July 30, 2025 We won’t let budget cuts undo 60 years of progress under Medicare and Medicaid Congress and the president have crashed the programs’ 60th anniversary party with a slash-and-burn budget that threatens to throw our entire health care system into chaos. Read More
July 29, 2025 Medicare and Medicaid have saved lives for 60 years. We’re fighting to keep it that way. We celebrate the anniversaries of Medicare and Medicaid with mixed feelings because these programs are under threat. Read More
July 29, 2025 Workers, pro-worker lawmakers show how big, ugly budget law will hurt Nevadans There’s nothing beautiful about the new budget law. Nevadans will be hurt by it. Pretty much the only people to benefit are the ultra-rich, who will get huge tax breaks. Read More
July 28, 2025 Anne Arundel County Public Library workers ratify first union contract in unanimous vote Anne Arundel County, Maryland, public library workers ratified their first contract last week. Read More
July 25, 2025 AFSCME supports Providing Child Care for Police Officers Act We support a bill that would make it easier for public safety officers to find child care. Read More
July 25, 2025 AFSCME Florida Retirees vow to hold Congresswoman Luna accountable AFSCME retirees vow to hold Rep. Anna Paulina Luna of Florida 13th Congressional District accountable for her vote to approve the harmful budget bill. Read More
July 24, 2025 Walters Art Museum workers unanimously ratify first union contract It’s a new day for workers at Walters Art Museum in Baltimore. Read More
July 23, 2025 Fighting to protect rural Northern Minnesota from the effects of the budget bill The “Big Beautiful Bill” will have ugly consequences in rural Northern Minnesota. Read More
July 22, 2025 The One Big Beautiful Bill Act will make hunger worse in America We look at how the problem of hunger in America will grow worse as a result of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. Read More
July 18, 2025 AFSCME members push back against attacks on federal workers — and win AFSCME members are successfully standing up to this White House’s reckless attempts to gut the federal workforce. Read More
July 18, 2025 Thanks to dogged activism, AFSCME AmeriCorps staff are going back to work AFSCME members who work at AmeriCorps are back on the job, thanks to months of activism to fight DOGE’s unlawful gutting of the agency. Read More
July 18, 2025 Steven Garty finds joy in keeping his hospital running This Michigan Never Quit Award winner finds joy in his work. And it shows. Read More
July 17, 2025 Join the fight against the administration’s union-busting attempt AFSCME demands quick action on a House bill that seeks to overturn the White House’s union-busting executive order. Read More
July 16, 2025 As temperatures soar, AFSCME members fight for new heat standard legislation We must pass a federal heat standard now. Workers’ lives depend on it. Read More
July 16, 2025 Vulnerable Nevadans, state’s budget to take big hits from the cruel budget bill Vulnerable Nevadans will be hurt by the cruel budget bill. Read More
July 15, 2025 In Arizona’s ‘0-5,’ an AFSCME mechanic lists how the budget bill will harm Arizonans An AFSCME member in Arizona holds his congressman accountable for supporting the budget bill. Read More
July 14, 2025 Champaign County, Illinois, workers win contract victory through solidarity A strike was averted in Champaign County, Illinois, as AFSCME members secure a strong contract through solidarity. Read More
July 14, 2025 Western Michigan will hurt from cuts to public services that Rep. Huizenga supported Western Michigan will be harmed by the cuts to Medicaid, SNAP and other public services supported by Rep. Bill Huizenga. Read More
July 14, 2025 When a stranger needed help, this California nurse sprang into action Zachary Pritchett, a California nurse and a member of UNAC/UHCP, is the latest winner of AFSCME’s Never Quit Service Award. Read More
July 11, 2025 A contract that checks out: Library workers at Dartmouth win again Forming a union allowed 90 Dartmouth College library workers to gain a voice at work. Read More
July 10, 2025 Medicaid, SNAP cuts Rep. Mike Carey supported will make his constituents suffer Thousands his constituents will be hurt by Medicaid, SNAP cuts backed by Ohio Rep. Mike Carey. Read More
July 10, 2025 Home care provider: Medicaid cuts my lawmaker supported will hurt my CA community A California home care provider says Medicaid cuts will harm her community. Read More
July 09, 2025 Five COs hospitalized from drug exposure at Connecticut’s largest prison Prison drugs hospitalize five corrections officers in Connecticut. Read More
July 03, 2025 After Congress passes disastrous budget bill, AFSCME pledges to hold lawmakers accountable As Congress passes a dangerous budget bill, AFSCME promises to hold lawmakers accountable. Read More
July 04, 2025 Defending the sacred freedom to organize This Fourth of July, we celebrate our freedoms, including the freedom to organize. Read More
July 02, 2025 Cracking cases and fighting for fairness across Michigan Special agents in Michigan bring their professional dedication to building their union. Read More
July 02, 2025 Why target the vulnerable? NJ nurse asks her House member to reject Medicaid cuts A New Jersey nurse asks her House member why he jeopardized the lives of the people she cares for by supporting the so-called “big, beautiful bill.” Read More
July 01, 2025 Senate’s budget sells out working people to make billionaires richer The Senate’s budget bill makes deeper cuts to Medicaid, food assistance and public services than the House version. Read More
July 01, 2025 Holding some Western lawmakers accountable for their votes on the cruel budget bill AFSCME members are calling out lawmakers in Colorado and Nevada for supporting the budget bill. Read More
July 01, 2025 West Virginians will be in a world of pain if Congress guts Medicaid An AFSCME member tells Congress the budget bill will hurt West Virginians extra hard. Read More