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March 08, 2019

AFSCME Joins ‘Fund Our Future’ Campaign in Support of Quality Public Education

The ambitious new effort launched by the American Federation of Teachers seeks high-quality public education for all.

March 01, 2019

Standing Strong with Oakland Teachers

AFSCME in Northern California is standing in solidarity with striking teachers in Oakland. Find out why.

February 22, 2019

AFSCME Stands in Solidarity with West Virginia Teachers

They struck on Tuesday and into Wednesday, marshaling 30,000 educators and allies to speak out against that state Senate’s education bill.

February 15, 2019

Child Care Workers Stand Together for Better Early Education

“Having a union means the state agencies can’t just do whatever they want. We are part of an organization that knows the rules and helps providers."

February 05, 2019

AFSCME Supports Bill to Rebuild America’s Schools

The Rebuild America’s Schools Act would invest $100 billion to create over 1.9 million jobs by addressing critical physical and digital infrastructure needs in schools.

February 01, 2019

AFSCME Parents Rejoice as Teachers Secure Win to Improve Education

The teachers went on strike to highlight the many ways in which their students were being shortchanged.

January 17, 2019

AFSCME Members Join CA Teachers on Picket Line

The teachers, members of United Teachers Los Angeles (UTLA), are standing up for high-quality education in their city, demanding, among other things, adequate class sizes, necessary support staff and fair pay.

October 17, 2018

Unions Push for “Grade A” Paid Parental Leave

The long-term goal is for all workers–union and non-union, public and private sector–to have access to paid family leave.

October 03, 2018

University of California Employees Mulling Second Strike of the Year

The strike vote, set for later this month, follows a three-day walkout by 53,000 UC workers last May over their employer's outsourcing practices.

April 17, 2018

10 Students Win AFSCME Family Scholarships This Year

10 students whose parents or grandparents are AFSCME members have won this year’s AFSCME Family Scholarships.

November 20, 2017

Pay Raises Coming to School Support Workers in Prince George’s County, MD

Thanks to AFSCME, school support workers in Prince George’s County, Maryland, are getting overdue pay raises.

November 16, 2017

On the Record: The AFSCME Agenda

Real freedom and opportunity means more than just getting by. It means having a voice on the job, affordable health care, the promise of retirement security after a lifetime of hard work, and equal democracy for all. That’s The AFSCME Agenda.

October 27, 2017

PA Child Care Providers Push for Fair Funding

In Philadelphia, AFSCME members are demanding adequate state funding for child care and early education.

October 04, 2017

Stop the Plan to Hurt You and Give Tax Cuts to the Rich

Congress will soon vote on a proposal to enact massive cuts to programs and services and give huge tax breaks to rich people and corporations. We can’t let that measure pass.

October 04, 2017

IL Child Protection Investigator Attacked on the Job

An Illinois child protection investigator, and a member of Council 31, was brutally attacked on the job and is in a coma.

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.

August 01, 2017

Foster Home Shortage Hurting Kids, Workers in MN

AFSCME-represented child protection workers in Minnesota are finding it harder to place abused and neglected children in foster homes — even as the number of kids in the foster care system keeps going up.

May 31, 2017

How to Know When You’re Not in Kansas Anymore

The Kansas Legislature just said no to Gov. Sam Brownback’s radical tax-cutting plan. The state’s experiment with unnecessary austerity is now thankfully dead.

May 24, 2017

AFSCME, Opponents Protest Trump’s ‘Morally Unacceptable’ Budget

May 23, 2017

Trump Budget Would Hurt Everyone – Except the Wealthy

President Donald Trump’s 2018 budget proposal would hurt the very people who put him in office just so he could give his rich buddies massive tax cuts.

May 18, 2017

PA Child Care Workers Fight for Kids

Pennsylvania child care providers underscored that our children are our future and demanded more funding for children’s services at a recent rally.

May 03, 2017

AFSCME Says No to Private School Vouchers

Private school vouchers are making a comeback in a federal spending bill that’ll keep government running through September 30. This is bad for public education.

April 28, 2017

President Trump’s Hollow Education Executive Order

President Donald Trump’s executive order on education is a shallow initiative that threatens protections for America’s public school students while doing nothing to help them.

February 08, 2017

Uprising Against DeVos Shows Power of Activism

Betsy DeVos became secretary of education by the narrowest possible margin. AFSCME members and others came oh so close to winning that fight and proved that activism matters.

January 27, 2017

Trump’s Pick for Education Secretary Deserves an ‘F’ in Education

Secretary of Education nominee Betsy DeVos has no serious qualifications for that job and supports privatization of education. We say ‘no’ to DeVos.

January 09, 2017

#YesWeCan: Obama Came Through for Working People

The first bill President Obama signed into law helped stop unfair pay discrimination against women, setting the tone for his legacy of standing up for working people.

January 05, 2017

Public Services or Private Services? Trump’s Picks Favor Privatization All Around

Donald Trump’s choices for his administration are ready to give the store away when they get into office, privatizing public services and even Social Security and Medicare.

July 07, 2016

In Ohio, Giving Back to their Communities is What OAPSE Members Do

Members of the OAPSE/AFSCME Local 4 are helping relieve hunger for thousands of Ohio school children.

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.

Education & Child Care Archive

AFSCME Joins ‘Fund Our Future’ Campaign in Support of Quality Public Education

Standing Strong with Oakland Teachers

AFSCME Stands in Solidarity with West Virginia Teachers

Child Care Workers Stand Together for Better Early Education

AFSCME Supports Bill to Rebuild America’s Schools

AFSCME Parents Rejoice as Teachers Secure Win to Improve Education

AFSCME Members Join CA Teachers on Picket Line

Unions Push for “Grade A” Paid Parental Leave

University of California Employees Mulling Second Strike of the Year

10 Students Win AFSCME Family Scholarships This Year

Pay Raises Coming to School Support Workers in Prince George’s County, MD

On the Record: The AFSCME Agenda

PA Child Care Providers Push for Fair Funding

Stop the Plan to Hurt You and Give Tax Cuts to the Rich

IL Child Protection Investigator Attacked on the Job

Somali Refugee Is Like a Mother to Her Community

Foster Home Shortage Hurting Kids, Workers in MN

How to Know When You’re Not in Kansas Anymore

AFSCME, Opponents Protest Trump’s ‘Morally Unacceptable’ Budget

Trump Budget Would Hurt Everyone – Except the Wealthy

PA Child Care Workers Fight for Kids

AFSCME Says No to Private School Vouchers

President Trump’s Hollow Education Executive Order

Uprising Against DeVos Shows Power of Activism

Trump’s Pick for Education Secretary Deserves an ‘F’ in Education

#YesWeCan: Obama Came Through for Working People

Public Services or Private Services? Trump’s Picks Favor Privatization All Around

In Ohio, Giving Back to their Communities is What OAPSE Members Do

Cincinnati Unions Key to Successful Book Drive

The Lingering Cost of Education