May 06, 2022 Let’s honor child care workers on this National Provider Appreciation Day – and every day. On this National Provider Appreciation Day, let’s honor child care workers for the essential work they do in our society. Read More
en español Miembros hispanos de AFSCME comparten sus historias personales Miembros hispanos de AFSCME cuentan sus historias personales de cómo han salido adelante gracias a la diferencia de su unión. Lea más
November 30, 2021 It’s their moment: How child care providers are finding their union voice In states across the country, child care providers are organizing together to form strong unions and raising their voices like never before. And they are winning. Read More
May 19, 2021 Cultural Workers United Welcome to Cultural Workers United, our union’s campaign to ensure that workers at cultural institutions nationwide have a voice on the job. Read More
April 12, 2021 AFSCME and the American Rescue Plan The American Rescue Plan is a victory for working families across the country. Read More
March 10, 2021 The Union Difference Better pay and benefits, safer working conditions and respect on the job. Those are some of the differences a union makes for working people. Read More
May 07, 2020 The Case Against Private Prisons Private prisons put communities at risk. By cutting corners to boost profits, they endanger inmates and correctional staff alike. Public safety belongs in the public sector. Read More
May 01, 2020 Impossible Choices Closing schools, cutting mass transit and shuttering hospitals. If Congress doesn’t help states and localities, they might be forced to do all that and more. Read More
May 01, 2020 Fund the Front Lines Our country needs public service workers now more than ever. Cutting public services now is not an option, Congress. Fund the front lines. Read More
November 21, 2019 Honoring the Past, Fighting for the Future AFSCME Retirees are a big factor in our union’s growth agenda. Their message to working members is clear: “We need to keep fighting for what previous generations have won.” Read More
September 10, 2019 AFSCME Women: Motivated, Mobilized and Leading the Way We organize for rights and respect, and in 2020 we will organize to make sure people in public service have a say in the elections. Read More
November 18, 2018 Scam Alert: State Policy Network You could become the target of a scam to trick you into quitting your union. Don’t fall for it. Read More
October 15, 2018 Union Popularity on the Rise More Americans support standing together in unions as the economy increasingly benefits the wealthy and powerful. Read More
November 20, 2019 AFSCME Retirees: Dave Jacobsen In Florida, AFSCME Retiree Dave Jacobsen tells his fellow members that staying politically active is the key to success. Read More
November 20, 2019 AFSCME Retirees: Beverly Sample AFSCME Retiree Beverly Sample comes from a strong New Jersey union family. Even in retirement, her family’s legacy of union activism shows no signs of fading. Read More
November 20, 2019 AFSCME Retirees: Sonia Moseley AFSCME Retiree Sonia Moseley has been in the vanguard of the fight to give nurses a voice on the job. Read More
November 20, 2019 AFSCME Retirees: Jeff Birttnen AFSCME Retiree Council Chair Jeff Birttnen reveals the core belief uniting all AFSCME Retirees. Read More
November 20, 2019 AFSCME Retirees: Ruth Walker Stories of hostility to workers have haunted — and motivated — HGEA Retiree Ruth Walker. Read More
November 20, 2019 AFSCME Retirees: Mary Cannon-James Having witnessed the birth and death of collective bargaining in Iowa, Retiree Mary Cannon-James shares important lessons for working AFSCME members. Read More
April 12, 2019 A Voice on the Job in Behavioral Health More people are seeking behavioral health services, but the workers aren’t getting the respect they deserve. Our multimedia project shows how you can change that. Read More
February 07, 2019 AFSCME: The Union for EMS Workers EMS is one of the most dangerous professions in the country. Unfortunately, the EMTs and paramedics who put their lives on the line every day are up against a broken system. Read More
March 14, 2018 The Racist Roots of Right to Work Proponents of so-called “right to work” often use lofty language to sell their agenda, but the truth behind right to work is much uglier. It was started in the Jim Crow South of the 1940s by a self-described white supremacist. Read More
February 01, 2018 Memories of Memphis An AFSCME member who participated in the 1968 Memphis, Tennessee, sanitation workers’ strike vividly recalls the events of that seminal moment in our nation’s history. Read More
December 21, 2017 AFSCME: This Is Us How well do you know your union? Here’s a primer for would-be members, new members and even veteran AFSCME members. Read More
November 30, 2017 Why Janus v. AFSCME is a Threat to All Working People Pres. Lee Saunders explains why the Janus v. AFSCME case is a big threat to public service workers. Read More
October 20, 2017 Young AFSCME Activists Meet New Challenges Young activists are urged to reconnect with AFSCME’s Next Wave program, which has a new look. Read More
August 09, 2017 Slashing Medicaid Would Devastate In-Home Care Patients and Providers For 5 million Americans who receive home care and for the AFSCME members who provide that vital service, cuts and caps to Medicaid would have devastating consequences. Read More
June 22, 2017 Lawmakers’ Refusal to Compromise Puts Alaskans at Risk Alaska state employees report to work every day because their communities are counting on them. State senators should do their basic jobs and pass a budget. Read More
June 08, 2017 The AFSCME Difference: How Thousands of Workers Are Finding Their Voice At a time of growing economic and political uncertainty, thousands of public service workers across the country are joining with AFSCME to gain a voice. Read More