January 08, 2024 As a government shutdown looms, AFSCME members voice alarm and frustration AFSCME public service workers demand that Congress avoid shutting down the government. Read More
January 05, 2024 NAPE members win bid, for now, to stop governor’s unilateral return to office order AFSCME members in Nebraska want their governor to negotiate with them before ending telework for state workers. Read More
January 04, 2024 AFSCME members help elect worker-friendly Houston mayor, other local officials There’s HOPE for the future of Houston city employees. Read More
January 03, 2024 Elmore Nickleberry, Memphis sanitation worker who went on strike in 1968, dies at 92 Elmore Nickleberry, AFSCME sanitation worker and participant in historic 1968 Memphis strike, has died at age 92. Read More
January 02, 2024 More 9/11 first responders, victims to receive care AFSCME President Lee Saunders applauds expansion of World Trade Center Health Program. Read More
December 21, 2023 Union momentum is strong heading into 2024 Unions are entering the new year with strong momentum, President Saunders writes. Read More
December 21, 2023 After board reversal, workers secure first-ever library contract in Missouri Victory! Workers at a Missouri library system finally have a “transformative” contract. Read More
December 20, 2023 Solidarity makes a $6 million difference for Washington state corrections workers Washington state corrections workers win a multimillion dollar grievance settlement. Read More
December 19, 2023 Retired from the job, but not from activism AFSCME Secretary-Treasurer Elissa McBride praises AFSCME Retirees for their robust activism in 2023. Read More
December 18, 2023 Never Quit winner is Miami waste collector who ‘takes the extra time’ to serve residents Robert Dyer, a waste collector for the city of Miami who is a member of Local 871 (AFSCME Florida), is a winner of our union’s Never Quit Service Award. Read More
December 14, 2023 AFSCME backs bill to strengthen our country’s public health nursing workforce AFSCME supports the Public Health Nursing Act, which would help public health departments strengthen their nursing staff. Read More
December 13, 2023 ‘I still don’t feel like myself’: report shows health workers struggle with pandemic fallout A new report by the CDC shows health workers showed symptoms of poor mental health more than anyone else during the COVID-19 pandemic. Read More
December 11, 2023 Latest jobs report shows public services are ‘on the way toward a full recovery’ Jobs report shows remarkable improvement since the COVID-19 pandemic. Read More
December 08, 2023 911 SAVES Act would honor dispatchers, give them access to additional resources 911 SAVES Act would classify 911 dispatchers the same as other first responders. Read More
December 07, 2023 Public worker lawsuit seeks to overturn Wisconsin’s anti-collective bargaining law Wisconsin public service workers are suing to overturn a 2011 state anti-collective bargaining law. Read More
December 05, 2023 Qualified state employees, not political cronies, should be the ones helping people find work Political cronies will no longer fill employment service jobs under a new Biden rule. Read More
December 05, 2023 Labor and civil rights leaders’ memoir called ‘a valuable addition’ to U.S. history Climbing the Rough Side of the Mountain” is a memoir about the labor and civil rights movements. Read More
December 04, 2023 Illinois members take the wheel on solving school bus driver shortage Learn how an Illinois local solved the problem of school bus driver shortages. Read More
November 29, 2023 AFSCME-backed bill would help child care providers with food costs Bills in Congress would help ease food costs for child care providers. Read More
November 28, 2023 Tacoma Art Museum workers unionize after a yearlong struggle A yearlong struggle ends in smiles as workers form a union at Tacoma Art Museum. Read More
November 27, 2023 The union difference: Arlington County and Alexandria city workers secure first contracts Two Virginia jurisdictions have negotiated historic first contracts. Read More
November 22, 2023 AFSCME to Duval County School Board: $12/Hour is not enough to live in Florida Custodial staff at Florida’s Duval County Public Schools seek $15/hour starting pay. Read More
November 21, 2023 AFSCME applauds nomination of Nicole Berner to the federal bench President Joe Biden deserves praise for nominating a union lawyer to be a federal appeals court judge. Read More
November 20, 2023 The union difference shines through at the negotiating table AFSCME is providing the union difference during contract negotiations at the Baltimore Museum of Art. Read More
November 15, 2023 No tradeoff between strong labor unions and a strong economy A discussion at the Economic Policy Institute focused on a Treasury Department report that said unions are good for the economy. Read More
November 14, 2023 Vermont Historical Society workers ratify first contract a year after forming their union Workers at Vermont Historical Society have their first contract. Read More
November 13, 2023 At a Texas prison, a ‘drill instructor’ sergeant motivates, inspires rookies Learn how Sgt. Christina Williams, a member of AFSCME Texas Corrections, motivates new corrections officers. Read More
November 13, 2023 Newberry Library employees win first contract a year after forming a union More than 60 workers at Chicago’s famed Newberry Library have negotiated their first contract a year after forming a union. Read More
November 09, 2023 Strike in Oregon forces employer to offer fair contract A five-day strike forced Yamhill County, Oregon, to finally offer a fair contract to AFSCME-represented workers. Read More
November 08, 2023 In Tuesday’s elections, AFSCME members’ efforts pay off, especially in Virginia Election night yields wins for working families. Read More