We won’t be silent about the shutdown
                    The longer this shutdown continues, the more our health care and our jobs are in danger.
              		
              	
              In Pennsylvania, corrections officers demand urgent action to fix understaffing crisis
                    Pennsylvania corrections officers fight for better staffing. 
              		
              	
              Houston public health worker warns, ‘When you cut public health, you cut lives’
                    Charles Morris, a member of AFSCME Local HOPE 123, warns that the government shutdown is robbing his community of critical public health funds.
              		
              	
              Our Stories
‘Backbone of the department.’ Delaware DOJ workers form union with Council 81
      We welcome the newest members of our union in Delaware.
		
	
Heading to college carrying lessons from their AFSCME parents: Highlights from the essays of AFSCME Family Scholarship Winners 2025
      AFSCME Family Scholarship winners share the life-changing impact of our union on their families’ lives.
		
	
AFSCME members in Nevada thank their representatives for opposing big, ugly bill
      AFSCME members in Nevada thanked Reps. Dina Titus and Steven Horsford for opposing the so-called “Big, Beautiful Bill.”
		
	
Union Difference
Minnesota Science Museum workers celebrate historic first contract
      Solidarity, persistence help workers at the Science Museum of Minnesota win a historic contract.
		
	
Maryland state supervisors overwhelmingly choose AFSCME as their union
       Welcome to the AFSCME family, Maryland state supervisors.
		
	
Chicago History Museum employees form union with AFSCME
      Chicago History Museum workers, welcome to the AFSCME family.
		
	
Featured Benefits
AFSCME announces 2024 Family Scholarship winners
      Congratulations to this year’s AFSCME Family Scholarship winners.
		
	
AFSCME member appreciates security of the Union Plus Mortgage Program
      The Union Plus Mortgage Program will help union members and their families buy or refinance a home.
		
	
Thirteen AFSCME members among Union Plus Labor Day winners, including grand prize winner
      Thirteen AFSCME members walked away from Labor Day’s ‘Unions Power America’ contest and sweepstakes winners.
		
	
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