February 03, 2025 New York’s public safety professionals celebrate new PTSD law Council 82 members celebrate New York state’s new PTSD law they helped pass. Read More
November 15, 2024 New York state corrections superintendent is latest Never Quit winner Ronald Walsh, a corrections superintendent in Schenectady County, N.Y., and member of AFSCME Council 82, is the latest winner of our union’s Never Quit Service Award. Read More
May 30, 2024 New York’s corrections officers pressure state lawmakers for safer facilities New York state COs pressure state lawmakers for safer corrections facilities. Read More
May 17, 2022 Persistence nets new contract for hundreds of NY law enforcement members Hundreds of New York law enforcement officers fought for years for a fair contract – and finally got one this month. Read More
March 09, 2017 In Memoriam – Kevin M. Haverly, Deputy Sheriff, Greene County, New York AFSCME is mourning the loss of Deputy Sheriff Kevin M. Haverly of Greene County, New York. The 26-year-old lost his life, on duty, in a single-car traffic accident. Read More