May 08, 2024 Public service workers to benefit from Biden’s expansion of overtime protections We applaud the Biden administration for expanding overtime protections. Read More
May 06, 2024 Massachusetts custodians mobilize to defeat privatization effort Custodians in Duxbury, Massachusetts, and Council 93 defeated a privatization effort that threatened their jobs and the quality of services they provide. Read More
May 03, 2024 Chicago’s Shedd Aquarium workers are forming a union with AFSCME Workers at a famed Chicago aquarium are forming a union through AFSCME Council 31. Read More
May 01, 2024 Schuylkill Center workers prepare to negotiate first contract after forming union Workers at Philadelphia environmental center are preparing for their first contract talks. Read More
May 01, 2024 AFSCME members in Minnesota fight to keep public safety in public hands Outlawing private prisons in Minnesota took AFSCME members 15 years of persistence. Read More
April 22, 2024 With unanimous support, paramedics and EMTs form a union with AFSCME in Montana We welcome EMS workers at AMR Bozeman to the AFSCME family. Read More
April 16, 2024 AFSCME members win historic agreement after long fight with California city Historic contract is the result of members’ persistence and solidarity. Read More
April 15, 2024 Maine members welcome new pro-labor law Good news for workers in Maine. A new law would allow those who work for state government, the judicial branch and in higher education to form unions. And their employers must recognize the union if a majority of employees choose to form one. Read More
April 12, 2024 In a changing medical workplace, Salem Hospital physicians form union through AFSCME We welcome 145 attending physicians at Salem Hospital in Massachusetts to the AFSCME family. Read More
April 10, 2024 AFSCME members support President Biden’s new student debt relief plans AFSCME is 100% behind President Joe Biden’s newest student debt relief measures. Read More
April 08, 2024 Robust wage increases coming for Los Angeles city workers New union contracts come with robust raises for LA City workers. Read More
April 05, 2024 Standing strong, fighting for worker freedoms in Louisiana AFSCME members are fighting seven anti-worker bills filed in the Louisiana legislature. Read More
April 02, 2024 A win for Michigan conservation officers spotlights their broad role in public safety Conservation officers in Michigan win much-deserved pay parity. Read More
March 28, 2024 Nevada state employees win longevity pay by fighting through their AFSCME union AFSCME Nevada members stand strong to secure longevity pay victory. Read More
March 27, 2024 A home care worker fights for her client — and her profession Learn how home care workers like Sabrina Bishop fight for their clients and their profession. Read More
March 26, 2024 Security when it matters: Pay raises for unionized workers reached multi-decade high in 2023 Union contracts in 2023 included the highest average pay raise of any year since at least 1988, at 6.6%. Read More
March 19, 2024 Oakland Museum of California recognizes union workers formed through AFSCME The Oakland Museum of California has recognized its workers’ union. Read More
March 18, 2024 New Maryland state worker contract offers much-needed pay increases A new Maryland state worker contract has raises for thousands. Read More
March 14, 2024 Jefferson County Public Library workers are first to form union under Colorado’s collective bargaining law Welcome to the 350 workers at Jefferson County Public Library in Colorado. Read More
March 13, 2024 After a week on strike, Local 454 members pressure board to return to past offer A strike and union solidarity ended the contract stalemate in Virginia, Minnesota. Read More
March 12, 2024 Oregon legislature makes historic investment in state’s public safety workforce Oregon public safety workers will benefit from a bill that passed the legislature. Read More
March 12, 2024 Success! Workers at the Denver Art Museum elect their union Denver Art Museum workers vote for their union despite management resistance. Read More
March 07, 2024 Houston public employees protect city water by defeating privatization proposal HOPE Local 123 members defeated Houston’s plans to privatize a water plant. Read More
March 06, 2024 AFSCME members’ strong, united opposition derails anti-union bill in Utah Multiunion solidarity defeated an anti-worker bill in Utah this year. Read More
March 04, 2024 Austin city employees take action to save work-from-home schedules Workers for Texas’ capital city protected telework privileges for thousands of positions. Read More
March 01, 2024 Union momentum on the rise, with 2023 recording most strikes in 20 years Union momentum in our country remains strong, with 2023 seeing the highest number of major work stoppages in the last two decades. Read More
February 29, 2024 In Pierce County, WA, WFSE staff win fight to work longer to better serve the community AFSCME members at a county prosecutor’s office in Washington state negotiated more working hour in their new contract. Read More
February 22, 2024 HGEA members win substantial hazard pay from the Hawaii Education Department Hawaii’s K-12 education workers win hazard pay for COVID-19 work. Read More
February 21, 2024 Workers at Howard County Library System win union election Workers at a Maryland public library system are now AFSCME members. Read More
February 20, 2024 AFSCME members block state of Nevada from unilaterally changing their work schedules Members of Local 4041 in Nevada celebrate a grievance win. Read More