January 23, 2024 Union membership numbers show momentum remains strong despite staffing shortages Despite soaring union momentum and worker activism, the union membership rate slipped slightly last year, federal data show. Read More
January 10, 2024 Public sector job growth is increasing, but many vacancies still remain It’s important to keep investing in public services, even though the sector is growing. Read More
December 14, 2023 AFSCME backs bill to strengthen our country’s public health nursing workforce AFSCME supports the Public Health Nursing Act, which would help public health departments strengthen their nursing staff. Read More
December 13, 2023 ‘I still don’t feel like myself’: report shows health workers struggle with pandemic fallout A new report by the CDC shows health workers showed symptoms of poor mental health more than anyone else during the COVID-19 pandemic. Read More
December 11, 2023 Latest jobs report shows public services are ‘on the way toward a full recovery’ Jobs report shows remarkable improvement since the COVID-19 pandemic. Read More
November 06, 2023 Public service job growth is gradual and hiring challenges remain. AFSCME is helping resolve them. The number of public service jobs is slowly growing, but the pace of hiring is still slow. Read More
October 20, 2023 AFSCME supports new federal rule that seeks to improve nursing home staffing AFSCME supports a new proposed rule by the Biden administration that would establish a federal floor for staffing levels in nursing homes. Read More
September 14, 2023 Staff the Front Lines bus tour alerts nation, narrows staffing gap in public services AFSCME concludes a successful, cross-country Staff the Front Lines bus tour. Read More
September 11, 2023 Governor, mayor visit Baltimore Staff the Front Lines event and hiring hall In Baltimore, the Staff the Front Lines bus stop included a hiring hall. Read More
September 07, 2023 Governor, union leaders tout public service jobs at Albany Staff the Front Lines stop Albany, New York, was today’s stop for the AFSCME Staff the Front Lines bus tour. Read More
September 06, 2023 Hundreds attend Staff the Front Lines job fair in Connecticut Staff the Front Lines job fair attracts hundreds in Hartford, Connecticut. Read More
August 31, 2023 Boston is today’s stop for the Staff the Front Lines bus tour The Staff the Front Lines bus stopped in Boston today. Read More
August 30, 2023 At Rhode Island bus stop, Staff the Front Lines holds job fair A job fair was held today at the Staff the Front Line bus stop in Rhode Island Read More
August 29, 2023 Over 1,000 people attend NYC hiring hall held along with Staff the Front Lines bus tour A New York City hiring hall, part of the Staff the Front Lines bus tour, attracted over 1,000 people on Monday. Read More
August 25, 2023 AFSCME members rally in Columbus as Staff the Front Lines bus visits Ohio The Staff the Front Lines bus rolled into Columbus, Ohio, for a rally by AFSCME members and elected officials. Read More
August 22, 2023 Staff the Front Lines bus visits Harrisburg, job fair to be held there Wednesday Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, was today’s stop for the AFSCME Staff the Front Lines bus. Read More
August 21, 2023 Hiring hall held in Philadelphia as speakers highlight public service jobs crisis In Philadelphia, AFSCME’s Staff the Front Lines event included a hiring hall. Read More
August 18, 2023 Jersey City is today’s stop for the Staff the Front Lines bus The Staff the Front Lines bus stopped in Jersey City today. Read More
August 15, 2023 Governor, other New Mexico leaders join Staff the Front Lines bus tour, hiring hall The Staff the Front Lines bus tour finished its Western tour with a press conference and hiring hall in New Mexico. Read More
August 11, 2023 At Phoenix ‘Staff the Front Lines’ stop, governor, mayor join AFSCME president, workers Arizona’s governor and Phoenix’s mayor joined AFSCME’s president and local AFSCME members for the latest stop on our union’s “Staff the Front Lines” bus tour. Read More
August 10, 2023 New York 911 dispatchers sound alarm on chronic short-staffing Short-staffing is leading to delayed or unanswered 911 calls in New York, AFSCME members say. Read More
August 09, 2023 Staff the Front Lines bus tour stops in San Diego The Staff the Front Lines bus stopped in San Diego. Read More
August 08, 2023 AFSCME nurses share worries about staffing crisis with Biden administration Four AFSCME nurses discussed staffing shortages with HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra this month. Read More
August 07, 2023 Staff the Front Lines bus tour kicks off Western swing with stop in Los Angeles Los Angeles was the first stop on the Western leg of the Staff the Front Lines bus tour. Read More
July 31, 2023 AFSCME holds job fairs to recruit talented public service workers AFSCME will hold job fairs as part of its Staff the Front Lines bus tour. Read More
July 27, 2023 We mourn Haley Rogers, an Oregon behavioral health worker who died on the job AFSCME mourns the killing of Haley Rogers, an Oregon behavioral health worker who was killed at work. Read More
July 24, 2023 Staff the Front Lines bus tour stop in Minneapolis includes first hiring hall AFSCME’s Staff the Front Lines bus stopped in Minneapolis today. Read More
July 21, 2023 AFSCME Staff the Front Lines bus makes second stop in Lansing, Michigan Our union’s Staff the Front Lines bus arrived in Lansing, Michigan, today, the second stop of a national tour that seeks to help fill open public service jobs. Read More
July 17, 2023 First stop for AFSCME’s Staff the Front Lines bus tour: Rochester, N.Y. Rochester, New York, was the first stop on AFSCME’s Staff the Front Lines national bus tour. Read More
July 17, 2023 Saunders: With COVID-19 behind us, it’s time to rebuild the public service workforce In Newsweek column, AFSCME leader says it’s time to rebuild public services. Read More