May 15, 2024 New Mexico irrigation workers organize with AFSCME Council 18 New Mexico irrigation workers organized with Council 18. Read More
April 09, 2024 Library worker describes why she loves her job and why she’s part of a union A Colorado library worker describes why she joined a union. Read More
March 14, 2024 Jefferson County Public Library workers are first to form union under Colorado’s collective bargaining law Welcome to the 350 workers at Jefferson County Public Library in Colorado. Read More
March 12, 2024 Success! Workers at the Denver Art Museum elect their union Denver Art Museum workers vote for their union despite management resistance. Read More
January 24, 2024 Workers at the Denver Art Museum seek union election Denver Art Museum workers have filed for a union election with the National Labor Relations Board. Read More
January 11, 2024 Workers at Denver Art Museum announce union campaign Workers are forming a union at the Denver Art Museum. Read More
August 15, 2023 Governor, other New Mexico leaders join Staff the Front Lines bus tour, hiring hall The Staff the Front Lines bus tour finished its Western tour with a press conference and hiring hall in New Mexico. Read More
June 06, 2023 Never Quit winner is New Mexico civil engineer who loves a challenge Chris Rodela, a New Mexico civil engineer technician who is a member of AFSCME Local 3199 (Council 18), is a winner of our union’s Never Quit Service Award. Read More
April 19, 2023 CO social worker: ‘Our kids are getting left behind because of the staffing crisis’ Colorado AFSCME member Heather Burke, a social caseworker, loves making a difference in her community, but is struggling with heavier caseloads. Read More
March 30, 2023 AFSCME New Mexico members win on wages, staffing, public safety in legislative session In New Mexico’s legislative session, AFSCME members fought hard to secure wage increases, public safety improvements. Read More
May 13, 2022 Colorado legislature passes historic collective bargaining bill Colorado lawmakers have passed landmark legislation to give more than 36,000 county workers the right to collectively bargain. Read More
March 29, 2022 AFSCME New Mexico members ratify historic contract Council 18 New Mexico members ratified a new contract and won their biggest wage increases in state history. 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
August 24, 2021 Adams County workers unanimously ratify historic contract The vote to ratify the first contract for Adams County workers was 100% in favor. Read More
July 29, 2021 In a victory for AFSCME, New Mexico’s private prison population to be cut in half Learn how AFSCME’s campaign to return prison prisons to public hands is paying off in New Mexico. 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
April 30, 2021 Adams County workers ratchet up pressure to secure first contract Workers in Adams County, Colo., are tired of waiting for their employer to finish negotiating their contract. They are taking action to get the county to finish its part. Read More
January 19, 2021 Contract negotiations revealed unpaid wages for some Adams County employees While negotiating the first contract, Adams County employees noticed a pay discrepancy – and set it right. Read More
April 24, 2020 COVID-19 is Not Slowing Down Foster Care, Adoption Services in Adams County, CO Once the COVID-19 pandemic is behind us, AFSCME members in Adams County, Colorado, expect an increase in child abuse reports. Read More
April 22, 2020 Social Workers Play a Critical Role During the COVID-19 Crisis An AFSCME social worker stressed that it’s important for Congress to give aid to local and state governments so they can continue to prevent child and domestic abuse. Read More
April 14, 2020 Each Client Visit Filled with Trepidation for Colorado Social Caseworker When Colorado member Camille Frazier goes to work, she’s anxious about visiting homes where someone might have COVID-19. Read More
April 23, 2019 New Budget Recognizes Those Taking on New Mexico’s Biggest Challenges With a labor-friendly governor and legislature in place, working people in New Mexico won big in the new state budget. Read More
April 02, 2019 New Mexico Council 18 Welcomes Newest EMS Members The unit of almost 30 workers held an election from March 5-9 to join with the New Mexico council. Read More
February 07, 2019 Unsung Heroes No More: NM Event Honors Public Safety Workers AFSCME Council 18 members came together on Jan. 31 to honor public safety officers and their vital contributions to our communities. Read More
September 04, 2018 New Mexico Public Safety Officers on Front Lines of Compound Raid Taos County sheriff’s deputies were part of a team of authorities who rescued 11 children from a compound. Read More
March 16, 2018 New Mexico State Employees Make the Case for Wage Increases New Mexico public service workers are celebrating pay raises for state workers, made possible by AFSCME’s effective advocacy. Read More
June 13, 2017 AFSCME Defeats Raft of Bad Bills Filed in NM “Our union is taking action,” said Council 18 president Casey Padilla, referring to AFSCME’s successful efforts to stop anti-worker proposals from becoming law in New Mexico. “We're speaking up politically on behalf of workers.” Read More
March 31, 2017 Staffing Woes Continue to Plague New Mexico Prisons Council 18 and a local news outlet expose Gov. Susana Martinez’s administration’s failure to boost staffing in New Mexico’s state-run prisons. Read More
March 02, 2016 ‘Right-to-Work’ Scam Goes Down Again An intense week of action by New Mexico labor and community groups helped beat back so-called “right-to-work” legislation. Read More
February 17, 2016 New Mexico Corrections Officers Avert Uprising As 100 union members rallied at the State Capitol in support of increased funding to address dangerous understaffing inside New Mexico’s correctional facilities, officers were quelling an uprising at one of the state-run facilities. Read More