November 27, 2019 Black Friday Demonstrations at GUESS Stores Will Protest Foundation Layoffs As shoppers seek the best bargains on Black Friday, AFSCME members and allies will be coming together outside GUESS stores to hold protests to show that worker dignity is not for sale. Read More
November 26, 2019 Beating the Expectations, Believing in His Community George Morales, a member of AFSCME Local 1624, has always believed in his community, even when others didn’t. That’s why he’s a Never Quit Service Award winner. Read More
November 26, 2019 State and Local Workers See High Value in Their Jobs Despite Stress, Survey Finds A new survey shows public service workers value their pensions more than their pay. Read More
November 25, 2019 Former DC 37 Vice President Springs into Action to Save Two from Burning Car Jim Tucciarelli, the former vice president of District Council 37 who retired this year, sprang into action last weekend when he came across a vehicle in flames where two people were trapped. Read More
November 25, 2019 In Nashua, New Hampshire, School Workers Win Fight Against Privatization AFSCME Local 365 (Council 93) school workers in Nashua, New Hampshire, fought privatization, winning a new five-year contract. Read More
November 22, 2019 Nevada State Employees Continue Momentum Toward Bargaining Table The third unit of Nevada state employees, the professional health care unit, seeks recognition as AFSCME for collective bargaining purposes. Read More
November 21, 2019 House Passes AFSCME-Backed Workplace Violence Prevention Act The House has passed an AFSCME-backed bill to increase workplace safety for health care and social services workers. Read More
September 10, 2019 AFSCME Women: Motivated, Mobilized and Leading the Way We organize for rights and respect, and in 2020 we will organize to make sure people in public service have a say in the elections. Read More
November 18, 2018 Scam Alert: State Policy Network You could become the target of a scam to trick you into quitting your union. Don’t fall for it. Read More
October 15, 2018 Union Popularity on the Rise More Americans support standing together in unions as the economy increasingly benefits the wealthy and powerful. Read More
November 20, 2019 AFSCME Retirees: Dave Jacobsen In Florida, AFSCME Retiree Dave Jacobsen tells his fellow members that staying politically active is the key to success. Read More
November 20, 2019 AFSCME Retirees: Beverly Sample AFSCME Retiree Beverly Sample comes from a strong New Jersey union family. Even in retirement, her family’s legacy of union activism shows no signs of fading. Read More
November 20, 2019 AFSCME Retirees: Sonia Moseley AFSCME Retiree Sonia Moseley has been in the vanguard of the fight to give nurses a voice on the job. Read More
November 20, 2019 AFSCME Retirees: Jeff Birttnen AFSCME Retiree Council Chair Jeff Birttnen reveals the core belief uniting all AFSCME Retirees. Read More
November 20, 2019 AFSCME Retirees: Ruth Walker Stories of hostility to workers have haunted — and motivated — HGEA Retiree Ruth Walker. Read More
November 20, 2019 AFSCME Retirees: Mary Cannon-James Having witnessed the birth and death of collective bargaining in Iowa, Retiree Mary Cannon-James shares important lessons for working AFSCME members. Read More
November 19, 2019 New York 911 Operator Honored with Statewide Award Meet AFSCME Council 66 member and 911 operator Loretta Anderson, whose job is unseen and often unappreciated. Not any longer, though. Read More
November 19, 2019 Louisiana Governor Wins Reelection as Working Families Make Their Voices Heard Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards won reelection – becoming the only pro-worker governor in the Deep South – thanks to working people, including AFSCME members. Read More
November 18, 2019 Tulsa Water Distribution Admin Is ‘Awesome Person’ and Problem Solver Laura Chance of Oklahoma Local 1180, works behind the scenes to make sure employees of Tulsa’s water department have everything they need to keep the water distribution system up and running. Read More
Union 411: Collective Bargaining On this installment of “Union 411,” learn how AFSCME members come together to build power and win strong union contracts that improve our workplaces and our communities. Read More
November 13, 2019 AFSCME Stands with Dreamers as Supreme Court Weighs their Future AFSCME will continue to stand with Dreamers, whose future is being weighed by the Supreme Court in a case involving an Obama-era policy known as DACA. Read More
November 12, 2019 Museum Workers Stand Up to Owners After Being Laid Off Workers at the Marciano Art Foundation, who were fired soon after organizing a union through AFSCME Council 36, are fighting the move. Read More
November 08, 2019 California Merger: Local 1, Council 57 Agree to Unify By joining with AFSCME Council 57, Public Employees Union members have gained a much stronger voice. Read More
November 07, 2019 Round-the-Clock Commitment to Public Service Some AFSCME members perform public service during and after work. Like Oregon member Vanessa Nordyke. Read More
November 06, 2019 AFSCME Members Help Secure Pro-Worker Victories Nationwide In states and cities nationwide, working people made their voices heard on Tuesday, electing pro-worker candidates and further fueling the momentum in favor of working people. Read More
November 05, 2019 Los Angeles Retiree Selma Benjamin: Dedicated and Determined at 100 At 100, Los Angeles retiree Selman Benjamin remains dedicated and determined – and AFSCME Strong. Read More
November 04, 2019 Knocking on Doors, Firing Up Voters in Virginia AFSCME members, along with hundreds of their sisters and brothers from other unions, are working hard in cities across Virginia to turn out the vote on Election Day, which is Tuesday. Read More
November 01, 2019 Iowa Workers Vote for Recertification – Again For the third consecutive year, Iowa workers have voted overwhelmingly to recertify their union. Read More
November 01, 2019 City Workers in San Antonio Choose to Unite Through AFSCME AFSCME is the union preferred by 6,000 workers at the City of San Antonio. They chose AFSCME to represent their interests before management. Read More