March 13, 2025 Nurse: Budget cuts would leave veterans out in the cold Veterans will suffer under extreme budget cuts, says a Michigan nurse and AFSCME member. Read More
February 24, 2025 Never Quit winner is Michigan cemetery sexton who wears two very different hats Paige Yoho is a cemetery sexton in Michigan and the latest winner of our union’s Never Quit Service Award. Read More
October 30, 2024 Nurses at McLaren Flint Hospital ratify hard-won contract AFSCME nurses in Flint, Michigan, are celebrating their new contract Read More
September 30, 2024 Union members in MI, PA highlight how Trump’s Project 2025 will shred our freedoms “Shred” events in Pennsylvania and Michigan highlighted the dangers of Project 2025. Read More
September 26, 2024 Registered nurses in Flint, Michigan, are fighting for a fair contract and are ready to strike After more than eight months of negotiations, registered nurses at McLaren-Flint Hospital in Michigan are ready to strike. Read More
July 10, 2023 An airport carpenter is flying high in Detroit At Detroit Metropolitan Airport, a carpenter leads his team to new heights. Read More
March 28, 2022 Michigan school custodian found a way to make a difference for special education students Don Icenogle, a school custodian in Wyandotte, Mich., and member of AFSCME Local 1055 (Council 25) is a winner of AFSCME’s Never Quit Service Award. Read More
September 10, 2021 In Michigan, AFSCME, members of Congress urge passage of Build Back Better plan AFSCME Michigan to Congress – pass the Biden Build Back Better plan for the good of the country. 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
June 28, 2021 Michigan nurse Maggie Schaefer put off retirement to fight COVID Learn how Michigan nurse and Never Quit Winner Maggie Schaefer fought through the pandemic. Read More
April 15, 2021 Michigan governor and congresswoman join AFSCME in praising benefits of ARP Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and Rep. Haley Stevens of Michigan joined AFSCME members in praising the benefits of the American Rescue Plan. Read More
March 29, 2021 Michigan’s Emilie Stack, protecting her community through public health For Emilie Stack, an emergency preparedness coordinator in Michigan, it’s all about community. Read More
January 22, 2021 Criminal charges in Flint water crisis a first step toward justice The suffering caused by the Flint water crisis cannot be undone, but criminal charges filed against former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder and members of his administration are a welcome first step toward justice. Read More
December 03, 2020 Despite tragedy, management resistance, solidarity wins MI nurses new contract Amid tragedy, the nurses of McLaren Hospital in Flint, Michigan, found a renewed solidarity – and won a new contract. Read More
November 16, 2020 At home for veterans in Michigan, the rewards are subtle but last a lifetime Never Quit Service Award winner Cathy Scott brightens the lives of residents at the Grand Rapids, Mich., Home for Veterans. She’s a member of AFSCME Local 261 (Council 25). Read More
May 29, 2019 AFSCME Member Finds Valuable Assistance Through Union Plus Disability Grant One AFSCME member found help through the Union Plus Disability Grant after she was forced to stop working. You can, too. Read More
January 04, 2019 AFSCME Power on Full Display in the Michigan Legislature Members fought hard to derail anti-worker measures proposed by the majority party and won. Read More
June 01, 2018 City of Ann Arbor AFSCME Workers Notch Big Anti-Outsourcing Victory AFSCME members who work for the city of Ann Arbor, Michigan, notched a big victory against outsourcing recently. Read More
March 22, 2018 AFSCME Council 25 Endorses Whitmer for MI Governor AFSCME Council 25 makes an endorsement in the Michigan gubernatorial race. Read More
December 21, 2017 MI Supreme Court Sides with Public School Employees in Wage Theft Case Michigan’s highest court ordered anti-worker politicians to return hundreds of millions of dollars to public school employees in a case involving AFSCME. Read More
December 18, 2017 Retirement Security Focus of New Michigan Retirees Chapter Retirees from across Michigan banded together in late October to form Michigan Retirees United, AFSCME Chapter 255. Read More
May 10, 2016 President Obama Meets with AFSCME Member in Flint Tyrone Wooten, an AFSCME member in Flint, Mich., met with President Obama May 4 to discuss the water crisis caused by lead. Read More
March 18, 2016 Snyder Testifies; Flint Residents Fume AFSCME members were among nearly 100 Flint residents who descended on Capitol Hill March 17 to hear Gov. Rick Snyder testify before Congress. Read More
March 31, 2015 2015 Family Scholarship Winners Congratulations to the 2015 winners of the AFSCME Family Scholarship! Each year the AFSCME Family Scholarship Program provides ten $2,000 scholarships to high school seniors. Read More