http://www.afscme.org/rss/blog Thu, 20 Jan 2020 05:00:00 +0000 AMPS en AFSCME Blog Feed AFSCME Blog Feed hourly 1 A year later, 6,500 school workers in South Florida finally secure a fair contract https://www.afscme.org/blog/a-year-later-6500-school-workers-in-south-florida-finally-secure-a-fair-contract Thu, 13 Feb 2025 17:33:00 -0500 https://www.afscme.org/blog/a-year-later-6500-school-workers-in-south-florida-finally-secure-a-fair-contract McBride, federal workers blast plans by Musk, administration to slash public services https://www.afscme.org/blog/mcbride-federal-workers-blast-plans-by-musk-administration-to-slash-public-services Wed, 12 Feb 2025 17:40:00 -0500 https://www.afscme.org/blog/mcbride-federal-workers-blast-plans-by-musk-administration-to-slash-public-services AFSCME member tells Congress to keep merit staffing in unemployment programs https://www.afscme.org/blog/afscme-member-tells-congress-to-keep-merit-staffing-in-unemployment-programs Tue, 11 Feb 2025 15:03:00 -0500 https://www.afscme.org/blog/afscme-member-tells-congress-to-keep-merit-staffing-in-unemployment-programs An elections dynamo serves voters with patience and poise https://www.afscme.org/blog/an-elections-dynamo-serves-voters-with-patience-and-poise Mon, 10 Feb 2025 15:41:00 -0500 https://www.afscme.org/blog/an-elections-dynamo-serves-voters-with-patience-and-poise Public services threatened as architect of Project 2025 confirmed to key post https://www.afscme.org/blog/public-services-threatened-as-architect-of-project-2025-confirmed-to-key-post Fri, 07 Feb 2025 19:02:00 -0500 https://www.afscme.org/blog/public-services-threatened-as-architect-of-project-2025-confirmed-to-key-post We can’t let anti-worker extremists in Congress cut Medicaid https://www.afscme.org/blog/we-cant-let-anti-worker-extremists-in-congress-cut-medicaid Thu, 06 Feb 2025 17:43:00 -0500 https://www.afscme.org/blog/we-cant-let-anti-worker-extremists-in-congress-cut-medicaid Union lawsuit takes aim at ‘fork directive’ targeting federal workers https://www.afscme.org/blog/union-lawsuit-takes-aim-at-fork-directive-targeting-federal-workers Wed, 05 Feb 2025 21:49:00 -0500 https://www.afscme.org/blog/union-lawsuit-takes-aim-at-fork-directive-targeting-federal-workers Rhode Island airport police, firefighters have ‘no confidence’ in management https://www.afscme.org/blog/rhode-island-airport-police-firefighters-have-no-confidence-in-management Tue, 04 Feb 2025 20:51:00 -0500 https://www.afscme.org/blog/rhode-island-airport-police-firefighters-have-no-confidence-in-management New York’s public safety professionals celebrate new PTSD law https://www.afscme.org/blog/new-yorks-public-safety-professionals-celebrate-new-ptsd-law Mon, 03 Feb 2025 19:24:00 -0500 https://www.afscme.org/blog/new-yorks-public-safety-professionals-celebrate-new-ptsd-law AFSCME member loses home to wildfire — and continues to serve https://www.afscme.org/blog/afscme-member-loses-home-to-wildfire-and-continues-to-serve Fri, 31 Jan 2025 17:55:00 -0500 https://www.afscme.org/blog/afscme-member-loses-home-to-wildfire-and-continues-to-serve AFSCME fights back against attempt to freeze funding for vital programs https://www.afscme.org/blog/afscme-fights-back-against-attempt-to-freeze-funding-for-vital-programs Wed, 29 Jan 2025 22:34:00 -0500 https://www.afscme.org/blog/afscme-fights-back-against-attempt-to-freeze-funding-for-vital-programs AFSCME and AFGE file lawsuit against Trump’s efforts to politicize the civil service https://www.afscme.org/blog/afscme-and-afge-file-lawsuit-against-trumps-efforts-to-politicize-the-civil-service Wed, 29 Jan 2025 22:26:00 -0500 https://www.afscme.org/blog/afscme-and-afge-file-lawsuit-against-trumps-efforts-to-politicize-the-civil-service AFSCME welcomed tens of thousands of new members in 2024 