May 21, 2019 In No Uncertain Terms During EMS Week, AFSCME recognizes the skill and dedication shown by EMS professionals. Read More
March 27, 2019 The Numbers Are In: AFSCME Members Are Sticking with Their Union Our union gained more than 9,000 dues-paying members and nearly 19,000 dues-paying retirees in the past year. Read More
March 18, 2019 Barbara Jacobs: A Half Century of Service A mail clerk at The Massachusetts Maritime Academy, Jacobs has been a welcome presence for the academy’s cadets throughout her nearly 50-year career. Read More
February 19, 2019 She Has Her Community’s Back; Her Union Has Hers Amy Meredith, an assistant district attorney at the Travis County, Texas, District Attorney’s Office, has been keeping her community safe by prosecuting some of Travis County’s most violent criminals. Read More
January 28, 2019 A Guiding Light for New Jersey’s Blind “The first thing I do is just listen to them,” says Cynthia King. “I find out how their vision loss came about, what their needs are." Read More
December 18, 2018 Copy of MN Member Rick Neyssen Proves Brains Beat Brawn Good communication has been the unlikely secret to a successful 26-year career for Minnesota Corrections Officer Rick Neyssen, winner of an AFSCME Never Quit Service Award. Read More
December 18, 2018 MN Member Rick Neyssen Proves Brains Beat Brawn Good communication has been the unlikely secret to a successful 26-year career for Minnesota Corrections Officer Rick Neyssen, winner of an AFSCME Never Quit Service Award. Read More
September 10, 2018 Minnesota’s Mark Ditsch is a Cheerful Warrior for his Community Our latest Never Quit Service Award winner is Minnesota mild. Read More
July 30, 2018 Never Quit Award Winner Says an Informed Public Makes for a Stronger Democracy “Terry” Kraus is the agency historian at the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and a winner of AFSCME’s Never Quit Service Award. One of her colleagues described her as a “one-stop, one-person shop for information on the agency.” Read More
July 27, 2018 Never Quit Awardee Did Outstanding Work in Hurricane’s Aftermath Ana Candelario was named the 2018 AFSCME Never Quit Service Award winner at AFSCME 43rd International Convention in Boston this month. Read More
March 19, 2018 Local 420 Member Helps Deliver Baby in Hospital Emergency AFSCME New York member helps deliver a baby in a medical emergency just steps from the hospital where he works. Read More
March 05, 2018 Driver’s Quick Actions Keep Students Safe Quick action by a CSEA member kept 12 students safe after the school bus he was driving developed mechanical problems. Read More
February 13, 2018 Mother’s Legacy Inspires Ohio State Worker to Never Quit After a decade-long battle with cancer, Kristin Maybriar’s mother, Kathy, passed away in June. But Kathy’s legacy of providing great customer service to Ohioans inspires Kristin every single day. Read More
February 12, 2018 Finding a Home in the U.S. Through Her Service to the Community Maria Goldberg and her family, who are from Russia, have made a home for themselves in New York City. And through her job in public service, Maria has found a way to give back to her community. Read More
January 28, 2018 ‘Rockman’ Returns Home to Serve His Community Jeffrey Julius, a juvenile probation officer, has dedicated his career to getting Miami’s kids on the right path. Read More
January 16, 2018 CSEA Member’s Quick Thinking Saves a Life Jay Gonzalez was not just in the right place at the right time, he was also the right person to save a child’s life. Read More
January 02, 2018 Splash Medics Is Saving Children from Drowning Lisa La Russo has been a paramedic, saving lives for nearly 30 years. But the AFSCME member in California decided that wasn’t enough. Read More
November 27, 2017 Off-Duty Lifeguards Save Stranded Couple in California These two college-aged lifeguards were off the clock when they saved a drowning couple. Read More
November 13, 2017 Nearing Retirement, but Not Slowing Down Retirement may be nearing, but AFSCME Never Quit Award Winner Paul Spicer isn’t slowing down. 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
October 16, 2017 A Father’s Words Inspire a Lifetime of Service This dedicated Connecticut public service worker makes sure people get enough to eat and have the necessary education and training to find meaningful work. Read More
October 12, 2017 AFSCME Retirees Never Quit! AFSCME Retirees gave back to their communities through decades of hard work, but even in retirement they never quit. Read More
October 02, 2017 Off the Streets and into the Fire Jay Richards, a Boston parking enforcement supervisor, acted on instinct when he rushed into a burning condo. The result? A life saved. 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 05, 2017 Finding A Home Through His Public Service Alex Hamilton, a maintenance worker for Sacramento public housing, got a lot farther by working a lot harder in his community through his public service and extraordinary generosity. Read More
August 22, 2017 Minnesota Workers Save Plane Crash Victim Two Minnesota public service workers saved the life of a pilot whose small plane crashed shortly after takeoff. Read More
August 21, 2017 Somali Refugee Is Like a Mother to Her Community AFSCME member Hawo Gurey survived a civil war, lived in an African refugee camp and finally made it to Minnesota, where she is now a mother to her community. Read More
August 07, 2017 Custodial Heroes Save a Student’s Life Custodial staff at a California college don’t just ably serve their institution; the AFSCME members recently prevented a student from committing suicide. 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 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