Iowa prison worker deaths prompt urgent call for reforms
Two AFSCME prison workers in Iowa were killed on the job. This could’ve been avoided if there had been adequate staffing, Council 61 argues.
To promote prosperity and higher wages, expand collective bargaining, report suggests
A new report shows that a loss of collective bargaining has been a major factor in depressing wage growth over the last four decades.
Report details broken promises of New Jersey behavioral health industry
New Jersey’s top behavioral health providers have done well for themselves but have neglected their patients and employees, a new report finds.
Our Stories
The fight to expand worker rights in Maryland higher education continues in Annapolis
At Maryland’s legislative session, AFSCME members are working hard to help workers at community colleges and public universities.
Texas legislature urged to fix crumbling prisons, boost corrections staffing and pensions
AFSCME members ask the Texas legislature to fix crumbling prisons, increase corrections staffing and shore up the pensions they were promised.
Arizona paramedic and Never Quit winner was first inspired by fifth grade teacher
Meet Keith Lowry, a paramedic in Northern Arizona and member of AFSCME Local 2960, who’s a winner of AFSCME's Never Quit Service Award.
In Depth
The Union Difference
Better pay and benefits, safer working conditions and respect on the job. Those are some of the differences a union makes for working people.
The Case Against Private Prisons
Private prisons put communities at risk. By cutting corners to boost profits, they endanger inmates and correctional staff alike. Public safety belongs in the public sector.
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.
Union Difference
Public service workers in Montana fend off attacks against their unions
Public service workers in Montana defeated attacks against their right to form strong unions, successfully pressuring lawmakers to vote down anti-worker and anti-union bills.
AFSCME’s free bachelor’s degree program is here to stay
AFSCME free bachelor’s degree program is now a permanent benefit.
Strong member input drives best contract in years for Nebraska employees
Thanks to robust participation by members of the Nebraska Association of Public Employees, state employees secured a strong contract that contains long-overdue wage increases.
Featured Benefits
AFSCME’s free bachelor’s degree program is here to stay
AFSCME free bachelor’s degree program is now a permanent benefit.
2020 McEntee Scholarship Winner: WFSE’s John McClung
John McClung of Washington state is the 2020 Gerald W. McEntee Scholarship winner.
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.
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