http://www.afscme.org/rss/blog Thu, 20 Jan 2020 05:00:00 +0000 AMPS en AFSCME Blog Feed AFSCME Blog Feed hourly 1 As Kaiser strike enters fourth week, UNAC/UHCP members hold the line for patient care https://www.afscme.org/blog/kaiser-permanente-nurses-and-health-care-professionals-are-holding-the-line-for-better-conditions-for-both-providers-and-patients Thu, 19 Feb 2026 18:14:00 -0500 https://www.afscme.org/blog/kaiser-permanente-nurses-and-health-care-professionals-are-holding-the-line-for-better-conditions-for-both-providers-and-patients Overcoming attacks on working people, public service workers are organizing https://www.afscme.org/blog/overcoming-attacks-on-working-people-public-service-workers-are-organizing Thu, 19 Feb 2026 16:24:00 -0500 https://www.afscme.org/blog/overcoming-attacks-on-working-people-public-service-workers-are-organizing FEMA cuts would harm emergency response mission, AFSCME members warn https://www.afscme.org/blog/fema-cuts-would-harm-emergency-response-mission-afscme-members-warn Thu, 19 Feb 2026 16:55:00 -0500 https://www.afscme.org/blog/fema-cuts-would-harm-emergency-response-mission-afscme-members-warn Despite the odds, workers at Utah’s first library union win contract https://www.afscme.org/blog/despite-the-odds-workers-at-utahs-first-library-union-win-contract Wed, 18 Feb 2026 20:37:00 -0500 https://www.afscme.org/blog/despite-the-odds-workers-at-utahs-first-library-union-win-contract AFSCME members speak out in court case to protect child care affordability https://www.afscme.org/blog/afscme-members-speak-out-in-court-case-to-protect-child-care-affordability Wed, 18 Feb 2026 17:46:00 -0500 https://www.afscme.org/blog/afscme-members-speak-out-in-court-case-to-protect-child-care-affordability AFSCME Maryland retiree joins lawmakers in urging investigation of DOGE https://www.afscme.org/blog/afscme-maryland-retiree-joins-lawmakers-in-urging-investigation-of-doge Thu, 12 Feb 2026 20:31:00 -0500 https://www.afscme.org/blog/afscme-maryland-retiree-joins-lawmakers-in-urging-investigation-of-doge AFSCME members push to expand collective bargaining in Virginia https://www.afscme.org/blog/afscme-members-push-to-expand-collective-bargaining-in-virginia Tue, 10 Feb 2026 18:01:00 -0500 https://www.afscme.org/blog/afscme-members-push-to-expand-collective-bargaining-in-virginia Health care and social workers are professionals, period. Tell the Department of Education. https://www.afscme.org/blog/protect-health-care-workers-access-to-higher-education Mon, 09 Feb 2026 17:26:00 -0500 https://www.afscme.org/blog/protect-health-care-workers-access-to-higher-education In Maryland, AFSCME members hold employer accountable for stolen wages https://www.afscme.org/blog/in-maryland-afscme-members-hold-employer-accountable-for-stolen-wages Thu, 05 Feb 2026 19:26:00 -0500 https://www.afscme.org/blog/in-maryland-afscme-members-hold-employer-accountable-for-stolen-wages What a Century of Black History Month Teaches Us About Today’s Fight for Working People https://www.afscme.org/blog/what-a-century-of-black-history-month-teaches-us-about-todays-fight-for-working-people Wed, 04 Feb 2026 15:28:00 -0500 https://www.afscme.org/blog/what-a-century-of-black-history-month-teaches-us-about-todays-fight-for-working-people When extreme weather hits, the union difference saves lives https://www.afscme.org/blog/when-extreme-weather-hits-the-union-difference-saves-lives Wed, 04 Feb 2026 21:16:00 -0500 https://www.afscme.org/blog/when-extreme-weather-hits-the-union-difference-saves-lives This Wisconsin AFSCME member is running to make life better for working families https://www.afscme.org/blog/this-wisconsin-afscme-member-is-running-to-make-life-better-for-working-families Tue, 03 Feb 2026 20:26:00 -0500 https://www.afscme.org/blog/this-wisconsin-afscme-member-is-running-to-make-life-better-for-working-families