April 05, 2024 Standing strong, fighting for worker freedoms in Louisiana AFSCME members are fighting seven anti-worker bills filed in the Louisiana legislature. Read More
October 03, 2023 New Orleans city workers work on first contract after union rights finally protected by law With their union rights protected by an ordinance, New Orleans city workers are writing their first contract. Read More
May 23, 2023 AFSCME law enforcement members trek to Capitol to sound alarm on the staffing crisis AFSCME law enforcement leaders shared their stories with lawmakers on Capitol Hill. Read More
May 10, 2023 Outnumbered and exhausted, a Louisiana corrections lieutenant fights for better staffing Learn how short staffing has led to a crisis at a Louisiana prison. Read More
April 24, 2023 A hectic job made worse by staffing shortages – a look inside a Louisiana prison A Louisiana corrections officer’s hectic job is more hectic due to staffing shortages. Read More
November 29, 2022 AFSCME members build leadership skills at inaugural conference in Baton Rouge Members of AFSCME Council 17 participated in a union-led leadership conference in Baton Rouge, La. Read More
June 29, 2021 2021 McEntee Scholarship winner: Louisiana’s Kellie Taylor-White Discover how this year’s Gerald W. McEntee scholarship winner, Kellie Taylor-White, bridges the past and the present in her fight for workers. Read More
September 14, 2020 When a trailblazing correctional officer went down the walk at Angola Shirley Coody, an assistant warden at the Louisiana State Penitentiary in Angola and president of AFSCME Local 3056 (Council 17), is a winner of AFSCME's Never Quit Service Award. Read More
April 07, 2020 Bayou State Blues: Members Slammed While Processing Record Unemployment Claims Louisiana members handling unemployment claims are seeing a huge spike in cases as the Bayou State economy crumbles. 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
January 08, 2018 Council 17, Louisiana Department of Health Negotiate Historic Contract Council 17 and the Louisiana Department of Health negotiated a historic tentative contract. 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
July 05, 2017 AFSCME Members Call on Louisiana Lawmakers to Raise Wages. They Do. Louisiana public employees had not received a pay increase for nearly a decade. They will soon, and members of AFSCME Council 17 played a role in making that happen. Read More
May 19, 2017 LA State Workers Call for Corporations to Pay Fair Share of Taxes Learn how 700 Louisiana state workers launched their campaign to get corporations to pay their fair share of taxes. Read More
April 27, 2017 Louisiana Members Step up Actions for Workplace Safety, Funding To stop violent attacks, employees of Louisiana’s Pinecrest Supports and Services Center used their union, and the news media, to get the word out. 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
August 23, 2016 Coups de Main to Lift up Louisianans in Their Time of Need AFSCME Volunteer Member Organizers show “coups de main” to help lift Louisianans in need. Read More
August 19, 2016 Union Plus Offers Help for Victims of Louisiana Floods Help is available to union members affected by the recent flooding in Louisiana through Union Plus. Read More
December 10, 2015 NOLA Taxi Drivers Push for Seat at the Table Members of New Orleans Cab Drivers for Justice/AFSCME Local 234 are demanding a seat at the table on transportation policy. Read More
August 27, 2015 Ten Years after Katrina, Solidarity Overshadows Tragedy Ten years after the storm, we can still say about our AFSCME sisters and brothers: They rose to the challenge. Read More