As schools reopen, employees take on more responsibility as they face lack of federal support
As a new school year begins during the pandemic, we also need a new leader in the White House.
COVID-19 deaths lower in unionized nursing homes
A new study found that nursing homes that are unionized had fewer COVID-19 deaths.
Facing layoffs of 22,000 workers, New York City workers call on the state to take action
DC 37 workers are fighting proposed layoffs stemming from a budget shortfall caused by the pandemic.
Our Stories
Connecticut governor issues executive order to protect front-line workers
After Council 4 members speak up, Connecticut governor issues an executive order making front-line workers with COVID-19 eligible for worker’s comp coverage.
From dial-up to digital, CSEA’s Joe Acampora led the way
This Never Quit Service Award winner helped lead a New York community from digital dark ages to the high-tech world of today.
‘The anger is blinding’
DC 37 member and New York paramedic discusses fighting the coronavirus pandemic in a powerful first-person account published by the Washington Post.
In Depth
Impossible Choices
Closing schools, cutting mass transit and shuttering hospitals. If Congress doesn’t help states and localities, they might be forced to do all that and more.
Fund the Front Lines
Our country needs public service workers now more than ever. Cutting public services now is not an option, Congress. Fund the front lines.
Honoring the Past, Fighting for the Future
AFSCME Retirees are a big factor in our union’s growth agenda. Their message to working members is clear: “We need to keep fighting for what previous generations have won.”
Featured Benefits
Earn A Bachelor’s Degree – For Free. But Hurry Up and Apply.
You now have until June 22 to enroll in AFSCME’s Free Bachelor’s Degree Completion program – and you have one more major to choose from.
A 57-Year-Old AFSCME Free College Graduate’s Advice: ‘If I can do it, you can do it’
If a 57-year old AFSCME member can earn his associate degree through the AFSCME Free College benefit, so can you.
Hurry. The Deadline for the AFSCME Family Scholarship Is Fast Approaching.
AFSCME has extended the deadline for the AFSCME Family Scholarship to Jan. 15. Hurry up and apply.
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