February 21, 2023 Never Quit winner is an Indiana Head Start teacher determined to help others Tekeyla McCracken, a teacher in Richmond, Indiana, and president of AFSCME Local 2077, is a winner of our union’s Never Quit Service Award. Read More
November 28, 2022 Never Quit winner is Indianapolis dispatcher described as “a lifeline” to her community Marilyn Murff, a dispatcher with the Indianapolis Department of Public Works and member of AFSCME Local 725, is a winner of our union’s Never Quit Service Award. Read More
November 15, 2021 Standing strong nets Local 613 members pay increases of 23% to 40% Refusing to take no for an answer, AFSCME Local 613 in Indiana secured long-overdue by standing their ground during contract negotiations. Read More
April 15, 2020 911 Operators: ‘The First of the First Responders’ This week is a moment to honor and celebrate the work of 911 operators across the country. Read More
April 03, 2018 Member’s Novel Inspired by AFSCME Women’s Leadership Academy Sharing experiences with women leaders from affiliates throughout the country motivated Shonna Quick-Crowell to write a book about women and self-worth. Read More
September 07, 2017 911 Dispatchers’ Calls for Help Go Unanswered AFSCME members in South Bend, Indiana, are making the case for why St. Joseph County needs to hire more 911 dispatchers. 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
October 17, 2016 Two Hundred-Plus County Employees Join AFSCME in Indy 230 Marion County workers choose AFSCME after newly elected officials granted their employees the right to bargain collectively. Read More
September 01, 2015 Member Is Victim in Wave of Violence Clarence “Wade” Havvard, an AFSCME Local 725 member and employee of the Indianapolis/Marion County Department of Public Works (DPW), was killed Aug. 26 in a wave of violence that has struck the city in recent weeks. Read More
August 13, 2015 Record Rains Put Workers to the Test Indianapolis set a record for rainfall in June with an average of 9.03 inches. The city received 400 tree-down complaints, 129 flooding/high water complaints and 1,140 tree debris complaints. Read More