In the News Archive
Public Employers Must Address Harassment Too
#MeToo has injected a new urgency in the battle to end sexual harassment once and for all.
Supreme Court Case Threatens Freedom of American Workers
For all they do, public service workers deserve basic respect and a fair hearing in the Supreme Court. If facts, law and precedent matter, Janus v. AFSCME will be decided in their favor.
The Real Problem Is Robbing Workers of Fair Compensation, Not Public-Service Unions
Robbing sanitation workers and corrections officers of a decent living while lavishing more tax breaks on corporations and billionaires is the real problem, a problem made far worse if the court rules against working people.
The False Slogan of Right to Work: An Attack on Worker Freedom
The Janus v. AFSCME Council 31 case before the Supreme Court would make so-called “right-to-work” the law of the land in the public sector, threatening the freedom of working people to join together in strong unions.
Because They Care: Cedar Haven Workers and Residents Stand for Dignity
The workers at Cedar Haven nursing home are waging a struggle to provide the best possible care for the people they love.
The Importance of Public Service
AFSCME has made a commitment to better understand our members’ priorities and their connection to our union. What we’ve learned can be summed up in a single phrase to describe public service workers: We never quit.
Want to Get Back to Normal? Strong Unions Are Key
Organized labor can be a bulwark against the rising inequality and authoritarianism that threaten to dismantle democracy.
Puerto Rico needs a Marshall Plan
America must help Puerto Rico rebuild after Hurricane Maria, just as it did for Europe after World War II.
What Our Public Workers Deserve: Our Respect
Again and again, they get us through crises. So why do we treat them so badly?
Labor Unions: Bringing You More Freedoms Than the Weekend
If you’re able to exhale and take a break this Labor Day weekend, thank a union worker for that feeling of freedom. And know that we’ll keep fighting for it no matter what.