October 17, 2019 Saunders Urges ‘Back to Basics’ Strategy for 2020 Win and Beyond What will help pro-worker allies win elections in 2020 and beyond? A “back to basics” strategy of organizing through face-to-face conversations, AFSCME President Lee Saunders says. Read More
October 30, 2017 She Never Quits – Not on Her Co-Workers, Not on a Stranger Mortally Injured Oregon AFSCME member Emily Augustin was trained in life-saving techniques. Then she had to use them to try to save a stranger. Read More
September 29, 2017 The Rich Get Richer Under Trump’s Self-Serving Tax Plan The GOP’s tax plan will cut taxes for the rich and powerful – including Trump – but not for working families. Read More
September 22, 2017 In Memoriam: Alvin Turner, Memphis Sanitation Worker and Labor Hero AFSCME mourns the passing of Alvin Turner, 83, a participant in the 1968 Memphis sanitation workers’ strike and member of AFSCME Local 1733. 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
September 14, 2017 States Step in to Protect Your Retirement Savings President Trump sided with Wall Street but states are coming now to the rescue of small investors who are just trying to save for their retirement. Read More
September 08, 2017 After Striking Puerto Rico, Hurricane Irma Now Has Florida in its Sights First Puerto Rico, now Florida is in Hurricane Irma’s sights. AFSCME represents tens of thousands of members in both places. Read More
September 07, 2017 Surviving Harvey with the Spirit of Community Service Intact Learn how AFSCME members across south Texas worked tirelessly to keep basic operations going throughout Hurricane Harvey and in its aftermath. Read More
September 05, 2017 Congress Must Save the DREAMers Some 800,000 children of undocumented immigrants – known as DREAMers – face deportation under President Donald Trump’s order. Congress must stop it. Read More
September 01, 2017 Trump Tries to Hide Workplace Deaths, but He Can’t Make Us Forget Them How many workers died on the job in the U.S. last year? The Trump administration just made it harder for you to find out. Read More
August 31, 2017 If Only She Had a Union, She Might Still Have her Job She says she was fired her having her period at work. If only she’d had a union to protect her. Read More
August 30, 2017 Church Tied to AFSCME and Civil Rights History Now a National Landmark A historic Memphis church with ties to the Memphis, Tennessee, sanitation strike of 1968 – part of AFSCME’s history – has been designated a national landmark. Read More
August 28, 2017 AFSCME Members Are on the Front Lines of a Disaster In the wake of Hurricane Harvey – now a tropical storm – AFSCME members are helping save lives, restore essential services and protect property in southeastern Texas. Read More
August 25, 2017 Labor’s Hall of Honor or Hall of Shame? The U.S. Labor Department says it will induct into its “Hall of Honor” a man who broke a labor union: former President Ronald Reagan. Read More
August 23, 2017 A Candidate Who Will Fight for Working People: Elizabeth Guzman Elizabeth Guzman, a member of AFSCME Virginia Local 3001, is up against an eight-term, anti-worker incumbent in the House of Delegates. Read More
July 24, 2017 This Member Doesn’t See Himself a Hero. Everyone Else Does Traffic control maintenance worker John Marciel used his bravery and familiarity with traffic signs to save the life of a child. Read More
July 20, 2017 House Budget Plan: A Blueprint for Disaster A House budget proposal would be disastrous for millions of people who rely on Medicaid, Medicare and a host of other programs aimed at helping vulnerable Americans. Read More
July 20, 2017 ‘Let Obamacare Fail.’ Really, Mr. President? President Donald Trump to Americans who depend on having decent health care: “We’ll let Obamacare fail.” Really, Mr. President? Read More
July 19, 2017 A Game Show Jackpot Will Change His Life – But Not His Public-Service Job Why were Illinois sanitation worker Delvar Dopson and his wife competing on the NBC show “The Wall,” and what will they do with the jackpot they won? Bet you can’t guess. Read More
July 14, 2017 Medicare and Social Security Are Solvent for Near Future, Report Says Latest review of Medicare, Social Security viability shows both programs doing well for years to come. Read More
July 13, 2017 Paid Leave is an Investment in Working Families, but Trump’s Plan Falls Short Trump’s meager plan for paid family leave “falls far short of what most working Americans need,” congressional Democrats write. We agree. Read More
July 05, 2017 AFSCME Members Call on Louisiana Lawmakers to Raise Wages. They Do. Louisiana public employees had not received a pay increase for nearly a decade. They will soon, and members of AFSCME Council 17 played a role in making that happen. Read More
June 27, 2017 AFSCME Launches Campaign to Honor Dr. King, 1968 Memphis Sanitation Strikers AFSCME is launching a campaign of education and activism to commemorate the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and the 1968 sanitation workers’ strike in Memphis. Read More
June 20, 2017 Union Plus, McEntee Scholarship Winners Announced for 2017 Here are the AFSCME winners of the Union Plus Scholarship and Gerald W. McEntee award for 2017. 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
May 16, 2017 She Became an EMT – and a Union Member – to Help Others Emergency Medical Technician Lindsay Washington helped her co-workers build a union to improve the services they provide to the community. Read More
May 11, 2017 Priorities USA Report: Voter ID Laws Suppressed Turnout in Presidential Election Wisconsin’s voter ID law suppressed turnout among African Americans and other groups, benefiting Trump, Priorities USA says in new report. Read More
May 09, 2017 CEO Pay Skyrockets, Leaving Workers in their Dust CEO pay continues to balloon while workers’ pay shrinks in comparison, according to new findings released by AFL-CIO’s Executive PayWatch. Read More
May 03, 2017 AFSCME: Don’t Fix Puerto Rico’s Problems on Backs of Public Workers, Retirees Don’t solve Puerto Rico’s economic ills on the back of its public employees and retirees. That’s the message from Steve Kreisberg, AFSCME’s director of research and collective bargaining services. Read More
April 27, 2017 Louisiana Members Step up Actions for Workplace Safety, Funding To stop violent attacks, employees of Louisiana’s Pinecrest Supports and Services Center used their union, and the news media, to get the word out. Read More