In a Father’s Day essay, AFSCME President Lee Saunders pays tribute to his dad and reflects on the union values he learned from his father.

More than 18 international unions and the AFL-CIO have endorsed the Equality Act, and 90 percent of all union members in America belong to a union that supports the legislation.

Secretary-Treasurer Elissa McBride sat down for a virtual roundtable with some incredible AFSCME cultural workers who shared their experiences as union leaders and activists.

If we don’t find a fix for our broken child care system, we are imperiling not only this critical workforce, but also all the working families who depend on affordable, quality child care to make their own jobs possible.

Public service workers led the way in the successful fight to secure nearly $700 billion in investment in public services.

Funding the front lines is the best way to advance racial justice, honor our past and build a stronger future.

This is a moment to go big. A bold package of aid to states, cities, towns and schools is the key to defeating this virus, vaccinating our people and jump-starting an economic recovery.

I am voting for the Biden-Harris ticket because they are proven fighters for working people, who will stick their necks out for us every single day that they are in office.

NPR’s Michel Martin speaks with AFSCME president Lee Saunders about the political power of labor unions this election year.

This year, during the worst public health crisis in a century, working people are rising to the moment in new, extraordinary ways.