July 26, 2021 From librarian to logistician to homeless advocate, Zack Shlachter tackles the pandemic Our latest Never Quit Service Award winner, Zack Shlachter of Austin, Texas, kept his community fed during the pandemic. Read More
July 21, 2021 Houston, we have a contract More than 11,000 municipal employees in Houston now have a new contract that provides for higher pay and a range of other benefits. Read More
March 11, 2021 Texas legislature urged to fix crumbling prisons, boost corrections staffing and pensions AFSCME members ask the Texas legislature to fix crumbling prisons, increase corrections staffing and shore up the pensions they were promised. Read More
February 12, 2021 There’s new HOPE for a new agreement with the City of Houston HOPE members have kicked off a collaborative process to set priorities and negotiate a new agreement with the City of Houston later this year. Read More
September 28, 2020 When a moment of reckoning becomes a moment of opportunity Never Quit Service Award Winner Carre Adams leads the George Washington Carver Museum through a moment of change. Read More
September 24, 2020 In San Antonio, AFSCME members win victory against layoffs AFSCME members in San Antonio fought to avoid layoffs and furloughs due to the pandemic. Read More
June 09, 2020 HOPE members avert layoffs, seek Houston leaders’ support for state, local aid request HOPE Local 123 members have averted thousands of layoffs in Houston and got some support from the Houston City Council to get state, local aid from Congress. Read More
April 20, 2020 COVID-19 is Hitting America’s Prisons. AFSCME COs Are Fighting to Contain It. A Texas prison that had no COVID-19 cases a month ago now has four. That’s just one example of the virus hitting correctional facilities where our members work. Read More
March 25, 2020 Corrections, EMS Workers Stress Need for Resources in COVID-19 Fight Corrections and EMS workers demand help from the federal government. Read More
March 19, 2020 Fighting the COVID-19 Pandemic in Prisons Learn how AFSCME members who work in prisons are confronting the coronavirus pandemic. Read More
November 26, 2019 Beating the Expectations, Believing in His Community George Morales, a member of AFSCME Local 1624, has always believed in his community, even when others didn’t. That’s why he’s a Never Quit Service Award winner. Read More
November 01, 2019 City Workers in San Antonio Choose to Unite Through AFSCME AFSCME is the union preferred by 6,000 workers at the City of San Antonio. They chose AFSCME to represent their interests before management. Read More
July 19, 2019 Fighting the Pay Fight Texas corrections officers fought hard to correct longtime pay inequities – and won by persuading state legislators to do the right thing. Read More
February 19, 2019 She Has Her Community’s Back; Her Union Has Hers Amy Meredith, an assistant district attorney at the Travis County, Texas, District Attorney’s Office, has been keeping her community safe by prosecuting some of Travis County’s most violent criminals. Read More
July 19, 2018 Under Attack, Our Union Grows Stronger AFSCME Secretary-Treasurer Elissa McBride and four AFSCME activists on Thursday discussed best practices for growing our union while fighting attacks from anti-worker interests. 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
November 29, 2017 HOPE Helps Shore up Pensions in Houston Houston no longer has a pension problem – thanks to the hard work HOPE members put in. Read More
November 07, 2017 Fallen Heroes Fund Gift Cards Offer Support and Hope Fallen Heroes Fund assistance offers support, hope to AFSMCE members in Texas. Read More
October 03, 2017 After Harvey, AFSCME Texas Helps Members Rebuild AFSCME Texas members are helping restore lives after Hurricane Harvey. Read More
September 11, 2017 AFSCME Members Stay Strong Despite Being Walloped by Hurricane Irma AFSCME members helped Floridians cope with Hurricane Irma and are ready to assist communities across the Southeast recover from the storm as it slowly dissipates. Read More
September 07, 2017 Surviving Harvey with the Spirit of Community Service Intact Learn how AFSCME members across south Texas worked tirelessly to keep basic operations going throughout Hurricane Harvey and in its aftermath. Read More
August 29, 2017 Keep Those Donations Coming, AFSCME Members Need Your Help Please continue to donate to the AFSCME Fallen Heroes Fund to help sisters and brothers affected by Hurricane Harvey. Read More
August 28, 2017 AFSCME Members Are on the Front Lines of a Disaster In the wake of Hurricane Harvey – now a tropical storm – AFSCME members are helping save lives, restore essential services and protect property in southeastern Texas. Read More
August 22, 2017 HOPE Trains Activists to Focus on Growth HOPE in Houston is training its activists to focus on growth to combat the Texas Legislature’s anti-union fervor. 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 15, 2017 AFSCME Members Secure Big Victories in Texas In Texas, AFSCME members secured a trifecta of victories. 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 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
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
November 23, 2016 Judge Blocks Obama Rule Giving Overtime to Millions Corporations give thanks to a federal judge for preventing millions of workers from getting the overtime they deserve. Read More