November 22, 2023 AFSCME to Duval County School Board: $12/Hour is not enough to live in Florida Custodial staff at Florida’s Duval County Public Schools seek $15/hour starting pay. Read More
November 14, 2023 Vermont Historical Society workers ratify first contract a year after forming their union Workers at Vermont Historical Society have their first contract. Read More
November 13, 2023 Newberry Library employees win first contract a year after forming a union More than 60 workers at Chicago’s famed Newberry Library have negotiated their first contract a year after forming a union. Read More
November 09, 2023 Strike in Oregon forces employer to offer fair contract A five-day strike forced Yamhill County, Oregon, to finally offer a fair contract to AFSCME-represented workers. Read More
November 07, 2023 AFSCME members ask court to stop state of Nevada from denying longevity pay to thousands AFSCME Local 4041 is asking a court to order the Nevada governor to provide longevity pay to all eligible state workers. Read More
October 27, 2023 Your input is needed to bolster Biden proposal to expand overtime protections The new federal overtime rule needs your support to become law. Read More
October 13, 2023 Workers at Maryland’s Howard County Library System to form a union Workers at Maryland’s Howard County Public Library System are forming a union through AFSCME Maryland Council 3. Read More
October 11, 2023 Two new Florida locals strengthen AFSCME family AFSCME Florida’s family grows with the addition to two new locals. Read More
October 10, 2023 Minnesota correctional officers ratify landmark contract that offers record wage increases In Minnesota, 2,000 AFSCME corrections officers ratify landmark new contract. Read More
October 06, 2023 First contract for Academy Museum workers contains much-needed pay hikes, other gains Robust pay hikes are part of the first contract negotiated by the Academy Museum Workers Union. Read More
October 04, 2023 President Saunders, AFSCME members picket with UAW members, show strong solidarity AFSCME president and members picketed with UAW members this week in a show of solidarity Read More
October 02, 2023 Through union activism and political power, Nevada AFSCME members net historic gains Nevada state employees who are members of AFSCME Local 4041 are celebrating historic gains achieved through collective bargaining and political power. Read More
September 29, 2023 A full-court press by San Antonio city employees leads to pay raises and expanded benefits In the budget that San Antonio, Texas, elected officials approved this month, members of AFSCME Local 2021 won major improvements in pay, benefits and more. Read More
September 27, 2023 UAW workers on picket line get show of support from President Biden Members of the United Auto Workers who are on strike received a strong show of support this week from no less than President Joe Biden. Read More
September 27, 2023 Oregon state workers ratify contract granting robust wage hikes Oregon state workers ratified a new contract that includes significant wage increases while maintaining current contract benefits. Read More
September 26, 2023 Art Institute school and museum staff win first contract Members of the Art Institute of Chicago Workers United (AICWU/AFSCME) have won a first contract that includes wage increases and addresses critical workplace issues. Read More
September 26, 2023 AFSCME congratulates Hollywood writers on reaching tentative agreement After a nearly five-month strike, members of the Writers Guild of America have reached a tentative agreement with Hollywood studios. Read More
September 19, 2023 St. Charles Public Library workers in Illinois win first contract Library workers in St. Charles, Illinois, won a first contract that ‘ticks all the boxes.’ Read More
September 15, 2023 On verge of a strike, San Jose city workers win a robust contract – and a stronger union Months of negotiations and an overwhelming strike vote yield a strong contract for city of San Jose workers. Read More
September 12, 2023 Minnesota state workers celebrate wage hikes, other provisions in new contract A new contract comes with much needed raises for 18,000 Minnesota state workers. 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 23, 2023 First contract brings big wins for workers at Minnesota Historical Society Workers at the Minnesota Historical Society are seeing the union difference in the first contract they negotiated. Read More
August 17, 2023 Robust pay raises coming for Pennsylvania commonwealth workers Thousands of workers are getting pay raises as part of their new contract with the commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Read More
August 03, 2023 Workers at last nonunion library system in western Washington decide to unionize Welcome to the workers at Washington state’s Sno-Isle Libraries. They just formed a union through AFSCME Council 2. Read More
August 02, 2023 Illinois state workers ratify robust new contract More than 30,000 Illinois state workers have ratified a robust new contract. Read More
July 19, 2023 Justice for Maryland public safety workers whose timesheets were illegally changed Thousands of Maryland public safety workers whose timesheets were illegally altered are finally getting justice. Read More
July 14, 2023 Child care providers win largest pay hike in California history Tens of thousands of California child care providers negotiated their largest pay hike ever. Read More
July 13, 2023 AFSCME welcomes minimum wage hikes, but more needs to be done This summer, 19 state and local governments are raising their minimum wages, according to the Economic Policy Institute. Read More
June 27, 2023 Dartmouth College library workers to form union through AFSCME Council 93 Dartmouth College librarians have decided to form a union through AFSCME Council 93. Read More