March 11, 2021 Texas legislature urged to fix crumbling prisons, boost corrections staffing and pensions AFSCME members ask the Texas legislature to fix crumbling prisons, increase corrections staffing and shore up the pensions they were promised. Read More
March 04, 2021 The ‘For the People Act’ will revive, restore democracy AFSCME strongly supports a House-passed voting rights bill, the For the People Act Read More
February 17, 2021 State and local leaders demand ‘immediate action’ on federal aid More than 600 state and local leaders call for immediate federal aid to states, cities, towns and school. Read More
February 10, 2021 A victory for respiratory therapists, others at UCI Through their union, California member Jenny Suarez and her co-workers demanded – and won – bonus pay that nurses at her hospital got. Read More
February 08, 2021 AFSCME retiree Sue Conard calls on Congress to fund the front lines AFSCME retiree and public health nurse Sue Conard is calling on Congress to fund the front lines. Read More
February 03, 2021 U.S. Conference of Mayors calls on Congress to go big on funding the front lines The U.S. Conference of Mayors calls on Congress to robustly fund the front lines. Read More
February 02, 2021 Saunders says latest GOP stimulus proposal ‘falls spectacularly short’ A new GOP COVID-19 stimulus proposal “falls spectacularly short,” says AFSCME President Lee Saunders. Read More
January 28, 2021 Paycheck Fairness Act key to fixing a ‘profound economic injustice’ AFSCME President Lee Saunders calls the Paycheck Fairness Act a key to “fixing a profound economic injustice.” Read More
January 25, 2021 Hawaii’s Peter Oshiro has his co-workers’ backs Our latest Never Quit Service Award winner, Hawaii’s Peter Oshiro, has his co-workers’ backs – even if it means reaching into his own pocket to make sure they are safe. Read More
January 21, 2021 An outpouring of support for AFSCME U.S. Capitol workers Messages of support and solidarity have poured in for the AFSCME members who work at the U.S. Capitol. Read More
January 13, 2021 Health experts reassure union members that COVID vaccines are safe, effective A roundtable of experts discuss COVID-19 vaccines, their safety and their efficacy with union members. Read More
January 06, 2021 Saunders calls Georgia runoff victories a ‘bold mandate for change’ Two Georgia Senate runoff victories are a “bold mandate for change.” Read More
December 14, 2020 Lucy Eddy shows compassion, love to those with developmental disabilities For those with developmental disabilities, Never Quit winner Lucy Eddy offers compassion, dignity. Read More
December 04, 2020 Facing an ‘economic battering,’ Congress must fund the front lines A New York Times article echoes AFSCME’s call to urgently fund the front lines. Read More
December 01, 2020 Saunders credits sustained voter engagement for Biden-Harris win For Our Future, a grassroots voter engagement organization, helped deliver a Biden-Harris win. Find out how. Read More
November 30, 2020 Amid a pandemic, a librarian doubles down for Los Angeles Toktam Gholami, a Los Angeles librarian, is doubling down for her community during the pandemic. Read More
November 18, 2020 AFSCME supports Boston mayor Marty Walsh for labor secretary AFSCME, other unions recommend Boston Mayor Marty Walsh for labor secretary. Read More
October 30, 2020 Harris urges union members to vote, show their power Sen. Kamala Harris joined AFSCME President Lee Saunders and AFT President Randi Weingarten in a tele-town hall Thursday night to urge people to vote. Read More
October 29, 2020 Retirees will shape this election, say Clinton, Saunders In a tele-town hall, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and AFSCME President Lee Saunders urged senior citizens to vote and persuade others to vote for Biden and Harris. Read More
October 26, 2020 L.A.’s Justo Franco: Creating order amid chaos Never Quit Service Award winner Justo Franco kept L.A.’s buses running during the recent protests. Learn what it took for Franco to make that happen. Read More
October 23, 2020 In final debate, Biden offers unity, clear path forward In the final presidential debate, Joe Biden promised to fund the front lines, offering a vision of unity and a comprehensive path forward. Read More
October 14, 2020 Priority should be funding front-line workers, not fast-tracking anti-worker judge OCSEA’s Chris Mabe appealed to the Senate to fund the front lines rather than ramming through Judge Amy Coney Barrett’s Supreme Court nomination. Read More
October 13, 2020 Hispanic Heritage Month event chronicles battles, victories and voting A virtual Hispanic Heritage Month event recounts the battles and victories of Latinos, and the importance of voting this Nov. 3. Read More
October 08, 2020 VP debate affirms why Biden, Harris are the right choices for America’s families Vice presidential debate offers further proof why America should choose Joe Biden and Kamala Harris. Read More
September 28, 2020 When a moment of reckoning becomes a moment of opportunity Never Quit Service Award Winner Carre Adams leads the George Washington Carver Museum through a moment of change. Read More
August 31, 2020 Saunders links labor rights, civil rights at Commitment March AFSCME President Lee Saunders spoke at the Commitment March, which took place on the 57th anniversary of 1963’s March on Washington. Read More
July 21, 2020 From dial-up to digital, CSEA’s Joe Acampora led the way This Never Quit Service Award winner helped lead a New York community from digital dark ages to the high-tech world of today. Read More
June 25, 2020 Fight to #SavethePostOffice The coronavirus pandemic has devastated the U.S. Postal Service. Join the fight to #SavethePostOffice. Read More
June 15, 2020 2020 McEntee Scholarship Winner: WFSE’s John McClung John McClung of Washington state is the 2020 Gerald W. McEntee Scholarship winner. Read More
June 12, 2020 Biden: ‘AFSCME workers are holding this country together right now’ During a tele-town hall, Vice President Joe Biden joined AFSCME President Lee Saunders and AFSCME members to discuss recovery amid the pandemic and ways to tackle longstanding institutional racism. Read More