February 27, 2017 College Park Workers Rally for a Voice on the Job College Park, Ga., public workers held a rally demanding a voice on the job. Joining them were members of AFSCME Local 1644 and AFSCME International Pres. Lee Saunders. Read More
February 06, 2017 What Trump's Infrastructure Plan is Really About President Donald Trump says has a plan to rebuild America's crumbling infrastructure, but here's what his plan is REALLY about. Read More
December 28, 2016 Alan Peterson Is a Really Nice Guy Alan Peterson is a utilities worker in Enid, Oklahoma. Last fall, he helped save a couple from their smoke-filled house. Read More
October 12, 2016 Before and After the Storm AFSCME members in Miami-Dade worked hard to prepare for Hurricane Matthew. Read More
June 01, 2016 Worksite Unity Ignites Reclassification Win With a never-quit attitude, employees of the Miami-Dade County (FLA) Public Works Department won the compensation they deserved. Read More
April 28, 2016 AFSCME Couple to Celebrate 14 Years of Love at Convention Cindy and Doug Cook couldn’t be more excited about attending AFSCME’s 42nd International Convention in Las Vegas this July. Their love was "union-made." Read More
December 17, 2015 Fight Against Outsourcing Starts Early Too often the dangers of outsourcing hit us when the proverbial train has already left the station, making the pushback efforts that much harder. But AFSCME members at the Miami-Dade County Water and Sewer Department got ahead of the curve. Read More
December 17, 2015 City Workers Honored for Rescuing Elderly Woman Two AFSCME Local 2703 (Council 57) members were honored by the Merced, California, City Council for their efforts in rescuing an elderly woman who fell in her back yard. Read More
December 07, 2015 Showcasing Union Value in Small Town AFSCME Local 3918 in DeFuniak Springs, Florida, is a small union, but its members are AFSCME Strong. Read More
November 04, 2015 Community and Labor Fight for Fair Wages and a Fair Contract Members of AFSCME Local 350-5 (Council 75) in Milwaukie, Oregon, won a fair contract after pressing their demands at City Hall. Read More
September 10, 2015 Contract Oversight is $1.25 Million Payoff District 1199J, NUHHCE/AFSCME reached a settlement with the county that will mean big increases in many paychecks following a settlement to fix a contract oversight. Read More
August 28, 2015 AFSCME Wisconsin Wins Raise for Milwaukee County Workers A majority of Milwaukee County employees now have a 1.5 percent cost-of-living wage, thanks to the persistence of Wisconsin AFSCME Council 32. Read More
August 13, 2015 Record Rains Put Workers to the Test Indianapolis set a record for rainfall in June with an average of 9.03 inches. The city received 400 tree-down complaints, 129 flooding/high water complaints and 1,140 tree debris complaints. Read More
August 05, 2015 Mass Rally Defends Sanitation Jobs, Services More than 200 union members stood united with small business owners and community activists in front of City Hall here Aug. 4, protesting the Council’s recent decision to move forward with consideration of outsourcing the city’s sanitation services. Read More
July 06, 2015 Tucson Fair Wages Push Is AFSCME Strong AFSCME Local 449 members are utilizing the tools they learned during their AFSCME Strong training to gain support to improve the lives of City of Tucson employees. Read More
April 10, 2015 Going the Extra Mile: N.Y. Sanitation Workers Save a Life Two sanitation workers from Elmira, New York, Mike Waters and Ed Wood, took time out from their early morning route to save a life. Read More
March 25, 2015 Everyday Heroes Come Face to Face with Their Biggest Little Fan Two-year-old Quincy Kroner watches his heroes from the living room window of his Cincinnati home every Friday afternoon - that’s when AFSCME Local 250 sanitation workers Mark Davis and Eric Washington drive by in their garbage truck. Read More