March 31, 2020 COVID-19 Crisis Presents Especially Tough Challenges for Home Care Workers Home care workers, who take care of the most vulnerable members of their communities, are at high risk of contracting the coronavirus or infecting their clients. Read More
March 31, 2020 A Fragile Balance, Broken At a California hospital for sexually violent offenders, staff fear a coronavirus outbreak will wreak havoc on their patients. Read More
March 27, 2020 Helping Out-of-Work Nevadans File for Unemployment is How She Serves Her State This Nevada member is helping out-of-work Nevadans pay their bills, put food on their table. Read More
March 27, 2020 Arizona EMS Workers Put Their Communities First but Struggle to Find Resources Patti Davidson, an Arizona paramedic, describes how she ventures into battle with COVID-19 without all the weapons she needs. Read More
March 26, 2020 ‘We’re Just Here to Make Sure Everybody, No Matter Who You Are, is Taken Care Of’ OAPSE member Donna Ragland describes what it’s like on the front lines in Columbus, Ohio. Read More
March 25, 2020 ‘Ready to Hold the Line’ in Arizona In one remote Arizona retirement community, EMS workers are watching and waiting for the COVID-19 pandemic to strike. Read More
March 25, 2020 NY Paramedic: ‘Our Most Immediate Concern is a Shortage of Equipment’ Getting protective equipment is the top priority for a New York paramedic fighting the coronavirus. Read More
March 25, 2020 Corrections, EMS Workers Stress Need for Resources in COVID-19 Fight Corrections and EMS workers demand help from the federal government. Read More
March 24, 2020 Council 13 Members Keep Public Services Alive Throughout PA Amid Pandemic The coronavirus outbreak hasn’t stopped many AFSCME Council 13 members from serving Pennsylvania communities. Read More
March 24, 2020 School Workers Persevere Through Mixed Signals, Uncertainty CSEA school staff navigate shifting roles during the coronavirus pandemic, yet remain determined to serve. Read More
March 24, 2020 Fund the Front Lines In a column published in The American Prospect, AFSCME President Lee Saunders calls for robust funding to rebuild public services. Read More
March 23, 2020 Serving Students Stuck on Campus is Maryland Member’s Mission Serving those still on the University of Maryland campus is this member’s mission on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic Read More
March 20, 2020 Germ Warrior at Your Service at Hartford Public Library Fighting germs and getting Hartford Public Library ready for a sanitary reopening is this member’s passion. Read More
March 20, 2020 Caring for Kids While Parents Work During the Pandemic is a Valuable Public Service When the parents must work during the pandemic, the value of day care providers like Ronora James becomes amply clear. Read More
March 19, 2020 Fighting the COVID-19 Pandemic in Prisons Learn how AFSCME members who work in prisons are confronting the coronavirus pandemic. Read More
March 18, 2020 Their Role Is Key in Health Crisis, But Child Care Providers Need More Support Teaching children proper hygiene makes child care provider Miren Algorri a key front-line fighter against the coronavirus. Read More
March 18, 2020 A Profile in Courage: COVID-19 ‘Strike Team’ Member Blake Andersen, EMT A portrait of courage: Blake Andersen, an EMT in California, volunteered to be in the most dangerous front in the fight against the coronavirus. Read More
March 17, 2020 Members Fighting Coronavirus Pandemic Share Their Stories, Urge Feds to do More Stories of heroism, dedication from AFSCME members fighting the COVID-19 pandemic underscore the need for more federal action. Read More
March 16, 2020 A Humble Engineer Keeps NYC’s Ferries Afloat Engineer Earl Baim, a member of Local 375 (DC 37) keeps New York City’s ferries afloat. Read More
March 13, 2020 On the Front Lines of the Coronavirus: AFSCME Members Keep Us Safe AFSCME members are on the front lines, fighting the coronavirus, and deserve strong support from the federal government. Read More
February 24, 2020 When a Team’s Secret Weapon is the Custodian Kent State University custodian Sabra Lloyd keeps its athletic center running and winning. Read More
February 10, 2020 A Friend in Foxtrot Mark Simonson brightens the lives of the residents of Rhode Island Veterans Home. Read More
January 27, 2020 Cafeteria Worker at Florida High School Keeps it Real with Students Norma Motard, an assistant cafeteria worker at DeLand High School in Florida, is the latest winner of AFSCME’s Never Quit Service Award. Read More
January 23, 2020 Join a Union. Your Wallet Will Thank You. Joining a union will improve your financial wellbeing. New federal statistics prove that point. Read More
January 21, 2020 AFSCME Ohio Council 8 Leader Marie Clark Passes Away AFSCME mourns the passing of Council 8 leader Marie Clark. Read More
January 13, 2020 With Poise and Compassion, Heather Mikesell Protects Children in Fairbanks, AK Heather Mikesell earned AFSCME’s Never Quit Service Award through her dedication to helping the children of Fairbanks, Alaska. Read More
December 20, 2019 Dedicated to Making Her Hospital Work for all Patients Jackie Rodriguez plays a crucial role in helping patients in central Massachusetts receive a diagnosis and treatment. Read More
December 16, 2019 Caught in Limbo: AFSCME Member Struggles with Student Loan Forgiveness AFSCME Pennsylvania member Sheila O’Steen finally got her loans forgiven under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program with congressional help. But not everyone is that lucky. Read More
December 09, 2019 A Minor Gesture Makes a Major Difference Iowa utility worker Chris DeHarty, a member of AFSCME Local 212 (Council 61), helped his fellow public service worker, Lynette Tiede-Beals, in a time of crisis. Read More
December 02, 2019 BART Worker Honored as Hero After Saving Man From Being Hit by Train AFSCME Council 57 member wins national praise after saving a passenger from being hit by a train in Northern California. Read More