate Greed Utility company doesn’t pay taxes, proves that they’ve got the power and won’t share.
• May 08 AFSCME Social Worker Rescues Infant 23-year social services veteran subdued mother to save wounded infant in Baltimore.
• May 07 Honor Nurses by Supporting Nurse-Patient Staffing Bill National Nurses Week is a time to honor nurses by helping them.
• Apr 27 Workers Memorial Day: A Reminder of Unfinished Work Millions of public employees work in jobs that don’t provide adequate safety protections.
• Apr 28 Workers Memorial Day A time to honor the workers who have lost their lives on the job.
• Mar 14 Triangle Factory Fire’s 100th Anniversary Reminds Us Why Unions Are Necessary At this pivotal moment, when collective bargaining is under attack in Wisconsin, Ohio, Indiana and other states, AFSCME reflects on another historic moment in labor history, the Triangle Factory Fire in New York City.
• Dec 22 Keeping the Holiday Spirit Alive Shortly after Chuck Hicks joined Local 1808 (Council 20) three decades ago, he organized a holiday party in his home for co-workers from the District of Columbia Public Library.
• Dec 17 9/11 First Responders React to the Senate Filibuster On Thursday's episode of The Daily Show, host Jon Stewart blasted the Republican filibuster of a bill to provide health benefits to 9/11 first responders — and chided the media for ignoring the issue.
• Apr 28 Workers Memorial Day: Mourn for the Dead, Fight for the Living The tragic deaths of 29 miners in Raleigh County, W.Va earlier this month serve as a sad reminder that American workers in many occupations continue to lose their lives, risk injury or become ill as a result of unhealthy or dangerous workplaces.
• Nov 13 ‘16 Deaths Per Day’ Highlights Weak Penalties for Worker Fatalities Every day, 16 workers go to work and don’t come home. They are killed on the job. But far too often, employers that have created or ignored dangerous workplace conditions are not held accountable. Civil penalties are weak and criminal prosecutions rare.
• May 08 Protecting Frontline Health Workers from Pandemic Flu During a Congressional hearing held Thursday by the House Education and Labor Committee, AFSCME member and registered nurse Miguel García testified about the need to enforce federal guidelines designed to protect health care workers.
• Apr 27 Safe Jobs Now, a Change We Need All too often we hear about Americans being killed and injured at the workplace. Nearly 5,680 workers on average die on the job each year. In the last 30 years, 500 AFSCME members have been killed on the job.
• May 07 Failure to Enforce U.S. Labor Laws Fuels Exploitation of Workers
• Apr 28 Mourn for the Dead, Fight for the Living