February 14, 2022 Chocolatier makes a sweet treat out of solidarity Discover why this Vermont-based chocolate company decided to join AFSCME. Read More
January 27, 2022 Never Quit winner provides ‘safe space,’ ‘comfort’ to D.C. elementary school students Saqiyna Gray, a paraprofessional/small group reading specialist at a Washington, D.C., elementary school, is a winner of AFSCME’s Never Quit Service Award. Read More
January 24, 2022 Montville, CT, police officers save child from fire Police officers in Montville, Connecticut – AFSCME members – rescued a child from a burning building and averted a tragedy. Read More
January 19, 2022 WFSE members ensure minimum wage law applies to all Washingtonians A private prison company in Washington state exploited immigrant detainees by paying them as little as $1 a day. AFSCME members successfully ended that practice by taking the company to court. Read More
January 18, 2022 Running toward danger, 20 years later Discover what keeps our latest Never Quit Service Award winner, EMT Christopher Obsorne, motivated two decades into his career. Read More
January 13, 2022 We mourn the death of sister Deidre Silas, Illinois DCFS investigator Rest in power, Sister Deidre Silas. The AFSCME member in Illinois was killed on the job. Read More
January 07, 2022 AFSCME mourns the loss of a beloved member of our union family, Mildred Wurf Mildred Wurf was a pioneering District Council 37 educator and the widow of former AFSCME president, Jerry Wurf. Read More
December 15, 2021 Boston Library carpenter foreperson doesn’t just fix doors – she opens them for others Ann-Marie Clark-Borden, the carpenter foreperson at the Boston Public Library and member of AFSCME Local 1526 (Council 93), is a winner of our union’s Never Quit Service Award. Read More
December 09, 2021 Law enforcement trailblazer retires from Alaska State Troopers Alaska’s first Native woman to serve as a state trooper retires, capping a lengthy law enforcement career. Read More
December 01, 2021 New Mexico registered nurse is ‘a great guide to doing the right thing’ Maryam Chudnoff, a registered nurse in New Mexico, is a winner of AFSCME’s Never Quit Service Award. Read More
November 19, 2021 AFSCME mourns on-the-job death of Pennsylvania corrections officer AFSCME members mourn the death of Sister Rhonda Russell, a Pennsylvania correctional officer who died in the line of duty. Read More
November 17, 2021 California curator ‘cares not only for the animals at the zoo, but for animals worldwide’ Heather Vrzal, a curator at Happy Hollow Park & Zoo in San José, Calif., is a winner of AFSCME’s Never Quit Service Award. Read More
October 27, 2021 Houston’s green building expert ‘lives and breathes his job’ Steve Stelzer, Houston’s green building expert, is a winner of AFSCME’s Never Quit Service Award. Read More
October 22, 2021 An AFSCME member survives a bear attack while on the job An AFSCME member in Alaska was surveying salmon when a bear attacked him. He lived because of his co-worker’s quick action. Read More
October 12, 2021 With patience and humility, Isaias Lona keeps his city safe Discover how our latest Never Quit Service Award winner, Isaias Lona, keeps his California community safe. Read More
October 01, 2021 AFSCME members honored during Community Change event Two AFSCME members were honored for their role as essential workers during the pandemic by Community Change, a national organization. Read More
September 30, 2021 Virginia library workers push back on Sunday reopening, demand chance to provide input By speaking up, workers in Virginia were able to change Arlington Public Libraries’ Sunday openings schedule – the power of the union difference. Read More
September 27, 2021 ‘She always shows up’: Never Quit winner advocates for survivors of sexual violence Cheyenne Garstad, an advocate coordinator who supports survivors of sexual violence in Middlesex County, New Jersey, is a winner of AFSCME’s Never Quit Service Award. Read More
September 15, 2021 Never Quit winner ‘brings a sense of humanness’ to patient care Rose Fejerang, a respiratory therapist in California and member of AFSCME Local 3299, is a winner of our union’s Never Quit Service Award. Read More
September 13, 2021 Studies find unions close gender and racial pay gaps More evidence emerges proving unions make a big difference in workers’ lives. Read More
September 10, 2021 No matter the crisis, AFSCME members serve selflessly DC 37 member Andrea Murphy recalls serving her community on 9/11 and during the pandemic. Read More
September 09, 2021 AFSCME member helps crack nation’s largest prevailing wage theft case An AFSCME member in Pennsylvania helped crack one of the largest wage theft cases in the country. Read More
August 30, 2021 Empathy guides California nurse Scott Jones For California psychiatric nurse Scott Jones, empathy is the key to success. Read More
August 20, 2021 Shuler and Redmond elected at helm of AFL-CIO, ‘a historic day for the labor movement’ In a historic day for the labor movement, Liz Shuler and Fred Redmond were elected president and secretary-treasurer, respectively, of the AFL-CIO. Read More
August 17, 2021 Art Institute of Chicago employees are forming a union with AFSCME Workers at the a famed Chicago art museum and school want to form a union to better serve their community. Read More
August 16, 2021 ‘For the love of the kids’: Michigan food delivery driver is Never Quit award winner Diane Rang, a food truck delivery driver for Romeo, Mich., Community Schools is a winner of AFSCME’s Never Quit Service Award. Read More
August 10, 2021 Child care workers’ crucial role spotlighted in roundtable talk A roundtable featuring President Saunders and two AFSCME members highlighted the importance of child care workers. Read More
July 26, 2021 From librarian to logistician to homeless advocate, Zack Shlachter tackles the pandemic Our latest Never Quit Service Award winner, Zack Shlachter of Austin, Texas, kept his community fed during the pandemic. Read More
July 16, 2021 Museum reopens after shutting down following apparent chemical exposure It took collective action to temporarily close The Walters Art Museum in Baltimore after some workers were sickened by a chemical exposure. Read More
July 12, 2021 Never Quit winner is hard at work fulfilling a childhood mission Learn why Heather Burke, a social caseworker with Adams County, Colorado, is the latest winner of AFSCME’s Never Quit Service Award. Read More