October 03, 2023 New Orleans city workers work on first contract after union rights finally protected by law With their union rights protected by an ordinance, New Orleans city workers are writing their first contract. Read More
October 02, 2023 Through union activism and political power, Nevada AFSCME members net historic gains Nevada state employees who are members of AFSCME Local 4041 are celebrating historic gains achieved through collective bargaining and political power. Read More
September 29, 2023 A full-court press by San Antonio city employees leads to pay raises and expanded benefits In the budget that San Antonio, Texas, elected officials approved this month, members of AFSCME Local 2021 won major improvements in pay, benefits and more. Read More
September 26, 2023 Art Institute school and museum staff win first contract Members of the Art Institute of Chicago Workers United (AICWU/AFSCME) have won a first contract that includes wage increases and addresses critical workplace issues. Read More
September 19, 2023 St. Charles Public Library workers in Illinois win first contract Library workers in St. Charles, Illinois, won a first contract that ‘ticks all the boxes.’ Read More
September 13, 2023 Historic union election win at Kidspace Children’s Museum despite management pushback Sixty workers at California’s Kidspace Children’s Museum officially have a union. Read More
September 12, 2023 Minnesota state workers celebrate wage hikes, other provisions in new contract A new contract comes with much needed raises for 18,000 Minnesota state workers. Read More
August 23, 2023 Workers at flagship Maryland university seek better pay, safer working conditions, more At Maryland’s flagship public university, AFSCME support staff say they’re disrespected and underpaid. Read More
August 23, 2023 First contract brings big wins for workers at Minnesota Historical Society Workers at the Minnesota Historical Society are seeing the union difference in the first contract they negotiated. Read More
August 02, 2023 Illinois state workers ratify robust new contract More than 30,000 Illinois state workers have ratified a robust new contract. Read More
March 15, 2023 Florida school custodians awarded back pay, benefits after AFSCME intervenes As many as 1,000 Florida school custodians were denied the proper pay and benefits for years. Thanks to AFSCME, they’re getting what they are due. Read More
March 13, 2023 Field Museum employees win union with AFSCME AFSCME Council 31 welcomes workers at the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago. Read More
February 13, 2023 Ten things to love about your union on Valentine's Day Here are 10 reasons why you ought to love your union this Valentine’s Day – and every day. Read More
January 19, 2023 The union difference in wages – 18% higher pay if you belong to a union New federal data show union members earn 18% more than workers who don’t belong to unions. 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
September 09, 2022 Behind the highest union approval ratings in 60 years The Economic Policy Institute looks at what’s driving labor unions’ highest favorability since 1965. Read More
September 05, 2022 Cause for optimism on Labor Day In a column, AFSCME President Lee Saunders explains why working people have reasons to be hopeful and optimistic this Labor Day. Read More
August 30, 2022 As workers organize from coast to coast, approval of labor unions continues to rise The latest annual Gallup poll on union favorability found that 71% of Americans support labor unions, the highest level since 1965. Read More
April 27, 2022 Then and now, unions continue to make a difference More and more people across our country are discovering all that the union difference has to offer. Read More
April 14, 2022 Workers at Philadelphia Museum of Art ramp up pressure for fair contract Members of the Philadelphia Museum of Art Museum are upping the pressure on management to secure their first contract. Read More
April 11, 2022 Washington state retirees win pension COLA increases through persistence Retiree activism yields pension COLA increases in Washington state. Read More
April 08, 2022 MIT library support staff ratify first contract Find out how MIT’s library support staff came to join the AFSCME Council 93 family. 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
March 07, 2022 Workers in the U.S. are waking up to the union difference. Now we know how many. In 2021, workers in the United States stood together and raised their voices. How many? We now know, thanks to a database put together by researchers at Cornell University. Read More
March 04, 2022 Union difference: Raises, bonuses for 2,300 workers in Ramsey County, Minnesota Ramsey County, Minnesota, workers secure strong contract after AFSCME members put up a tough fight. Read More
March 01, 2022 Another behavioral health victory as crisis-line workers join Oregon AFSCME Staff at a Portland crisis intervention center are the latest behavioral health workers to seek to affiliate with Oregon AFSCME. Read More
February 23, 2022 AFSCME President Saunders: A thriving Black community relies on strong labor unions AFSCME President Lee Saunders, in a new video, explains the connection between Black prosperity and labor unions. Read More
February 23, 2022 Bryant University facilities employees vote to affiliate with Rhode Island Council 94 Workers at a Rhode Island university have decided to affiliate with AFSCME instead of staying with their previous union. Read More
February 17, 2022 Workers at MO library system seek voluntary recognition of their new union Workers at a library system in Missouri are asking management to recognize their union. Read More