• Workers get paid a lot less in states with anti-union laws, report shows

    A new report documents the union difference when it comes to wages, and how worker pay in states hostile to unions is falling even further behind. Read More

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  • On the 25th anniversary of 9/11, we honor public service workers who continue to answer the call

    That day, AFSCME members didn’t hesitate. Trained to serve their communities no matter what, to answer the call despite the risk to themselves, these brave public service workers were driven…

  • First contract for AFSCME members who keep the Chicago History Museum running

    AFSCME members who work for the Chicago History Museum voted overwhelmingly to approve their first union contract.

  • Union lawsuit challenges Trump rules that harm federal workers

    AFSCME is challenging two rules that would harm federal workers by injecting politics into the merit-based civil service.

  • This Labor Day, ask yourself: Whose side are you on?

    This affordability crisis is not an accident. It is the result of choices. It is what happens when politicians pick a side. Read More

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  • AFSCME, other unions challenge unfair federal student loan caps for certain public service workers

    AFSCME is challenging a new student loan rule that unfairly targets public service and health care workers who want to earn advanced degrees. Read More

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  • A lesson in higher learning: Don’t mess with AFSCME members

    AFSCME members successfully pressured the University System of Maryland to implement raises they had negotiated through their union. Read More

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Our Stories

  • AFSCME members who keep Memphis running fighting for a livable wage

    Respect 1733 is a new, high-profile campaign calling on Memphis city officials to keep their promises and approve fair wages for the workers who keep the city running. Read More

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  • AFSCME Retirees: Paying the Union Difference Forward

    AFSCME Retirees know that stepping away from their jobs doesn’t mean stepping away from their commitment to public service.

  • An Illinois cafeteria worker nourishes kids’ bodies and hearts

    Our latest Never Quit Winner, Daisy Powell, is an Illinois cafeteria worker beloved by her students and her co-workers.

  • Thank the nation’s nurses as they do more with less to keep health care running

    During National Nurses Week, take a moment to thank the nurses who are on the job around the clock, caring for patients and comforting their families.

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Union Difference

  • Americans’ support of labor unions remains sky-high

    Seventy-one percent of Americans approve of labor unions, according to a Gallup Poll published this week, matching the recent high from 2022. That’s the highest approval rating since the 1950s.  Moreover, nearly half of poll respondents (47%) said they want unions to have more influence than they do today, the highest level of support in the past 25 years.  “As our country faces a cost-of-living crisis engineered by an administration that… Read More

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  • AFSCME members in Illinois push new state law protecting disability services

    AFSCME members in Illinois celebrate a new state law protecting disability services from greedy owners looking to make a quick buck.

  • Puerto Rico corrections members, through their union, won workplace improvements after a tragedy

    Corrections officers in Puerto Rico are living the union difference.

  • AFSCME Local 1733 workers reach a tentative agreement for a livable wage

    AFSCME members who keep Memphis, Tennessee, running have struck a livable-wage deal with the mayor.

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Latest Videos

  • Puerto Rico corrections members, through their union, won workplace improvements after a tragedy

  • Helping Ohio veterans return to civilian life nets OCSEA member Never Quit award

  • Library associate helps the elderly stay connected to their community

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Featured Benefits

  • AFSCME members win first cost-of-living increase in 20 years for 60,000 PA retirees

    After a long battle, AFSCME retirees in Pennsylvania won a cost-of-living increase in the commonwealth’s new budget. Read More

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  • AFSCME members who keep a PA jail running mobilize for paid parental leave victory

    Members of AFSCME Local 543 celebrate a new paid parental leave policy for Lehigh County workers that they fought for.

  • AFSCME apprenticeships give Oregon members skills for behavioral health jobs

    Congrats to the newest cohort of career-ready behavioral health workers in Oregon, who graduated from the AFSCME’s apprenticeships.

  • United Domestic Workers launches groundbreaking family child care apprenticeship program

    UDW announces a new apprenticeship program.

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