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November 06, 2017

The AFSCME Agenda Points the Way to Stronger Communities

With the release of “The AFSCME Agenda: Freedom and Opportunity for All,” our union is reasserting our values and paving the way toward stronger communities.

October 23, 2017

AFSCME Maryland Leads Fight Against ‘Public Health Crisis’

AFSCME is fighting for expanded mental health services in Maryland despite being chronically understaffed.

October 20, 2017

Iowa Prison Stabbing Leads AFSCME to Demand Action ‘Before Someone Gets Killed’

AFSCME Iowa Council 61 is demanding action from Iowa Department of Corrections officials after two correctional officers were attacked by inmates in less than a week.

September 22, 2017

In Memoriam: Alvin Turner, Memphis Sanitation Worker and Labor Hero

AFSCME mourns the passing of Alvin Turner, 83, a participant in the 1968 Memphis sanitation workers’ strike and member of AFSCME Local 1733.

September 01, 2017

Trump Tries to Hide Workplace Deaths, but He Can’t Make Us Forget Them

How many workers died on the job in the U.S. last year? The Trump administration just made it harder for you to find out.

April 28, 2017

Today We Honor Workers Who’ve Lost Their Lives on the Job

On this Workers’ Memorial Day, we honor those who have died on the job and strengthen our commitment to fight for safe workplaces.

March 31, 2017

A Safer Workplace for California Health Care Workers

Healthcare workers in California will get new workplace safety protection rules, starting April 1.

March 10, 2017

Where Can You Find Atrocious Conditions? Try Private Prisons.

A private prison operator forced tens of thousands of immigrants who were detained on suspicions of being undocumented to work for $1 a day or for free, according to a lawsuit.

December 09, 2016

Attacks on Wisconsin Corrections Officers Reach Crisis Level

At Wisconsin correctional facilities, staff shortages are leading to increased assaults, a situation that’s reached a crisis level.

May 10, 2016

President Obama Meets with AFSCME Member in Flint

Tyrone Wooten, an AFSCME member in Flint, Mich., met with President Obama May 4 to discuss the water crisis caused by lead.

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.

May 04, 2016

Serious Dangers for Workers Behind Prison Walls

During National Correctional Officers Week, read about Sgt. Curtis Doyle’s harrowing experiences and the effect of his work on his life and family.

April 26, 2016

At Lebanon Correctional Institution in Ohio, 100 Percent AFSCME Membership

At the correctional institution where Phil Morris is president of OCSEA Chapter 8310, AFSCME membership is at 100 percent.

April 19, 2016

Member Takes Workplace Violence Fight to DC

AFSCME Minnesota member Eric Hesse, at a Capitol Hill press conference, called for reforms needed to prevent violence against health care workers.

April 01, 2016

Safe Staffing Big Problem in Iowa Corrections

Prison escapes and attacks on correctional officers led Iowa Local 451 members to say, “Enough!” Then they took action.

November 13, 2015

Archivist Picked for Health and Safety Advisory Council

Library of Congress archivist Nan Thompson Ernst will serve on the Federal Advisory Council on Occupational Safety and Health.

November 04, 2015

EMS Workers Tackle Issue of Fatigue and High Turnover

AFSCME members shine a light on the alarming rate of employees leaving American Medical Response in Independence, Missouri.

October 22, 2015

Ohio CO Taken Hostage After Safety Breach

A convicted double-murderer took a female corrections officer hostage for 11 hours in an Ohio prison Oct. 18 after a “cost-saving” practice called “pull and move” left her in a population of inmates but alone at her post.

September 22, 2015

Paramedic Activist Seeks to Lift Up EMS Profession

EMS solidarity: California paramedic Jared Kirby traveled to Ohio to help EMTs and paramedics there build a union with AFSCME.

September 11, 2015

Campaign Helps Reduce Violence in Minnesota Hospitals

Minnesota state hospital workers – AFSCME Council 5 members – waged a successful public education campaign to improve safety against violent attacks by patients.

September 01, 2015

Member Is Victim in Wave of Violence

Clarence “Wade” Havvard, an AFSCME Local 725 member and employee of the Indianapolis/Marion County Department of Public Works (DPW), was killed Aug. 26 in a wave of violence that has struck the city in recent weeks.

August 31, 2015

CLUW Has Questions, and Solutions, on Women’s Health

The Coalition of Labor Union Women (CLUW) is calling on women to complete a brief survey on what health information they need and the social media networks in which they participate.

August 04, 2015

EMT Plunges into Hudson to Save Woman

As most New Yorkers were preparing to go to work, EMT Niall O’Shaughnessy was already on the job – literally up to his neck in the treacherous, choppy waters of the Hudson River, trying to save a young woman who had thrown herself in only minutes before.

April 23, 2015

Splash Medics Visit Schoolchildren to Promote Water Safety

A group of paramedics and EMTs spent the morning of April 21 reading Stewie the Duck to children at Temple Christian School. It was part of their effort to reduce the number of water-related injuries and deaths in Riverside County.

February 27, 2015

Ohio Correction Officers Attacked by Inmates

At a time when overcrowding is the rule rather than the exception in Ohio prisons, four correction officers, members of the Ohio Civil Service Employees Association/AFSCME Local 11, were attacked by a large group of inmates.

Health & Safety Archive

The AFSCME Agenda Points the Way to Stronger Communities

AFSCME Maryland Leads Fight Against ‘Public Health Crisis’

Iowa Prison Stabbing Leads AFSCME to Demand Action ‘Before Someone Gets Killed’

In Memoriam: Alvin Turner, Memphis Sanitation Worker and Labor Hero

Trump Tries to Hide Workplace Deaths, but He Can’t Make Us Forget Them

Today We Honor Workers Who’ve Lost Their Lives on the Job

A Safer Workplace for California Health Care Workers

Where Can You Find Atrocious Conditions? Try Private Prisons.

Attacks on Wisconsin Corrections Officers Reach Crisis Level

President Obama Meets with AFSCME Member in Flint

Correctional Sgt. Rick Neyssen: Professionalism Key to a Dangerous Job

Serious Dangers for Workers Behind Prison Walls

At Lebanon Correctional Institution in Ohio, 100 Percent AFSCME Membership

Member Takes Workplace Violence Fight to DC

Safe Staffing Big Problem in Iowa Corrections

Archivist Picked for Health and Safety Advisory Council

EMS Workers Tackle Issue of Fatigue and High Turnover

Ohio CO Taken Hostage After Safety Breach

Paramedic Activist Seeks to Lift Up EMS Profession

Campaign Helps Reduce Violence in Minnesota Hospitals

Member Is Victim in Wave of Violence

CLUW Has Questions, and Solutions, on Women’s Health

EMT Plunges into Hudson to Save Woman

Splash Medics Visit Schoolchildren to Promote Water Safety

Ohio Correction Officers Attacked by Inmates