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During Correctional Officers Week, we must recognize the challenges corrections workers face
We honor corrections workers during National Correctional Officers Week. Read More
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Never Quit winner offers help with social services, but also a judgment-free zone
In Polk County, Minnesota, people who request social services are often glad to meet Jason Omdahl. Read More
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Public Safety Spotlight: ‘The calm voice in the storm’
We honor professionals like Chad Piazza during National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week. Read More
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Dr. King’s last campaign was an AFSCME campaign
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s final campaign was in support of striking AFSCME sanitation workers 56 years ago. Read More
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Public Safety Spotlight: Despite the danger, a Maryland corrections officer knows her work is changing lives
Maryland Corrections Officer Ofonime Akpabio perseveres despite danger. Read More
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A home care worker fights for her client — and her profession
Learn how home care workers like Sabrina Bishop fight for their clients and their profession. Read More
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Off-duty Florida paramedics win Never Quit awards for rescuing tornado victims
AFSCME Florida members Heath Schmidt and Paul Tucker, who are both critical care paramedics, are the latest winners of our union’s Never Quit Service Award. Read More
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Mr. Montoya goes to Washington
AFSCME member had a ringside seat to the State of the Union speech last week. Read More
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Union momentum on the rise, with 2023 recording most strikes in 20 years
Union momentum in our country remains strong, with 2023 seeing the highest number of major work stoppages in the last two decades. Read More
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Washington state probation counselor makes a difference in girls’ lives
Melanie Kaegi’s work is guided by a simple fact: It takes one caring adult to make a difference in a youth’s world Read More
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In Alaska, a nurse’s aide eases elders’ paths
Alaska’s Crystal Basnaw is a source of “limitless” kindness at the Fairbanks Pioneer Home. Read More
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AFSCME’s ‘I AM Story’ podcast nominated for NAACP Image Award
Vote for the I AM Story podcast to receive an NAACP Image Awards. Read More
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Never Quit Award winner teaches inmates to develop a green thumb
Amy Coonce is a horticulture instructor at the minimum-security Robinson Correctional Center in Robinson, Illinois. Read More
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With a ‘heart of wisdom,’ hospital housekeeper Greta Glenn advocates for her co-workers
With 27 years’ experience under her belt, psychiatric hospital housekeeper Greta Glenn helps new employees learn the ropes. Read More
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Elmore Nickleberry, Memphis sanitation worker who went on strike in 1968, dies at 92
Elmore Nickleberry, AFSCME sanitation worker and participant in historic 1968 Memphis strike, has died at age 92. Read More
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