https://www.afscme.org/blog/afscme-welcomed-tens-of-thousands-of-new-members-in-2024 Tue, 28 Jan 2025 16:49:00 -0500 https://www.afscme.org/blog/afscme-welcomed-tens-of-thousands-of-new-members-in-2024 Workers need to organize to fight against looming health care attacks https://www.afscme.org/blog/workers-need-to-organize-to-fight-against-looming-health-care-attacks Mon, 27 Jan 2025 20:55:00 -0500 https://www.afscme.org/blog/workers-need-to-organize-to-fight-against-looming-health-care-attacks 4 anti-worker executive actions, and how they will hurt you https://www.afscme.org/blog/4-anti-worker-executive-actions-and-how-they-will-hurt-you Thu, 23 Jan 2025 19:43:00 -0500 https://www.afscme.org/blog/4-anti-worker-executive-actions-and-how-they-will-hurt-you Love of public health motivates Nebraska Never Quit award winner https://www.afscme.org/blog/love-of-public-health-motivates-nebraska-never-quit-award-winner Wed, 22 Jan 2025 21:24:00 -0500 https://www.afscme.org/blog/love-of-public-health-motivates-nebraska-never-quit-award-winner On MLK Day, AFSCME continues to fight the “struggle that will never end” https://www.afscme.org/blog/on-mlk-day-afscme-continues-to-fight-the-struggle-that-will-never-end Mon, 20 Jan 2025 21:12:00 -0500 https://www.afscme.org/blog/on-mlk-day-afscme-continues-to-fight-the-struggle-that-will-never-end Monterey Bay Aquarium workers announce plans to unionize with AFSCME https://www.afscme.org/blog/monterey-bay-aquarium-workers-announce-plans-to-unionize-with-afscme Fri, 17 Jan 2025 19:02:00 -0500 https://www.afscme.org/blog/monterey-bay-aquarium-workers-announce-plans-to-unionize-with-afscme In Ohio, Eastland-Fairfield Career & Technical School workers go on strike https://www.afscme.org/blog/in-ohio-eastland-fairfield-career-technical-school-workers-go-on-strike Fri, 17 Jan 2025 18:40:00 -0500 https://www.afscme.org/blog/in-ohio-eastland-fairfield-career-technical-school-workers-go-on-strike As fires devastate Los Angeles, AFSCME members continue to serve https://www.afscme.org/blog/as-fires-devastate-los-angeles-afscme-members-continue-to-serve Thu, 16 Jan 2025 18:10:00 -0500 https://www.afscme.org/blog/as-fires-devastate-los-angeles-afscme-members-continue-to-serve AFSCME members in Maryland fight for public employee safety bill in honor of fallen probation and parole agent https://www.afscme.org/blog/afscme-members-in-maryland-fight-for-public-employee-safety-bill-in-honor-of-fallen-probation-and-parole-agent Thu, 16 Jan 2025 18:05:00 -0500 https://www.afscme.org/blog/afscme-members-in-maryland-fight-for-public-employee-safety-bill-in-honor-of-fallen-probation-and-parole-agent AFSCME stands in solidarity with striking culinary workers https://www.afscme.org/blog/afscme-stands-in-solidarity-with-striking-culinary-workers Wed, 15 Jan 2025 22:00:00 -0500 https://www.afscme.org/blog/afscme-stands-in-solidarity-with-striking-culinary-workers In 2024, AFSCME cultural workers celebrated wins from coast to coast https://www.afscme.org/blog/in-2024-afscme-cultural-workers-celebrated-wins-from-coast-to-coast Tue, 14 Jan 2025 17:16:00 -0500 https://www.afscme.org/blog/in-2024-afscme-cultural-workers-celebrated-wins-from-coast-to-coast For Vermont mental health workers, grit and guts turn the tide against anti-union employer https://www.afscme.org/blog/for-vermont-mental-health-workers-grit-and-guts-turn-the-tide-against-anti-union-employer Mon, 13 Jan 2025 17:29:00 -0500 https://www.afscme.org/blog/for-vermont-mental-health-workers-grit-and-guts-turn-the-tide-against-anti-union-employer In Florida, North Port AFSCME members end year with huge victory https://www.afscme.org/blog/in-florida-north-port-afscme-members-end-year-with-huge-victory Fri, 10 Jan 2025 16:22:00 -0500 https://www.afscme.org/blog/in-florida-north-port-afscme-members-end-year-with-huge-victory