April 10, 2024 AFSCME members support President Biden’s new student debt relief plans AFSCME is 100% behind President Joe Biden’s newest student debt relief measures. Read More
December 07, 2023 Public worker lawsuit seeks to overturn Wisconsin’s anti-collective bargaining law Wisconsin public service workers are suing to overturn a 2011 state anti-collective bargaining law. Read More
April 06, 2023 Working families win big: AFSCME-backed judge elected to Wisconsin Supreme Court AFSCME-backed Milwaukee County Judge Janet Protasiewicz was elected to fill the open seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court – a win for working families. Read More
March 02, 2023 Cultural workers nationwide are rising up to secure a voice on the job Momentum was strong for AFSCME’s Cultural Workers United Campaign in 2022. Read More
January 20, 2023 Wisconsin museum workers ratify fair contract after several negotiations Members finally ratified a fair contract with management in December 2022. Read More
March 23, 2023 A stickler for safety brings a smile to the needle-wary Learn how our latest Never Quit Service Award winner, Minnesota’s Ashley Peterson, keeps blood donors smiling. Read More
October 21, 2022 Thirteen AFSCME members among Union Plus Labor Day winners, including grand prize winner Thirteen AFSCME members walked away from Labor Day’s ‘Unions Power America’ contest and sweepstakes winners. Read More
May 26, 2022 Wisconsin Council 32 files charge against American Red Cross In a charge filed with the National Labor Relations Board, AFSCME Wisconsin says American Red Cross is bargaining in bad faith. Read More
October 20, 2021 Milwaukee Public Schools secretaries win hazard pay as organizing effort continues Strong and united, school personnel in Milwaukee fought to win hazard pay. Read More
August 23, 2021 AFSCME members join rallies in four cities to fight for our right to vote AFSCME members participated in four rallies over the weekend to protect our right to vote. Read More
August 19, 2021 Voting rights events planned for this weekend to mark the start of a yearlong campaign Safeguarding the right to vote will be the focus of events in four cities this weekend. Read More
May 18, 2021 S-T McBride honors museum workers Secretary-Treasurer Elissa McBride spoke to some AFSCME cultural workers to mark International Museum Day. Read More
March 05, 2021 Pro-worker budget proposal in Wisconsin signals new era A decade after the Act 10 fight, Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers’ budget proposal includes collective bargaining for public workers. Read More
March 04, 2021 AFSCME CO and military veteran urges Congress to pass the American Rescue Plan An AFSCME correctional officer from Wisconsin, who’s also a military veteran, is urging Congress to approve the American Rescue Plan to help veterans hurt by the pandemic. Read More
February 21, 2020 AFSCME Members Voice Support for Public Service Freedom to Negotiate Act AFSCME members are pushing Congress to pass the Public Service Freedom to Negotiate Act and extend collective bargaining rights to state and local workers nationwide. Read More
February 14, 2020 Building Political Power BLOC By BLOC Groups like BLOC, Black Leaders Organizing for Communities, are mobilizing residents around issues that matter to them and giving them the tools to hold elected officials accountable. Read More
January 31, 2020 Wisconsin Museum Workers Reject Bad Contract, Demand a Fair Deal In Milwaukee, AFSCME museum workers rejected bad contract offers and are standing up for a fair deal. Read More
March 28, 2019 Nearly 8 Years Later, Big Legal Win for AFSCME Wisconsin A Wisconsin Supreme Court ruling restores the pension rights of hundreds of AFSCME members in Milwaukee County. Read More
December 11, 2018 Wisconsin Lame Duck Power Grab Extends Scott Walker’s Anti-Worker Legacy These bills would limit the power of Gov.-elect Tony Evers and Attorney General-elect Josh Kaul; limit early voting, robbing many working families — particularly those in urban areas — of their voices. Read More
November 09, 2018 For AFSCME, Walker’s Defeat in Wisconsin Was an Especially Important Victory AFSCME members have much to celebrate about the results of the 2018 midterm elections. But one victory in particular was especially sweet – our successful effort to deny Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker a third term. Read More
November 07, 2018 AFSCME Pres. Lee Saunders Hails Pro-Worker Victories in Midterms AFSCME President Lee Saunders praised union members for defying wealthy special interests and electing many pro-worker candidates to state and federal offices in the mid-term elections. Read More
June 07, 2018 Why Minnesota’s Growth Outpaces Wisconsin’s: A Case for a Progressive Agenda Why are working families doing better in Minnesota than in Wisconsin? A new report explains why. Read More
January 24, 2018 Worker-Friendly State Senator Elected in Wisconsin AFSCME members help propel worker-friendly candidate to state Senate seat in Wisconsin. Read More
November 15, 2017 Wisconsin’s Anti-Worker Law Hurts Public Schools, Report Says Wisconsin’s anti-worker law, Act 10, is hurting public school teachers and students and is a warning to other states considering similar bills, a new report says. Read More
August 11, 2017 Red Cross Workers in Midwestern Local Win First Contract Success. About 300 Red Cross workers in Minnesota, Wisconsin and South Dakota have secured their first contract. Read More
May 11, 2017 Priorities USA Report: Voter ID Laws Suppressed Turnout in Presidential Election Wisconsin’s voter ID law suppressed turnout among African Americans and other groups, benefiting Trump, Priorities USA says in new report. Read More
April 21, 2017 New Study Shows “Right-to-Work” Laws Harm Workers Recent “right-to-work” laws in the Midwest set the stage for a kind of regional experiment that is helping us answer an important question: What’s the impact of “right-to-work” laws on a state’s workforce? Read More
January 13, 2017 Let’s Not Forget: Obamacare Saves Lives The Affordable Care Act barred insurance companies from denying coverage to people with pre-existing conditions and made it possible for 30 million people to get insured. Read More
December 15, 2016 Racine Recycling Worker Killed on the Job by Motorist Public service employees like Mark Gates put themselves at risk every day to keep their communities clean and safe. 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