September 21, 2016 Just Doing My Job School bus driver Renita Smith saved the day, literally, when she rescued 20 children from a burning bus. Read More
September 20, 2016 Meet AFSCME’s Never Quit Innovation Award winners We’re honoring AFSCME members who have made a difference to their union, their community and even to their state — and beyond. Read More
August 23, 2016 Coups de Main to Lift up Louisianans in Their Time of Need AFSCME Volunteer Member Organizers show “coups de main” to help lift Louisianans in need. Read More
July 22, 2016 Never Quit Awards Honored for their public service, activism and innovation, 12 AFSCME members received the first ever Never Quit awards. Read More
July 21, 2016 Never Quit Awards - Rachel Cooper Rachel Cooper never quits. Cooking is her passion and as a cafeteria manager she nourishes the spirits, bodies and minds of the students at her school. Here's how they said thank you. Read More
July 21, 2016 Rachel Cooper – Never Quit Service Award Recipient Steadfast pride and dedication. That’s why Rachel Cooper was honored with AFSCME "Never Quit" Service Award. Read More
July 21, 2016 Our Voices During our 42nd International Convention, AFSCME members took time to tell their stories about fighting for fairness and justice in their communities. Read More
July 18, 2016 What’s Your Story? Jeremy Sanders, a senior animal keeper at the Bronx Zoo and president of AFSCME Local 1501 (DC 37), was one of the first delegates to share his story at the Storyline booth. Read More
July 07, 2016 In Ohio, Giving Back to their Communities is What OAPSE Members Do Members of the OAPSE/AFSCME Local 4 are helping relieve hunger for thousands of Ohio school children. Read More
June 15, 2016 Megan Burger Is This Year’s 2016 Gerald W. McEntee Scholarship Recipient Megan Burger, a U.S. Capitol tour guide, is this year’s winner of the Gerald W. McEntee Scholarship. She plans to study occupational therapy. Read More
June 10, 2016 Cincinnati Unions Key to Successful Book Drive Members of AFSCME Ohio Council 8 never quit giving back to their community. Their latest effort: donating more than 1,000 books to a Cincinnati school. Read More
June 03, 2016 Boston Police Officer and AFSCME Member Saves Shooting Victim Jonathan Cahill, a Boston Public Health Commission police officer and Local 787 member, was off-duty when a young man was shot nearby. Read More
June 02, 2016 CSEA Retiree Finds Second Calling in Local Politics With the help of local labor groups, this AFSCME retiree is running for office. Read More
May 31, 2016 AFSCME Sanitation Worker Goes Viral A smile, a wave, a cupcake and a friendship that went viral. Read More
May 20, 2016 Nursing Assistant Works to Improve Health Care in New Hampshire For 32 years, nursing assistant Brenda Howard has never quit serving the patients of her community. And now she’ll serve her state on the new commission for health care workforce. Read More
May 19, 2016 AFSCME Members Help Twin Cities Renters Find Better, Safer Homes Members of AFSCME Local 668 (Minnesota Council 5) are helping low-income families find a decent place to live to raise their kids. Read More
May 18, 2016 EMS Workers Save Lives and Communities On EMS Week, let’s remember and give thanks to the many EMS professionals who save lives and make their communities better. Read More
May 17, 2016 Q&A With Johanna Puno Hester Celebrating Asian Pacific American Heritage Month: Q&A with AFSCME’s Johanna Puno Hester. Read More
May 16, 2016 Does Your Pet Have Union Pride? The union is all about supporting our families—including our pets. Share yours with us and see what happens next. Read More
May 06, 2016 Correctional Sgt. Rick Neyssen: Professionalism Key to a Dangerous Job It’s National Correctional Officers and Employees Week. In their honor, we share the story of Minnesota Correctional Sgt. Rick Neyssen. Read More
April 28, 2016 AFSCME Couple to Celebrate 14 Years of Love at Convention Cindy and Doug Cook couldn’t be more excited about attending AFSCME’s 42nd International Convention in Las Vegas this July. Their love was "union-made." Read More
April 27, 2016 Splash Medics Continue Mission to Prevent Child Drownings AFSCME Local 4911 members in Riverside County, Calif., founded Splash Medics last year to provide life-saving water safety tips to children. They’ve taught more than 2,000 kids so far. Read More
April 22, 2016 Honoring the AFSCME Members Who Never Quit Helping Others We’re honoring the AFSCME members who Never Quit when it comes to serving their communities. Read More