December 17, 2019 Report: Employer Aggression Against Unionizing Workers is Strong A recent study by the Economic Policy Institute highlights the breadth of employer wrongdoing in targeting workers who wish to unionize. Read More
December 06, 2019 AFSCME Supports Bill to Restore Voting Rights Protections We strongly support the Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2019, which would block discriminatory laws aimed at disenfranchising minority voters. 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
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, 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
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
October 29, 2019 Across the Nation, Workers Are Striking Like It’s 1986 Workers are increasingly making their voices heard as they seek a bigger share of the economic pie. Union can amplify their collective voice. Read More
October 24, 2019 New Book Shows AFSCME’s Role in Key Fights that Shaped Labor Former New York Times labor reporter Steven Greenhouse visited AFSCME International to talk about his latest book and the future of labor. Read More
October 15, 2019 California Nurse Once Thought About Quitting but Persevered Early in Brian Zeringue’s career, a patient died on him. He thought about quitting, but thanks to support from his colleagues, he persevered – and his community is better off for it. Read More
October 07, 2019 Now that Janus Failed, Alaska’s Anti-Public Services Governor Resorts to Dirty Tricks Alaska’s governor and attorney general want to make it harder for unions in the public sector to collect dues. But a judge said no. Read More
September 16, 2019 We Stand with UAW Workers on Strike We stand in solidarity with the members of United Auto Workers. They went on strike against General Motors today, walking off their jobs and shutting down manufacturing plants, demanding a fair contract. Read More
August 28, 2019 Approval for Unions Near 50-Year High, Reflecting Broader Momentum Approval for unions is at a near 50-year high. It’s becoming increasingly clear that this trend is the result of workers realizing the value of unions. Read More
August 05, 2019 Candidates Say Yes to Union Rights Divided presidential candidates were united over one issue at AFSCME Public Service Forum. Read More
July 17, 2019 We Applaud House Effort to Give Federal Employees Paid Leave We applaud the House for passing a bill that would guarantee federal workers up to 12 weeks of paid leave to care for their children or sick family members or to recover from serious medical problems. Read More
June 28, 2019 At Rogers High School in Minnesota, Special Ed Students Find a Safe Place in Becky Grupa “She just makes it so easy for kids to learn because she puts them at ease and lets them know that it’s okay if you don’t know something." Read More
June 26, 2019 Former Iowa Nurse Speaks Up for Union Bill in Congress A former Iowa nurse and AFSCME member who was attacked on the job supports congressional legislation that would protect union rights. Read More
May 08, 2019 Prisons Can Become Safer Through Collective Bargaining OCSEA members who work at the Ross facility sat down with management to discuss improving safety measures in the workplace. Read More
April 10, 2019 On Capitol Hill, AFSCME Member Urges Congress to Renew Loan Repayment Program Funding this new loan repayment program is an important way for Congress to show respect for the work we do and the people we serve. Read More
February 19, 2019 She Has Her Community’s Back; Her Union Has Hers Amy Meredith, an assistant district attorney at the Travis County, Texas, District Attorney’s Office, has been keeping her community safe by prosecuting some of Travis County’s most violent criminals. Read More
January 22, 2019 The Affordable Care Act Is Not Jenga. It’s Not a Game. Period. The country will suffer – and working people especially so – if higher courts side with a Texas federal judge and rule that the Affordable Care Act is unconstitutional. Read More
November 29, 2018 As Fires Burned in California, AFSCME Members Helped and Were Helped As the death toll continues to rise and as smoke engulfs nearby cities, AFSCME members have stepped up to help – often at great personal sacrifice. Read More
November 15, 2018 Pay for Latinas Lags Well Behind White Males Latina women had to work until November 1 of this year to earn the same wages their white male counterparts earned in the previous year. Ten months longer! Read More
November 09, 2018 For AFSCME, Walker’s Defeat in Wisconsin Was an Especially Important Victory AFSCME members have much to celebrate about the results of the 2018 midterm elections. But one victory in particular was especially sweet – our successful effort to deny Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker a third term. Read More
November 09, 2018 Victory over Rauner in Illinois Was Proof of AFSCME’s Strength Gov. Bruce Rauner was not a friend of working people. So working people worked hard to make sure he was denied a second term. Read More
October 11, 2018 AFSCME Stands with Marriott Hotel Workers on Strike By the latest count, there are now 7,700 Marriott hotel workers who have walked out on strike in cities across the United States. Read More
October 10, 2018 Workers at Cascadia Behavioral Healthcare Say They Are Determined to Unionize With the help of their coworkers, they’ll continue to fight for a voice on the job. Read More
September 19, 2018 A Busy Summer for AFSCME Retirees AFSCME retirees founded three new chapters this summer – in San Diego, Los Angeles, and Memphis, Tennessee. Read More