September 22, 2023 AFSCME Oklahoma City members connect laid off Teamsters with 80 job offers See how AFSCME members in Oklahoma City flexed their union solidarity muscles. Read More
September 21, 2023 A Never Quit winner realizes his dream of honoring Native Americans Never Quit winner Charles Smith, Jr. has fulfilled his dream of honoring Rhode Island Native American veterans. Read More
September 18, 2023 Amid tragedy, the ‘true soul of Hawaii’ shines bright HGEA member Cameron Dexter describes how the Maui wildfires unfolded. Read More
September 11, 2023 With selflessness and ‘sunlight,’ Jennifer Espino brightens the lives of people with disabilities The latest Never Quit winner, Massachusetts’ Jennifer Espino, brightens the lives of those in her care. Read More
August 29, 2023 ‘Working in a man’s field’: Never Quit winner is Pennsylvania heavy equipment operator Michele Reich, a heavy equipment operator for the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation and member of AFSCME Local 2151 (Council 13), is a winner of our union’s Never Quit Service Award. Read More
August 23, 2023 Workers at flagship Maryland university seek better pay, safer working conditions, more At Maryland’s flagship public university, AFSCME support staff say they’re disrespected and underpaid. 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 14, 2023 Never Quit winner shuns the spotlight even as it shines on her, again and again Mel Newton of New York is the latest winner of the Never Quit Service Award. Read More
July 28, 2023 We salute AFSCME members’ selfless dedication to help Vermont recover from flooding AFSCME members are pivotal in helping Vermont rebuild after devastating floods and torrential rains. Read More
July 31, 2023 Never Quit winner helps co-workers have tough conversations on race Sona Shah, equity and inclusion program manager for the City of Austin’s Parks and Recreation Department and a member of AFSCME Local 1624, is the latest winner of our union’s Never Quit Service Award. Read More
July 25, 2023 Public Service Spotlight: Pennsylvania cop talks about his service to the community Watch a Pennsylvania cop and AFSCME member discuss his job and his union. Read More
July 18, 2023 AFSCME and DC 37 honor labor legend Lillian Roberts with scholarship in her name AFSCME and DC 37 honor Lillian Roberts, a labor legend. Read More
July 10, 2023 An airport carpenter is flying high in Detroit At Detroit Metropolitan Airport, a carpenter leads his team to new heights. Read More
June 16, 2023 From father to son: Legacy of labor carries in Connecticut union family Father’s Day in this Connecticut family brings union dad and son together. Read More
June 14, 2023 Hundreds of AFSCME activists get fired up at Denver organizing summit The AFSCME 2023 Organizing Summit drew hundreds of members from across the USA. Read More
June 13, 2023 The fifth I AM Story episode explores how today’s labor leaders use the lessons of ‘68 AFSCME releases the fifth and final episode of the I AM Story podcast. Read More
June 12, 2023 He beat the best surfers in the world, but he’s still a lifeguard at heart Luke Shepardson is a world champion surfer and a winner of AFSCME’s Never Quit Service Award. Read More
June 06, 2023 Never Quit winner is New Mexico civil engineer who loves a challenge Chris Rodela, a New Mexico civil engineer technician who is a member of AFSCME Local 3199 (Council 18), is a winner of our union’s Never Quit Service Award. Read More
June 01, 2023 Geologists rock: Celebrating our rock and mineral scientists in natural resources Protecting Ohio’s natural and mineral resources is OCSEA members Brittany Parrick’s job – and she rocks. Read More
May 31, 2023 Understaffing, other workplace challenges discussed in mental health worker round table In a round table discussion, mental health workers discussed their workplace challenges and ways to resolve them. Read More
May 26, 2023 Thanking EMS professionals is not enough; we must help them solve a staffing crisis To thank the EMS professionals who save lives in our communities every day, we must help them solve a staffing crisis they cannot address single-handedly. Read More
May 25, 2023 Kidspace Children’s Museum workers announce plans to build power through AFSCME Workers at Kidspace Museum want to unionize to gain respect and have a say in the daily decision-making process. Read More
May 22, 2023 ‘Kind, smart and loving’: Connecticut school secretary wins Never Quit award Brooke Carta, a Middletown, Connecticut, school secretary and a member of AFSCME Council 4, is a winner of our union’s Never Quit Service Award. Read More
May 10, 2023 Outnumbered and exhausted, a Louisiana corrections lieutenant fights for better staffing Learn how short staffing has led to a crisis at a Louisiana prison. Read More
May 09, 2023 Episode 4 of I AM STORY looks at the strike’s impact to this day Episode 4 of the I AM Story podcast is out today. Download it wherever you get your podcasts. Read More
May 08, 2023 In a Maryland elementary school, a staff member lights a path for kids and their families For Maryland’s Jeniffer Morales Jimenez, helping her students means helping their families. Read More
May 03, 2023 AFSCME nurse on staffing crisis: ‘With less people, it makes our job harder’ Wendy Smith of Baltimore says hiring more community nurses like her is hard enough, but keeping them is even harder because of low pay. Read More
May 02, 2023 A DC 37 member speaks out about staffing crisis in Head Start programs Head Start educator Linda McPherson explained why more investment in her program is needed now. Read More
April 28, 2023 Today, we honor workers who died on the job Today is Workers Memorial Day, when we honor workers who died in the line of duty last year. Read More
April 27, 2023 She put her dreams on hold, but now she’s making a big difference in her community. Shahida Balaparya, a senior vascular technologist at UMass Medical Center and member of SHARE/AFSCME Local 3900, is a winner of our union’s Never Quit Service Award. Read More