August 07, 2018 What the Job Numbers Don’t Tell You Working people are still struggling in this rigged economy and wages are barely increasing. Read More
July 23, 2018 Mark Janus Quits Public Service Job to Serve Big-Money Special Interests He announced he is quitting his state job as a child support specialist to join the Illinois Policy Institute as a “senior fellow.” Read More
July 11, 2018 For Working Women, This is Not a Close Call The nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh spells bad news for working women. Read More
July 10, 2018 ‘A Form of Identity Theft’ When a corporate front group misused an AFSCME Council 31 member’s photo, she called the group out on it. Read More
June 20, 2018 AFSCME Co-Signs Human Rights Complaint, Calls Out Trump’s ‘Inhumane’ Policy AFSCME has co-signed a complaint to the United Nations in response to the Trump administration’s inhumane policy of separating children from their parents at the U.S.-Mexico border. Read More
June 18, 2018 Far from Draining Budgets, Public Pensions Generate Public Revenue A new report by the National Conference on Public Employee Retirement Systems uses data to show that “reducing or even dismantling public pension benefits will ultimately backfire.” Read More
June 07, 2018 Why Minnesota’s Growth Outpaces Wisconsin’s: A Case for a Progressive Agenda Why are working families doing better in Minnesota than in Wisconsin? A new report explains why. Read More
May 30, 2018 Public Service Workers Need Unions. Here's Why. Members of Congress and the head of the AFL-CIO explain why workers need unions. Read More
May 29, 2018 AFSCME to Trump: Federal Workers Deserve Respect AFSCME President Lee Saunders blasted the Trump administration for issuing a series of executive orders that make it easier to fire federal workers and weaken their unions. Read More
May 24, 2018 State Policy Network – What Is It and Why You Should Care Learn about the State Policy Network, which is trying to trick public service workers into dropping their union membership. Read More
May 22, 2018 AFSCME is Committed to Racial, Economic and Social Justice An AFSCME working group met in Washington, D.C., to figure out how best to tackle racism within and beyond our union. Read More
May 22, 2018 CEO Pay Soars to 361 Times that of the Average Worker Rich CEOs are getting richer, earning 361 times more than rank-and-file workers, according to a new study. Read More
May 21, 2018 Supreme Court Ruling Reinforces System That's Rigged Against Working People AFSCME President Lee Saunders blasted today’s ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court allowing employers to prevent workers from filing collective legal action in a bid to improve their pay and working conditions. Read More
May 15, 2018 What Right-Wing Groups Have in Store for Public Service Workers A new report reveals the plans that corporate-backed groups are hatching to pull a massive, anti-union scam on public service workers. Read More
May 10, 2018 Tell Congress Not to Cut Food Stamps Tell Congress not to cut food stamps to pay for tax cuts for the rich. Read More
May 04, 2018 12 Things We've Learned About the GOP Tax Bill How’s that tax “reform” law working out for working people? Not so well. Read More
May 03, 2018 Pay Hikes for Minnesota State Workers Minnesota public service workers are getting pay raises they deserve after coming together to negotiate a better contract through their union, AFSCME Council 5. Read More
April 27, 2018 Preventing Workplace Violence is a Priority This Workers Memorial Day New standards are desperately needed at the federal level to combat the growing problem of workplace violence. Read More
April 24, 2018 Public Service Workers Need Unions More than Ever Public service workers across the country are slipping out of the middle class, according to The New York Times. This is a reminder that labor unions are needed more than ever. Read More
April 19, 2018 Why Prison Privatization is Bad: A Case Study A recent instance of prison violence in Mississippi shows why prison privatization is bad. Read More
April 12, 2018 City Workers Part of Tornado Response Team Learn how members of one Ohio local helped their community recover after a tornado tore through their city recently. Read More
April 10, 2018 Equal Pay Day Reminds Us the Gender Pay Gap Persists On Equal Pay Day, we are reminded that women still get paid less than men for doing the same work. Read More
April 10, 2018 Thank a Library Worker Today Today is National Library Workers Day, which means it’s a great day to thank a library staff member. Read More
April 06, 2018 City Cited for Safety Violations in CSEA Member's Death The City of Watertown, N.Y., has been cited for safety violations in the death of a CSEA member who worked at a sewage plant. Read More
April 06, 2018 The Week of I AM Commemorations Thousands marched to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s death and the Memphis, Tennessee, sanitation workers’ strike. Read More
April 04, 2018 AFSCME in Memphis: I AM 2018 is Call to Action to “Reach the Promised Land” On the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “Mountaintop” speech, AFSCME Pres. Lee Saunders echoed King’s words on the struggle for racial and economic justice. Read More
April 02, 2018 A Historic Week’s Events Commemorate the Tragedy and Triumph of 50 Years Ago This week’s Mountaintop Conference will be a celebration and commemoration of labor and civil rights history. Read More
March 29, 2018 Koch Brothers Work to Rig the Courts Charles and David Koch are branching out - to the judicial branch, that is. Read More
March 28, 2018 AFSCME’s Partnership with The Film Foundation Engages Youths, Spotlights Workers AFSCME has partnered with movie director Martin Scorsese’s Film Foundation to engage young people about the essential stories of democracy. Read More