December 20, 2022 Workers at Maryland’s public defender office certify AFSCME as their union Workers at Maryland’s Office of the Public Defender overwhelmingly vote to certify their union with AFSCME. Read More
January 19, 2022 WFSE members ensure minimum wage law applies to all Washingtonians A private prison company in Washington state exploited immigrant detainees by paying them as little as $1 a day. AFSCME members successfully ended that practice by taking the company to court. Read More
November 09, 2020 The Maryland Defenders Union takes on a COVID outbreak at a Baltimore courthouse Members of the newly chartered Maryland Defenders Union fight for greater on-the-job protections. Read More
August 11, 2020 Public defenders in Maryland unite to make voices heard with AFSCME Council 3 Maryland’s public defenders are gaining a voice on the job by building power through AFSCME. Read More
November 07, 2019 Round-the-Clock Commitment to Public Service Some AFSCME members perform public service during and after work. Like Oregon member Vanessa Nordyke. Read More
May 01, 2019 Assistant Attorneys General Win Right to Collectively Bargain With the full force of WFSE behind them, AAGs were finally able to secure collective bargaining rights. Read More
February 27, 2019 Attorneys for Washington State Seek Collective Bargaining Rights Assistant attorneys general in Washington state seek collective bargaining rights from the legislature. 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