June 06, 2023 Solidarity among school workers in Connecticut saves jobs Solidarity made the union difference for 19 educational professionals in Connecticut. Read More
June 02, 2023 For Illinois paramedic, a desire to fully serve his community is hampered by short-staffing Fully serving his community is Illinois paramedic Nick Fensom’s goal. But short-staffing is thwarting him from doing that. Read More
May 23, 2023 AFSCME law enforcement members trek to Capitol to sound alarm on the staffing crisis AFSCME law enforcement leaders shared their stories with lawmakers on Capitol Hill. Read More
May 15, 2023 AFSCME honors public safety professionals during National Law Enforcement Week This National Law Enforcement Week, we remember public safety workers who died on the job last year. Read More
May 10, 2023 Outnumbered and exhausted, a Louisiana corrections lieutenant fights for better staffing Learn how short staffing has led to a crisis at a Louisiana prison. Read More
May 08, 2023 In a Maryland elementary school, a staff member lights a path for kids and their families For Maryland’s Jeniffer Morales Jimenez, helping her students means helping their families. Read More
May 02, 2023 A DC 37 member speaks out about staffing crisis in Head Start programs Head Start educator Linda McPherson explained why more investment in her program is needed now. Read More
April 21, 2023 AFSCME members strongly support Julie Su for U.S. labor secretary AFSCME is behind Julie Sue 100%. Su is President Joe Biden’s labor secretary nominee. Read More
April 12, 2023 Staffing crisis hits patients, workers at Illinois center for intellectually disabled Meet Crosby Smith, an Illinois caregiver who can deliver even better service if he just had more help and support. Read More
April 04, 2023 AFSCME launches ‘I AM Story’ podcast AFSCME launches the first episode of its “I AM Story” podcast. Read More
March 31, 2023 Alongside allies, AFSCME is fighting for safer nurse staffing AFSCME Secretary-Treasurer Elissa McBride calls on Congress to pass safer nurse staffing standards. Read More
March 27, 2023 With labor in his bones, a jack-of-all-trades calls it a career Massachusetts’ Mark Smith, of Local 1700 (Council 93), is our latest Never Quit Service Award winner. Read More
March 22, 2023 HGEA member says elected office is a natural place for union members Find out why this former HGEA member believes union members are well suited for political office. Read More
March 16, 2023 School support staff in Ohio county end strike after ratifying a fair contract offer With a new contract in hand, OAPSE Local 51 members conclude 12-day strike. Read More
March 06, 2023 The union difference brings justice to wrongly fired psychiatric hospital workers Two former Massachusetts hospital workers see justice after wrongful firing. Read More
March 01, 2023 AFSCME applauds labor secretary pick, Julie Su AFSCME President Lee Saunders applauds the nomination of Julie Su to top labor post. Read More
February 28, 2023 AFSCME cultural workers spotlight Black artists AFSCME cultural workers take to Instagram to spotlight Black artists. Read More
February 22, 2023 AFSCME launches ‘Staff the Front Lines’ initiative AFSCME launches “Staff the Front Lines” initiative to solve nationwide staffing crisis. Read More
February 13, 2023 Exclusive ‘I AM’ podcast launching in April AFSCME will launch the “I AM Story" podcast in April, chronicling the 1968 Memphis Sanitation Workers’ Strike. Read More
February 08, 2023 10 pro-worker highlights from Biden’s State of the Union address Biden’s State of the Union address showed how the president is working for working families. Read More
January 31, 2023 Beef up — don’t bludgeon — the IRS The new House leadership wants to cut much-needed funding for the IRS. Why? Read More
January 12, 2023 New House leaders want to stop congressional staffers from forming unions The new leadership in the U.S. House of Representatives wants staff members to have no collective bargaining rights. Read More
March 23, 2023 A stickler for safety brings a smile to the needle-wary Learn how our latest Never Quit Service Award winner, Minnesota’s Ashley Peterson, keeps blood donors smiling. Read More
December 13, 2022 AFSCME applauds signing of Respect for Marriage Act AFSCME celebrated President Joe Biden’s signing of the Respect for Marriage Act. Read More
November 14, 2022 Out of darkness emerges a ‘ray of sunshine’ DeAntonio, who has worked at Penn-Lincoln since 2000, admits with a warm frankness that Penn-Lincoln is a “tough school.” Read More
November 16, 2022 At celebration of life ceremony, tributes pour in for Jerry McEntee AFSCME and a host of political and labor leaders celebrated the life of former President Jerry McEntee at the Kennedy Center on Tuesday. Read More
November 03, 2022 A son of Queens, New York, teaches his community about the natural world Our latest Never Quit Service Award winner, DC 37’s Harry Aguilar, teaches the Queens community he grew up in about the natural world. Read More
October 28, 2022 In final push before election, AFSCME retirees send postcards telling voters to choose two more years of progress Find out why AFSCME Retirees are fired up to get out the vote. Read More
October 24, 2022 Former AFSCME Union Scholar makes the fight of workers the centerpiece of his writing career Learn how a former AFSCME Union Scholar used his internship to ignite a career as a journalist. Read More
October 20, 2022 The Million-Dollar Union Difference Discover why it pays – upwards of $1 million – to belong to a union. Read More