November 26, 2024 Workers at Ohio cinema house are latest to form a union through AFSCME Congratulations to the employees of Gateway Film Center for forming a union through AFSCME Ohio Council 8. Read More
September 27, 2024 Cincinnati 311 operator is the latest winner of AFSCME’s Never Quit Service Award Shaundale Green Jr., a 311 operator for the City of Cincinnati and member of AFSCME Ohio Council 8, is the latest winner of our union’s Never Quit Service Award. Read More
April 03, 2024 Patty’s powering the polls Find out how AFSCME Retiree Patty Taylor serves her community on Election Day. Read More
February 08, 2024 AFSCME president, Council 8 member praise Biden investment in Canton, Ohio, water plant AFSCME President Lee Saunders and an Ohio member praise President Joe Biden’s investment in Canton water plant. Read More
February 02, 2024 First union contract represents a huge victory to workers at Columbus Museum of Art The ratification of their first union contract represents a huge victory for workers at the Columbus Museum of Art, who are members of AFSCME Ohio Council 8. Read More
August 25, 2023 AFSCME members rally in Columbus as Staff the Front Lines bus visits Ohio The Staff the Front Lines bus rolled into Columbus, Ohio, for a rally by AFSCME members and elected officials. Read More
August 08, 2023 AFSCME nurses share worries about staffing crisis with Biden administration Four AFSCME nurses discussed staffing shortages with HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra this month. Read More
May 05, 2023 Former AFSCME member elected judge in Ohio Jennifer O’Donnell, a former public defender and member of AFSCME Ohio Council 8, was elected judge of the Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court. Read More
March 29, 2023 Wex Workers United unanimously vote ‘union yes’ AFSCME’s nationwide effort to organize cultural workers notches another victory, this time at Ohio’s Wexner Center for the Arts. Read More
March 14, 2023 On Equal Pay Day, what can you do to bridge the gender wage gap? Join a union Today is Equal Pay Day, and though the gender wage gap remains stubborn, there is something you can do about it: join a union. Read More
February 23, 2023 ‘Nurse Bob’ recognized for helping vulnerable Ohioans access health care they need Robert Holomuzki, a community nurse in Ohio, is a winner of AFSCME’s Never Quit Service Award. Read More
November 15, 2022 In landslide victory, workers at Columbus Museum of Art vote to unionize with AFSCME More proof that the unionization drive is strong in cultural institutions – workers at the Columbus Museum of Art just formed a union through AFSCME Council 8. Read More
September 16, 2022 Columbus Museum of Art employees seek voluntary recognition from museum trustees Workers at the Columbus Museum of Art have a simple request for management – recognize our union. Read More
July 05, 2022 Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program wipes out Ohio member’s $40,000 debt Ohio Council 8 member Aaron Crane got $40,000 in student loans wiped out thanks to the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program. Read More
June 21, 2022 AFSCME members rally at Ohio Capitol demanding recognition for COVID-19 work AFSCME members are making their voices heard as they demand respect and emergency pay from Ohio lawmakers for their work throughout the pandemic. Read More
March 22, 2022 Workers at Ohio State’s Wexner Center for the Arts seek representation through AFSCME Council 8 Staff at Ohio State University’s Wexner Center for the Arts have voted to become part of AFSCME’s Cultural Workers United. Read More
March 14, 2022 Ohio job and family services specialist is all about her community Sheila Back, a Montgomery County, Ohio, Job and Family Services specialist who was elected trustee of Jefferson Township, is a winner of our union’s Never Quit Service Award. Read More
August 24, 2020 Ohio University workers overcome challenges to build power After trying for many years, some 450 staff members at Ohio University have finally formed a union through AFSCME. Read More
August 03, 2020 Grassroots calls intensify for state, local aid from the U.S. Senate AFSCME members all across the country are pushing for state and local aid from Congress in what has become a true grassroots movement. Read More
June 04, 2020 Urgent Investment in Public Health, Contact Tracers Workforce is Needed AFSCME President Lee Saunders and two AFSCME contact tracer-members made the case for urgent investment in public health infrastructure. Read More
February 24, 2020 When a Team’s Secret Weapon is the Custodian Kent State University custodian Sabra Lloyd keeps its athletic center running and winning. Read More
January 21, 2020 AFSCME Ohio Council 8 Leader Marie Clark Passes Away AFSCME mourns the passing of Council 8 leader Marie Clark. Read More
June 18, 2019 Post-Tornado Recovery Work in Ohio Underscores AFSCME Never Quit Spirit The tornadoes left more than 70,000 without power and water, and destroyed more than 500 buildings – including the homes of more than 50 AFSCME members. Read More
July 03, 2018 Remembering Joe Patterson of Ohio Council 8 Patterson will be remembered for many things, but his fellow firefighters and emergency medical technicians remember him as a mentor and as a man who could lift everyone’s spirits. Read More
April 12, 2018 City Workers Part of Tornado Response Team Learn how members of one Ohio local helped their community recover after a tornado tore through their city recently. Read More
September 18, 2017 A Routine Job Becomes a Job to Save a Life Two Akron, Ohio, AFSCME members helped save the life of a driver who lost control of his vehicle and crashed. Read More
June 08, 2017 Ohioans to Sen. Portman: No Cuts to Health Care, Medicaid AFSCME members and other worried Ohioans tell U.S. Sen. Rob Portman – say no to cutting Medicaid and health care. Read More
June 05, 2017 Laura Fulmer Takes Her Job Seriously. Her Community Loves Her for It Never Quit Award winner Laura Fulmer is serious about her job as a Housing Code Enforcement Officer. Her community is very appreciative. Read More
March 01, 2017 Want a Healthy Fire Department? Get a Union – Even in Mt. Healthy In Mt. Healthy, Ohio, a 23 paid part-time firefighters decided to do something about their lack of a union contract. They organized with AFSCME Council 8. Read More
June 13, 2016 In Debt? AFSCME and Union Plus Can Help! Check out these resources to help with the costs of education and student debt. Read More
June 10, 2016 Cincinnati Unions Key to Successful Book Drive Members of AFSCME Ohio Council 8 never quit giving back to their community. Their latest effort: donating more than 1,000 books to a Cincinnati school. Read More
February 18, 2016 Campus Officer Saves Student’s Life What started out like any other Tuesday for Cuyahoga (Ohio) Community College campus security officer Ray Barnhardt turned out to be an opportunity to save a student’s life. Read More
February 02, 2016 “We Have to Keep on Building This Union … We Can Never Give Up” Working with special needs children, Park says her voice on the job has made it possible for her to advocate for the education and care her students need. Read More
June 25, 2015 Ohio Council 8 Activist, Labor Leader Marie Clarke Celebrates 100th Birthday Marie Clarke, an AFSCME Ohio Council 8 retiree who dedicated her life to working for equal rights in the workplace, celebrates her 100th birthday June 27. Read More
March 25, 2015 Everyday Heroes Come Face to Face with Their Biggest Little Fan Two-year-old Quincy Kroner watches his heroes from the living room window of his Cincinnati home every Friday afternoon - that’s when AFSCME Local 250 sanitation workers Mark Davis and Eric Washington drive by in their garbage truck. Read More
March 02, 2015 Ohio Members Win $150,000 in Pension Pay Dispute After years of delays, a Lucas County (Ohio) judge set aside an arbitration decision and ordered the City of Toledo to write a check to approximately 100 AFSCME members who were wrongly denied the pay they were owed. Read More