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AFSCME GO: Three Ways to Take Action

Our Get Organized campaign — or AFSCME GO — is about protecting our jobs, our communities, and our rights. We need you in this fight. Here are three ways you can take action.

Voter registration takes center stage in S-T McBride's latest Union 411

The latest installment of the Union 411 video series covers voter registration.

Press Releases

Court Rules to Stop Trump Administration Effort to Gut Institute of Museum and Library Services

American Library Association and American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Win Order to Pause Cuts to Independent Agency, Which Threaten Libraries Nationwide

AFSCME’s Saunders: Alexis Herman was a trailblazer in every sense of the word

AFSCME President Lee Saunders released the following statement in memory of Alexis Herman, the U.S. Secretary of Labor under President Bill Clinton and the first African American to hold the position

AFSCME’s Saunders: A historic and relentless assault on working people and unions underscore the first 100 days of this administration

AFSCME President Lee Saunders released the following statement marking the first 100 days of the second Trump administration this week:

AFSCME’s Saunders: Workers Memorial Day highlights why we must organize for health and safety

AFSCME President Lee Saunders released the following statement in recognition of Workers Memorial Day, Monday, April 28.

Massive Coalition of Unions, Non-Profit Groups, and Local Governments File Omnibus Challenge to Unconstitutional Reorganization of Federal Government

Reorganization and Massive Reductions in Force Across Federal Agencies Violate Core Constitutional Concepts of Separation of Powers

Communities and AFSCME Sue to Save Efforts to Stop Trump Cuts, RFK Jr. Anti-Science Meddling

"The pandemic exposed just how urgently we need strong public health systems,” said AFSCME President Lee Saunders.

Victory for Press Freedom and Workers: Court Grants Preliminary Injunction to Protect the U.S. Agency for Global Media

Today, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia granted a preliminary injunction in Widakuswara v. Lake, affirming the U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM) was unlawfully shuttered by the administration

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How the Memphis Sanitation Workers’ Strike Changed the Labor Movement

Lamont a promoter at 'Staff the Front Lines'

'A career with purpose and freedom,' Columbus rally recruits public service workers

Amid a staffing crisis, Philly Mayor Jim Kenney urged people to apply for city jobs: ‘We need your help’

Job fair for public positions draws attention: "We can put folks to work right away"