April 01, 2020 Their Lives Are On The Line. Yet, ‘Public Service Workers Still Answer the Call’ What’s it like to be on the front lines as a health care worker? AFSCME President Lee Saunders and three AFSCME International vice presidents provide details. Read More
April 01, 2020 ‘We’re Built To Do This’ Hear from health care workers about their commitment to serve on the front lines of the fight against the coronavirus. Read More
March 31, 2020 COVID-19 Crisis Presents Especially Tough Challenges for Home Care Workers Home care workers, who take care of the most vulnerable members of their communities, are at high risk of contracting the coronavirus or infecting their clients. Read More
March 31, 2020 A Fragile Balance, Broken At a California hospital for sexually violent offenders, staff fear a coronavirus outbreak will wreak havoc on their patients. Read More
March 30, 2020 Unions Condemn Chamber of Commerce for Defense Production Act Opposition Union leaders blast the U.S. Chamber of Congress for lobbying against President Donald Trump invoking the Defense Production Act. Read More
March 27, 2020 Maryland Governor Cuts Hazard Pay For Workers Amid Pandemic Cutting hazard pay for Maryland’s front-line workers who are fighting the COVID-19 crisis is a terrible idea, Gov. Larry Hogan. Read More
March 27, 2020 Helping Out-of-Work Nevadans File for Unemployment is How She Serves Her State This Nevada member is helping out-of-work Nevadans pay their bills, put food on their table. Read More
March 27, 2020 Arizona EMS Workers Put Their Communities First but Struggle to Find Resources Patti Davidson, an Arizona paramedic, describes how she ventures into battle with COVID-19 without all the weapons she needs. Read More
March 26, 2020 ‘Gut-Wrenching’ Equipment Shortage Requires Immediate Action from Trump Equipment shortage “horror show” should spur immediate action from the White House, AFSCME president says. Read More
March 26, 2020 AFSCME President: COVID-19 Relief Bill is a Good Down Payment The COVID-19 aid bill Congress is poised to pass will help, but public service workers are still lacking basic safety equipment on the front lines, AFSCME president says. Read More
March 26, 2020 ‘We’re Just Here to Make Sure Everybody, No Matter Who You Are, is Taken Care Of’ OAPSE member Donna Ragland describes what it’s like on the front lines in Columbus, Ohio. Read More
March 26, 2020 NJ Behavioral Health Workers Make Voices Heard In Seeking Union Recognition Behavioral health workers in New Jersey are bravely resisting union-busting tactics unleashed by their employer, SERV of Mercer County. Read More
March 25, 2020 ‘Ready to Hold the Line’ in Arizona In one remote Arizona retirement community, EMS workers are watching and waiting for the COVID-19 pandemic to strike. Read More
March 25, 2020 NY Paramedic: ‘Our Most Immediate Concern is a Shortage of Equipment’ Getting protective equipment is the top priority for a New York paramedic fighting the coronavirus. Read More
March 25, 2020 Corrections, EMS Workers Stress Need for Resources in COVID-19 Fight Corrections and EMS workers demand help from the federal government. Read More
March 24, 2020 Council 13 Members Keep Public Services Alive Throughout PA Amid Pandemic The coronavirus outbreak hasn’t stopped many AFSCME Council 13 members from serving Pennsylvania communities. Read More
March 24, 2020 School Workers Persevere Through Mixed Signals, Uncertainty CSEA school staff navigate shifting roles during the coronavirus pandemic, yet remain determined to serve. Read More
March 24, 2020 Fund the Front Lines In a column published in The American Prospect, AFSCME President Lee Saunders calls for robust funding to rebuild public services. Read More
AFSCME Endorses Biden, Lauding His Robust Pro-Worker Record Citing Joe Biden’s record of consistently siding with working people, AFSCME endorsed the former vice president for president. Read More
March 23, 2020 Today is the 10-year Anniversary of the Affordable Care Act Millions of people gained coverage thanks to the Affordable Care Act, which was signed into law 10 years ago today. Read More
March 23, 2020 Serving Students Stuck on Campus is Maryland Member’s Mission Serving those still on the University of Maryland campus is this member’s mission on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic Read More
March 20, 2020 AFSCME Calls for More Aid to States, Localities in ‘Phase 3’ Coronavirus Package AFSCME calls for more aid to state and local governments in Phase 3 coronavirus package. Read More
March 20, 2020 Germ Warrior at Your Service at Hartford Public Library Fighting germs and getting Hartford Public Library ready for a sanitary reopening is this member’s passion. Read More
March 20, 2020 Caring for Kids While Parents Work During the Pandemic is a Valuable Public Service When the parents must work during the pandemic, the value of day care providers like Ronora James becomes amply clear. Read More
March 19, 2020 Coronavirus Aid Package Falls Short. Workers Need More from Congress. The coronavirus aid bill that passed Congress doesn’t quite cut it. Workers need more help. States and localities need more direct aid from Washington. Read More
March 19, 2020 Fighting the COVID-19 Pandemic in Prisons Learn how AFSCME members who work in prisons are confronting the coronavirus pandemic. Read More
March 18, 2020 Their Role Is Key in Health Crisis, But Child Care Providers Need More Support Teaching children proper hygiene makes child care provider Miren Algorri a key front-line fighter against the coronavirus. Read More
March 18, 2020 A Profile in Courage: COVID-19 ‘Strike Team’ Member Blake Andersen, EMT A portrait of courage: Blake Andersen, an EMT in California, volunteered to be in the most dangerous front in the fight against the coronavirus. Read More
March 17, 2020 Members Fighting Coronavirus Pandemic Share Their Stories, Urge Feds to do More Stories of heroism, dedication from AFSCME members fighting the COVID-19 pandemic underscore the need for more federal action. Read More
March 16, 2020 Senators Must Pass the Coronavirus Assistance Bill; More Still Needed AFSCME members are urging the U.S. Senate to pass an improved coronavirus assistance bill. Stat. Read More