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
August 18, 2016 It’s About Time – Federal Government to End Use of For-Profit Prison Operators AFSCME applauds the Justice Department’s decision to end the use of private, for-profit firms to run America’s federal prisons. Read More
June 17, 2016 Ohio Taxpayers Get Milked by State Prison Farm Selloff Ohio taxpayers to shell out $2.6 million annually for milk for prison inmates who used to get it from prison farms that are now closing. Read More
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. Read More
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. Read More
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. Read More
April 18, 2016 Public Safety at Risk from Malloy ‘Austerity’ AFSCME members in Connecticut are fighting to prevent state employee layoffs and deep cuts to vital services during the next fiscal year. Read More
April 13, 2016 Never Quit: In Oregon, a Fight for Fairness Oregon AFSCME won a grievance arbitration worth about $500,000 for Department of Corrections employees who had been short-changed. Read More
April 07, 2016 In Maryland, Council 67 Gets AFSCME Strong as Primary Vote Nears AFSCME members of Council 67 in Maryland are making their union stronger through one-on-one conversations. And while on the topic of standing up for their jobs and communities, they’re getting out the vote for the April 26 primary elections. Read More
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. Read More
February 17, 2016 New Mexico Corrections Officers Avert Uprising As 100 union members rallied at the State Capitol in support of increased funding to address dangerous understaffing inside New Mexico’s correctional facilities, officers were quelling an uprising at one of the state-run facilities. Read More
October 28, 2015 Winning a Raise Was Just the Beginning AFSCME Texas Corrections Officers recently won a double-digit pay raise, but for two members getting AFSCME Strong, victory means more than money. Read More
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. Read More
October 15, 2015 Missouri State Workers Need a Raise Missouri state employees are currently ranked the lowest paid among all states, a situation that state workers are seeking to remedy with appeals to Gov. Jay Nixon and state legislators. Read More
September 14, 2015 Public Safety Congress Gets AFSCME Strong Hundreds of AFSCME first responders gathered in Albuquerque, N.M., for the 2015 Public Safety Congress to discuss important issues regarding public safety, service and building power through AFSCME Strong. Read More