A year of negotiations, a hard-fought new contract for 8,000 OHSU workers https://www.afscme.org/blog/a-year-of-negotiations-a-hard-fought-new-contract-for-8000-ohsu-workers Mon, 02 Feb 2026 18:16:00 -0500 https://www.afscme.org/blog/a-year-of-negotiations-a-hard-fought-new-contract-for-8000-ohsu-workers AFSCME health care workers in South Florida win much-needed pay increase https://www.afscme.org/blog/afscme-health-care-workers-in-south-florida-win-much-needed-pay-increase Wed, 28 Jan 2026 17:37:00 -0500 https://www.afscme.org/blog/afscme-health-care-workers-in-south-florida-win-much-needed-pay-increase Fighting for their patients, UNAC/UHCP Kaiser workers mount second strike https://www.afscme.org/blog/fighting-for-their-patients-unacuhcp-kaiser-workers-mount-second-strike Tue, 27 Jan 2026 22:19:00 -0500 https://www.afscme.org/blog/fighting-for-their-patients-unacuhcp-kaiser-workers-mount-second-strike Home care providers in Santa Barbara County, Calif., win strong new contract https://www.afscme.org/blog/home-care-providers-in-santa-barbara-county-calif-win-strong-new-contract Tue, 27 Jan 2026 16:31:00 -0500 https://www.afscme.org/blog/home-care-providers-in-santa-barbara-county-calif-win-strong-new-contract Bilingual nurse in Illinois is latest winner of Never Quit Service Award https://www.afscme.org/blog/bilingual-nurse-in-illinois-is-latest-winner-of-never-quit-service-award Mon, 26 Jan 2026 16:08:00 -0500 https://www.afscme.org/blog/bilingual-nurse-in-illinois-is-latest-winner-of-never-quit-service-award Trump administration admits to mishandling private Social Security data https://www.afscme.org/blog/trump-administration-admits-to-mishandling-private-social-security-data Thu, 22 Jan 2026 16:36:00 -0500 https://www.afscme.org/blog/trump-administration-admits-to-mishandling-private-social-security-data After walkout, Springfield Township school employees win higher wages https://www.afscme.org/blog/after-walkout-springfield-township-school-employees-win-higher-wages Wed, 21 Jan 2026 16:39:00 -0500 https://www.afscme.org/blog/after-walkout-springfield-township-school-employees-win-higher-wages In 2025, AFSCME public safety members showed up in full force https://www.afscme.org/blog/in-2025-afscme-public-safety-members-showed-up-in-full-force Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:10:00 -0500 https://www.afscme.org/blog/in-2025-afscme-public-safety-members-showed-up-in-full-force The Latest Assault on Working Parents https://www.afscme.org/blog/the-latest-assault-on-working-parents Thu, 15 Jan 2026 20:29:00 -0500 https://www.afscme.org/blog/the-latest-assault-on-working-parents Never Quit winner helps keep Houston’s water clean https://www.afscme.org/blog/never-quit-winner-helps-keep-houstons-water-clean Thu, 15 Jan 2026 16:55:00 -0500 https://www.afscme.org/blog/never-quit-winner-helps-keep-houstons-water-clean Pittsburgh city workers win big with new three-year contract https://www.afscme.org/blog/pittsburgh-city-workers-win-big-with-new-three-year-contract Fri, 09 Jan 2026 15:04:00 -0500 https://www.afscme.org/blog/pittsburgh-city-workers-win-big-with-new-three-year-contract AFSCME Public Service Spotlights: Celebrating the workers who keep our communities running https://www.afscme.org/blog/afscme-public-service-spotlights-celebrating-the-workers-who-keep-our-communities-running Mon, 05 Jan 2026 21:38:00 -0500 https://www.afscme.org/blog/afscme-public-service-spotlights-celebrating-the-workers-who-keep-our-communities-running A year of stellar success: Cultural worker organizing zooms to new heights in 2025 https://www.afscme.org/blog/a-year-of-stellar-success-cultural-worker-organizing-zooms-to-new-heights-in-2025 Tue, 23 Dec 2025 16:58:00 -0500 https://www.afscme.org/blog/a-year-of-stellar-success-cultural-worker-organizing-zooms-to-new-heights-in-2025