October 26, 2020 L.A.’s Justo Franco: Creating order amid chaos Never Quit Service Award winner Justo Franco kept L.A.’s buses running during the recent protests. Learn what it took for Franco to make that happen. Read More
October 21, 2020 Amid pandemic, AFSCME members deal with painful loss Hear from AFSCME members who have lost loved ones to COVID-19. Read More
October 01, 2020 California family child care providers sound the alarm on a system in crisis Providers in California are asking the governor to resolve a growing crisis in the state’s child care system. Read More
August 04, 2020 UNAC/UHCP grows by 1,350 members – an organizing success in the age of COVID-19 UNAC/UHCP welcomes 1,350 Northern California health care professionals after waging a successful organizing campaign despite the COVID-19 pandemic. Read More
July 28, 2020 California’s child care providers win historic union election in landslide In a crucial victory for labor, 40,000 child care providers across California have voted overwhelmingly in favor of forming a union through AFSCME and SEIU. Read More
July 22, 2020 AFSCME Council 36 reaches settlement with owners of shuttered art foundation Under a settlement procured by AFSCME District Council 36, 70 former visitor service associates at the now-closed Marciano Art Foundation will be paid 10 weeks of severance. Read More
July 08, 2020 AFSCME members pressure Senate to act on aid to states, cities and towns During an AFSCME tele-town hall, President Lee Saunders and AFSCME members called on their union family to pressure their U.S. senators to approve aid to states, cities and towns. Read More
May 21, 2020 U.S. Business Leaders Call on Senate to Help States, Cities and Towns Leaders of leading U.S. businesses joined labor and government officials in urging Congress to do more to help states, cities and towns amid the coronavirus pandemic. Read More
May 20, 2020 To Avoid Economic Depression, Senate Must Pass Federal Support for Local Services Conservative economists and liberal politicians alike agree that to avoid a protracted national economic catastrophe, the federal government must do more to help states, cities and towns. Read More
May 18, 2020 During National EMS Week, Thank First Responders with More Than Words This year, National EMS Week comes amid a national emergency of nearly unprecedented proportions. Just as EMS professionals across the country are rising to the challenge, so must the U.S. Senate. Read More
April 08, 2020 No Clear Path for Two California Hospital Workers Two Bay area hospital workers in northern California face an uncertain path during the coronavirus pandemic. Read More
April 01, 2020 Their Lives Are On The Line. Yet, ‘Public Service Workers Still Answer the Call’ What’s it like to be on the front lines as a health care worker? AFSCME President Lee Saunders and three AFSCME International vice presidents provide details. Read More
April 01, 2020 ‘We’re Built To Do This’ Hear from health care workers about their commitment to serve on the front lines of the fight against the coronavirus. Read More
March 31, 2020 COVID-19 Crisis Presents Especially Tough Challenges for Home Care Workers Home care workers, who take care of the most vulnerable members of their communities, are at high risk of contracting the coronavirus or infecting their clients. Read More
March 31, 2020 A Fragile Balance, Broken At a California hospital for sexually violent offenders, staff fear a coronavirus outbreak will wreak havoc on their patients. Read More
March 18, 2020 Their Role Is Key in Health Crisis, But Child Care Providers Need More Support Teaching children proper hygiene makes child care provider Miren Algorri a key front-line fighter against the coronavirus. Read More
March 18, 2020 A Profile in Courage: COVID-19 ‘Strike Team’ Member Blake Andersen, EMT A portrait of courage: Blake Andersen, an EMT in California, volunteered to be in the most dangerous front in the fight against the coronavirus. Read More
March 17, 2020 Members Fighting Coronavirus Pandemic Share Their Stories, Urge Feds to do More Stories of heroism, dedication from AFSCME members fighting the COVID-19 pandemic underscore the need for more federal action. Read More
February 07, 2020 Child Care Providers United Files for Historic Election Child Care Providers United – a joint effort of AFSCME and SEIU – has filed for a union election in California for 40,000 workers to join together and build power. Read More
January 29, 2020 With UC Patient Care Agreement, Local 3299 Workers Notch Historic Victory Local 3299 patient care workers at the University of California system win historic victory by securing a hard-fought contract. Read More
December 11, 2019 LA Museum Does the Right Thing Los Angeles museum takes the right approach – it voluntarily recognizes workers’ union. Read More
December 05, 2019 Workers at L.A.’s Museum of Contemporary Art Seek to Build Power Through AFSCME MOCA workers are joining their counterparts at another Los Angeles-based museum, the Marciano Art Foundation, in the fight for better wages and better working conditions. Read More
December 02, 2019 BART Worker Honored as Hero After Saving Man From Being Hit by Train AFSCME Council 57 member wins national praise after saving a passenger from being hit by a train in Northern California. Read More
November 27, 2019 Black Friday Demonstrations at GUESS Stores Will Protest Foundation Layoffs As shoppers seek the best bargains on Black Friday, AFSCME members and allies will be coming together outside GUESS stores to hold protests to show that worker dignity is not for sale. Read More
November 20, 2019 AFSCME Retirees: Sonia Moseley AFSCME Retiree Sonia Moseley has been in the vanguard of the fight to give nurses a voice on the job. Read More
November 12, 2019 Museum Workers Stand Up to Owners After Being Laid Off Workers at the Marciano Art Foundation, who were fired soon after organizing a union through AFSCME Council 36, are fighting the move. Read More
November 08, 2019 California Merger: Local 1, Council 57 Agree to Unify By joining with AFSCME Council 57, Public Employees Union members have gained a much stronger voice. Read More
November 05, 2019 Los Angeles Retiree Selma Benjamin: Dedicated and Determined at 100 At 100, Los Angeles retiree Selman Benjamin remains dedicated and determined – and AFSCME Strong. Read More
October 31, 2019 On the Record: Child Care for All Thanks to a new state law, California child care providers have collective bargaining rights – the freedom to negotiate for better compensation and benefits, the ability to stand together in a strong union. Read More
October 25, 2019 A Celebration for California’s Child Care Providers California child care workers celebrate winning collective bargaining rights, joined by their governor and AFSCME President Lee Saunders. Read More