Workers’ Rights
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Mobilizing for the midterms: Spotlight Michigan
Learn how AFSCME members in Michigan are mobilizing for the midterms. Read More
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Florida members pressure healthcare employer to return to the bargaining table
AFSCME Florida healthcare workers held a rally this month to demand their employer, UF Health Jacksonville, come back to the bargaining table. Read More
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AFSCME protects the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program from political meddling
AFSCME members protect the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program in a final court victory. Read More
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Oregon city workers strike for fair pay, affordable health insurance
AFSCME members who keep Corvallis, Oregon, running are approaching the second week of their strike after city management walked out of contract talks. Read More
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Ohio public defenders win raises and new benefits in first contract
Public defenders in the Dayton, Ohio, area win better pay and benefits under their first new union contract. Read More
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AFSCME applauds court ruling that pauses USDA reorganization
AFSCME President Patrick Moran praised a federal court ruling on Tuesday that halts, for now, the illegal reorganization of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). The Trump administration’s attempts to gut the USDA threaten essential public services that protect working families and support American farmers, as well as public benefits including the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance… Read More
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Big win for federal workers: Policy of conducting layoffs during government shutdowns withdrawn thanks to settlement
AFSCME members who work in federal agencies have struck a blow against mass layoffs during government shutdowns. Read More
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AFSCME member who kept a Rhode Island airport running is reinstated
An arbitrator has reinstated an AFSCME member in Rhode Island who was wrongly fired two years ago. Read More
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Workers at Baltimore animal shelter win their union
Workers at a Baltimore animal rescue organized and won their union through Maryland Council 3. Read More
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AFSCME members sue to protect Employment Service programs from harmful rule
AFSCME members take legal action to protect vital Employment Service programs from a harmful new rule that could lead to privatization. Read More
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AFSCME members launch strong organizing effort in Harris County, Texas
AFSCME members are going door to door to organize workers who keep Harris County, Texas, running. Read More
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AFSCME goes to court to protect USDA mission and the union members who make it possible
The USDA reorganization that would force AFSCME members out of their jobs is unlawful and must be blocked, according to a new lawsuit filed by AFSCME and others. Read More
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Our union will lead in the fight on voting rights
AFSCME President Patrick Moran took part in a Capitol Hill roundtable to discuss the role of organized labor in protecting our democracy. Read More
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AFSCME wins – for now – ruling to block federal civil service ‘loyalty question’
We won a preliminary ruling blocking a “loyalty question” from appearing on federal civil service job applications. Read More
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AFSCME and labor allies say ‘no’ to crypto in our pensions
AFSCME and our allies are fighting back against a bill that makes it easier for the crypto industry to prey on our pensions. Read More
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Workers get paid a lot less in states with anti-union laws, report shows
A new report documents the union difference when it comes to wages, and how worker pay in states hostile to unions is falling even further behind. Read More
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Union lawsuit challenges Trump rules that harm federal workers
AFSCME is challenging two rules that would harm federal workers by injecting politics into the merit-based civil service. Read More
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Americans’ support of labor unions remains sky-high
Seventy-one percent of Americans approve of labor unions, according to a Gallup Poll published this week, matching the recent high from 2022. That’s the highest approval rating since the 1950s. Moreover, nearly half of poll respondents (47%) said they want unions to have more influence than they do today, the highest level of support in the past 25 years. “As our country faces a cost-of-living crisis engineered by an administration that… Read More
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A lesson in higher learning: Don’t mess with AFSCME members
AFSCME members successfully pressured the University System of Maryland to implement raises they had negotiated through their union. Read More
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AFSCME members take a stand at the Defend the Vote March on Washington
AFSCME leaders spoke at the Defend the Vote March on Washington. Read More
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Victory! AFSCME members defend union rights in Arizona
AFSCME members won big for public services in their state. Read More
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AFSCME Colorado local wins back pay for colleagues
Members of a Colorado local fought to ease pay disparities — and won. Read More
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American Library Association workers win their AFSCME union in overwhelming vote
Another organizing victory: American Library Association workers vote to form a union through AFSCME Council 31 in Illinois. Read More
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Victory! Administrative and clerical state workers in Nevada win union
Union power grows in Nevada as state administrative and clerical employees win a big vote and get ready to bargain their first contract. Read More
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McLaren Port Huron workers win their union by standing together
The dedicated health care staff at McLaren Port Huron Hospital are forming a union through AFSCME Michigan. Read More
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Workers at Seattle Art Museum form union with AFSCME
SEATTLE – Workers at the Seattle Art Museum are forming a union with AFSCME, another victory for our union’s Cultural Workers United campaign. Nearly 140 workers are forming Seattle Art Museum Workers United as part of WFSE/AFSCME Council 28. Workers delivered a letter to museum management on May 13 announcing their intent to unionize before rallying outside the museum. They requested voluntary recognition of their union. At the rally, workers were joined by allies from Tacoma Art Museum Workers United, Washington State Labor Council… Read More
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Workers at Minnesota’s largest public hospital win deal to protect patient care
Minnesota’s largest public hospital will remain open thanks to the efforts of AFSCME members who work there. Read More
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Virginia governor breaks promise to public service workers, vetoes collective bargaining bill
AFSCME’s Saunders: Spanberger broke her word to the public service workers who keep Virginia running by vetoing a key collective bargaining bill. Read More
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