October 10, 2023 Minnesota correctional officers ratify landmark contract that offers record wage increases In Minnesota, 2,000 AFSCME corrections officers ratify landmark new contract. Read More
October 06, 2023 First contract for Academy Museum workers contains much-needed pay hikes, other gains Robust pay hikes are part of the first contract negotiated by the Academy Museum Workers Union. Read More
October 02, 2023 Through union activism and political power, Nevada AFSCME members net historic gains Nevada state employees who are members of AFSCME Local 4041 are celebrating historic gains achieved through collective bargaining and political power. Read More
September 29, 2023 A full-court press by San Antonio city employees leads to pay raises and expanded benefits In the budget that San Antonio, Texas, elected officials approved this month, members of AFSCME Local 2021 won major improvements in pay, benefits and more. Read More
September 27, 2023 Oregon state workers ratify contract granting robust wage hikes Oregon state workers ratified a new contract that includes significant wage increases while maintaining current contract benefits. Read More
September 26, 2023 Art Institute school and museum staff win first contract Members of the Art Institute of Chicago Workers United (AICWU/AFSCME) have won a first contract that includes wage increases and addresses critical workplace issues. Read More
September 26, 2023 AFSCME congratulates Hollywood writers on reaching tentative agreement After a nearly five-month strike, members of the Writers Guild of America have reached a tentative agreement with Hollywood studios. Read More
September 25, 2023 AFSCME retirees celebrate as White House publishes list of drugs facing price cuts The Biden administration released the names of the first 10 drugs that will be subject to price negotiations under the Inflation Reduction Act. Read More
September 19, 2023 St. Charles Public Library workers in Illinois win first contract Library workers in St. Charles, Illinois, won a first contract that ‘ticks all the boxes.’ Read More
September 15, 2023 On verge of a strike, San Jose city workers win a robust contract – and a stronger union Months of negotiations and an overwhelming strike vote yield a strong contract for city of San Jose workers. Read More
September 13, 2023 Historic union election win at Kidspace Children’s Museum despite management pushback Sixty workers at California’s Kidspace Children’s Museum officially have a union. Read More
September 12, 2023 Minnesota state workers celebrate wage hikes, other provisions in new contract A new contract comes with much needed raises for 18,000 Minnesota state workers. Read More
September 08, 2023 Arizona 911 dispatchers, the ‘first of the first responders,’ win treatment for PTSD Arizona 911 dispatchers win treatment for PTSD under a new law. Read More
August 31, 2023 Gallup poll: More Americans believe in unions and want them to become stronger Union popularity remains at its highest levels in half a century, says a new Gallup Poll. Read More
August 23, 2023 First contract brings big wins for workers at Minnesota Historical Society Workers at the Minnesota Historical Society are seeing the union difference in the first contract they negotiated. Read More
August 17, 2023 Robust pay raises coming for Pennsylvania commonwealth workers Thousands of workers are getting pay raises as part of their new contract with the commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Read More
August 16, 2023 AFSCME cheers defeat of state Issue 1 in Ohio AFSCME members cheered the defeat of Issue 1 during last week’s elections in Ohio, a victory they helped bring about. Read More
August 03, 2023 Workers at last nonunion library system in western Washington decide to unionize Welcome to the workers at Washington state’s Sno-Isle Libraries. They just formed a union through AFSCME Council 2. Read More
August 02, 2023 Illinois state workers ratify robust new contract More than 30,000 Illinois state workers have ratified a robust new contract. Read More
August 01, 2023 Small Massachusetts local stands tall against privatization – and wins A Massachusetts local rallied an entire community to fight a privatization plan. Read More
July 19, 2023 Justice for Maryland public safety workers whose timesheets were illegally changed Thousands of Maryland public safety workers whose timesheets were illegally altered are finally getting justice. Read More
July 14, 2023 Child care providers win largest pay hike in California history Tens of thousands of California child care providers negotiated their largest pay hike ever. Read More
June 27, 2023 Dartmouth College library workers to form union through AFSCME Council 93 Dartmouth College librarians have decided to form a union through AFSCME Council 93. Read More
June 26, 2023 Workers at Walters Art Museum win union election Congratulations to workers at Walters Art Museum in Baltimore for voting to unionize through AFSCME Council 3. Read More
June 21, 2023 Waukegan Public Library workers win stronger rights in first contract AFSCME members working at the Waukegan Public Library in the Chicago area are celebrating their first contract. Read More
June 15, 2023 Nature Museum workers win union election with AFSCME Workers at Chicago’s Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum have voted to form a union. Read More
June 09, 2023 AFSCME members help deliver major wins for working Minnesotans After helping pro-worker politicians in Minnesota, AFSCME members help deliver major wins for working people in that state. Read More
June 07, 2023 Alaska Supreme Court sides with ASEA, orders state to pay nearly $450,000 in damages The Alaska Supreme Court handed AFSCME members a huge win in their bid to stop Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s anti-union plan. Read More
June 06, 2023 Solidarity among school workers in Connecticut saves jobs Solidarity made the union difference for 19 educational professionals in Connecticut. Read More