March 18, 2025 Medicaid is worth fighting for AFSCME holds a day of action to protect Medicaid. Read More
March 18, 2025 Five groups who will be harmed by federal budget cuts Here are five groups that will be harmed by federal budget cuts. Read More
March 17, 2025 San Diego grounds maintenance worker enjoys building a winning team Rodney Major, a grounds maintenance worker for the City of San Diego, is the latest winner of our union’s Never Quit Service Award. Read More
March 14, 2025 Retirees, working people demand Elon Musk keep his hands off Social Security AFSCME retirees want courts to block Elon Musk from cutting Social Security. Read More
March 13, 2025 Nurse: Budget cuts would leave veterans out in the cold Veterans will suffer under extreme budget cuts, says a Michigan nurse and AFSCME member. Read More
March 13, 2025 We got a judge to order thousands of fired federal workers to be reinstated Thanks to AFSCME, thousands of fired federal workers will likely get their jobs back. Read More
March 12, 2025 Hero school bus driver saves students from burning bus Ohio school bus driver wins his community’s gratitude for saving students from a burning bus. Read More
March 11, 2025 It’s Time to Get Organized The GO campaign is all about making sure everyone in the AFSCME family understands what’s at stake in this fight. Read More
March 11, 2025 Saunders: Congress must pass the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act Congress must pass the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act. Read More
March 10, 2025 The PRO Act ‘will loosen billionaires’ grip on our economic future’ We welcome the reintroduction of an important piece of worker’s rights legislation in Congress — the Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act. Read More
March 07, 2025 Frightened for her students, a Head Start teacher warns of disastrous budget cuts A Minnesota Head Start teacher warns of reckless budget cuts. Read More
March 06, 2025 Powered by her union, this dental hygienist thrives while working in a prison Marci Smith, a dental hygienist who has worked in Illinois prisons for almost 30 years. is the subject of our latest Public Safety Spotlight. Read More
March 05, 2025 Home care provider: ‘Medicaid cuts will hurt the people I care for’ UDW home care provider Sabrina Bishop warns of cuts to Medicaid. Read More
March 04, 2025 No room for profit: corrections officers, staff take a stand against privatization Increasingly, AFSCME corrections members are saying no to private prisons. Join them. Read More
March 04, 2025 Judge declares federal worker firings likely illegal In a case brought by AFSCME and UNAC, a federal judge ruled OPM has no authority to fire probationary employees across the federal government. Read More
March 03, 2025 How mass federal firings affect you AFSCME members working at state, local levels will feel the impact of mass federal firings. Read More
February 28, 2025 University of California workers went on strike citing management’s intimidation University of California service and patient care workers staged a two-day strike. Read More
February 27, 2025 At last! GPO-WEP payments coming in March Thanks to an AFSCME-led GPO-WEP victory, some public service workers will see increased Social Security Payments. Read More
February 27, 2025 Maryland state supervisors overwhelmingly choose AFSCME as their union Welcome to the AFSCME family, Maryland state supervisors. Read More
February 26, 2025 ‘Shameful’ House budget bill will shred public services. Let’s fight back. Let’s GO AFSCME President Lee Saunders says the budget bill that the House approved is “shameful.” Read More
February 26, 2025 Life-saving medical research will suffer from the administration’s rash cuts The new administration is gutting federal health programs, and that will hurt higher ed. Read More
February 25, 2025 Oregon workplace safety report shows risk is high, safety is low Worker safety is a serious problem throughout the state, Oregon AFSCME report shows. Read More
February 25, 2025 Chicago History Museum employees form union with AFSCME Chicago History Museum workers, welcome to the AFSCME family. Read More
February 24, 2025 AFSCME sues to stop unlawful seizure of Social Security data AFSCME is going to court to block DOGE from accessing your Social Security records. Read More
February 24, 2025 Never Quit winner is Michigan cemetery sexton who wears two very different hats Paige Yoho is a cemetery sexton in Michigan and the latest winner of our union’s Never Quit Service Award. Read More
February 20, 2025 AFSCME, UNAC sue to stop mass firings of federal probationary workers AFSCME, UNAC and AFGE filed a lawsuit challenging the mass federal firings of probationary federal employees. Read More
February 19, 2025 Curbing the corrections staffing crisis in Illinois Learn how AFSCME Council 31 members are helping solve the corrections staffing crisis in Illinois. Read More
February 18, 2025 In Alaska, AFSCME members go public and go to court over state worker staffing crisis Alaska members are turning up the heat in their fight for more state worker staffing. Read More
February 14, 2025 Saunders blasts RFK Jr., explains why he’s a terrible choice for health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is a terrible choice to serve as our nation’s health secretary. Read More
February 13, 2025 A year later, 6,500 school workers in South Florida finally secure a fair contract Read More