August 31, 2018 OCSEA Responds to Fentanyl Exposure in Ohio Prison Workers at Ohio’s Ross Correctional Institution were exposed to a mix of the powerful opioid fentanyl and heroin on Wednesday, according to the Ohio State Highway Patrol. Read More
August 06, 2018 Corrections Officer Laid to Rest “We will not let Joseph Gomm die in vain. We want to ensure that every person who works in corrections can come home safely, and that we can keep our institutions and communities safe." Read More
May 09, 2018 Recommitting to a Strong Union During Corrections Week This week is National Correctional Officers and Employees Week, which honors correctional staff for their invaluable contributions to society. Read More
April 19, 2018 Council 3 Fights for Safe Staffing in the Department of Juvenile Services After Riot AFSCME Council 3 is fighting for additional staffing at juvenile detention facilities throughout Maryland following a violent episode at a Frederick County facility. 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 17, 2018 AFSCME Texas Corrections Fights for Higher CO Pay For All, Not Just New Hires AFSCME Texas supports better pay for all correctional employees, not just new ones, and is fighting to make that happen. Read More
April 12, 2018 AFSCME Retiree to Congress: 'Hands off my Medicare, Hands off my Social Security' An AFSCME retiree has a powerful message for Congress: Don’t mess with Medicare or Social Security. Read More
March 16, 2018 New Mexico State Employees Make the Case for Wage Increases New Mexico public service workers are celebrating pay raises for state workers, made possible by AFSCME’s effective advocacy. Read More
February 20, 2018 DACA Hits Home for This AFSCME Member The DACA debate isn’t academic for this AFSCME member in Minnesota. It’s very real for this “dreamer” because ending the program could uproot her life. Read More
November 02, 2017 Violent Assaults on Staff Increasing in Illinois Prisons, Youth Centers Assaults on staff in state correctional facilities have increased by 51 percent in the last two years. Read More
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. Read More
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. Read More
July 26, 2017 Making the Case in MD: VMOs Engage and Succeed A recent Volunteer Member Organizing blitz in western Maryland succeeded in converting at least 130 fee payers into full members. Read More
July 18, 2017 AFSCME Members in Texas Ready to Defend their Union Freedoms The Texas governor is setting the agenda for a special session with 19 items that will include Senate Bill 7 and its companion House Bill 156 to eliminate dues deductions for unions. Read More
June 13, 2017 AFSCME Texas Corrections Officer Dies After Confrontation with Inmate Shana Tedder, a Texas corrections officer and member of AFSCME Texas Corrections Local 3920, died after a June 9 incident involving an inmate. Read More
May 08, 2017 Best Way to Honor Corrections Professionals? Provide Adequate Staffing. To corrections officers and employees everywhere, we say a special thank you during National Correctional Officers and Employees Week. Read More
May 04, 2017 Texas Corrections Members Take their Story to the Legislature AFSCME Texas Corrections members recently lobbied their state legislators to secure funding for facility and vehicle repairs and for other issues. Read More
April 19, 2017 AFSCME Strong Works at Louisiana State Penitentiary At the Louisiana State Penitentiary, understaffing led to overtime for corrections officers at half the usual rate of compensation. Local 3056 fought back and won – and gained new members, too. Read More
April 06, 2017 Maryland Governor Merits Just One Star AFSCME Council 3 gives Gov. Larry Hogan a one-star review. Read More
March 31, 2017 Staffing Woes Continue to Plague New Mexico Prisons Council 18 and a local news outlet expose Gov. Susana Martinez’s administration’s failure to boost staffing in New Mexico’s state-run prisons. Read More
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. Read More
February 24, 2017 Private Prisons Yet Another Trump Giveaway to Corporate America Reversing course from the Obama administration, Trump’s Justice Department announced it will continue the use of private prisons to house federal inmates. Read More
February 24, 2017 Private Prisons Yet Another Giveaway to Corporate America Reversing course from the Obama administration, Trump’s Justice Department announced it will continue the use of private prisons to house federal inmates. Read More
February 24, 2017 Texas Corrections Employees, Retirees Push Legislative Priorities AFSCME members in Texas pushed legislative priorities that working people and retirees in the Lone Star State care about during face-to-face meetings with Texas lawmakers and staff this week. Read More
January 13, 2017 When the Food Seems Part of the Punishment Aramark food is reportedly so bad that it’s been the source of inmate complaints and protests for many years – and is sparking a protest march Saturday in the nation’s capital. Read More
January 05, 2017 Public Services or Private Services? Trump’s Picks Favor Privatization All Around Donald Trump’s choices for his administration are ready to give the store away when they get into office, privatizing public services and even Social Security and Medicare. Read More
December 21, 2016 Illinois Prison Workers Play Santa for Homeless Families Local 1866 chose to be nice, rather than naughty, and give gifts to those less fortunate. Read More
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. Read More
October 28, 2016 In Florida and Texas, Right-to-Work is No Obstacle AFSCME members in Florida and Texas are organizing their unions and making them stronger than ever despite anti-union laws. Read More
October 18, 2016 Council 31 Members’ Message for Rauner: Come Back to the Table Illinois Council 31 members are featured in an ad asking the governor to bargain with them. Read More