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Biden forgives student loans for an additional 78,000 public service workers

AFSCME President Lee Saunders praised the White House’s announcement Thursday that the Biden administration will forgive student loans for an additional 78,000 borrowers — including many AFSCME mem

AFSCME’s ‘I AM Story’ podcast nominated for NAACP Image Award

AFSCME’s “I AM Story” podcast has received a nomination for an NAACP Image Award in the “Outstanding Podcast – Limited Series/Short Form” category.

Union membership numbers show momentum remains strong despite staffing shortages

Despite the growing wave of worker organizing across the country, the union membership rate last year ticked down slightly, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported today, underscoring the importance of initiatives like AFSCME’s Staff the Front Lines to fill job vacancies in the public sector.

HOPE Members March in the 46th Annual MLK Jr Parade

HOPE Members will March in the 46th Annual Original MLK Jr Parade & Festival in Downtown Houston.

On Saturday, February 10th, 2024, the Greater Houston community celebrates the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. As a leader in the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s, Dr. King was at the forefront of issues of race, class, and justice. HOPE Members are proud to participate in the parade honoring Dr. King.

As a government shutdown looms, AFSCME members voice alarm and frustration

For John Campion, a monitoring officer with AmeriCorps, the potential for a federal government shutdown beginning this month brings fear, insecurity and frustration.

Elmore Nickleberry, Memphis sanitation worker who went on strike in 1968, dies at 92

Elmore Nickleberry, Memphis sanitation worker who went on strike in 1968, dies at 92

City of Houston Inauguration 2024

Inauguration 2024: Party on the Plaza


The City of Houston was fortunate to have an election filled with capable candidates. The HOPE PEOPLE Committee followed the endorsement process and Senator John Whitmire emerged as the best choice for our city.

He has committed to partnering with HOPE members to address current and future challenges we as City Employees will face.

Retired from the job, but not from activism

As the year comes to a close, I am celebrating the incredible surge of worker activism in 2023. Current and future members of AFSCME and many other unions were in the streets, on the picket lines, and at the bargaining table demanding fairness and respect. I want to also take a moment to recognize and celebrate some of the most inspiring activists in our AFSCME family: AFSCME retirees.

Latest jobs report shows public services are ‘on the way toward a full recovery’

AFSCME President Lee Saunders applauded the latest federal jobs report, which showed the U.S. economy gaining 199,000 jobs in November.