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Federal funding to help vulnerable Americans in danger of getting cut

Federal money for programs and services that help millions of vulnerable Americans and employ many AFSCME members could be in jeopardy next year.

HOPE 2024 Convention Delegates Election

Every two years, delegates from most AFSCME locals, councils and retiree chapters throughout the country participate in a week’s worth of debate, networking, skills learning, political action and o

AFSCME honors public safety professionals during National Law Enforcement Week

National Law Enforcement Week gives us an opportunity to recognize the sacrifices and contributions of America’s public safety professionals. We honor and respect the thousands of AFSCME public safety professionals who never quit on our communities, and we commit to fighting for them so they can do their jobs safely and effectively. 

This Nurses Week, we salute those who care for us and stress the need to hire more nurses

This Nurses Week, we salute those who care for us and stress the need to hire more nurses

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Outnumbered and exhausted, a Louisiana corrections lieutenant fights for better staffing

Outnumbered and exhausted, a Louisiana corrections lieutenant fights for better staffing

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A DC 37 member speaks out about staffing crisis in Head Start programs

A DC 37 member speaks out about staffing crisis in Head Start programs

Linda McPherson

Today, we honor workers who died on the job

On Earth Day, celebrating AFSCME members in green jobs

Earth Day 2023: A Conversation with Arborist Shaun Abell

Every year on April 22 — Earth Day — communities across the globe celebrate our environment and commit to making it healthy for future generations.

This Earth Day, I’m thinking about the 50,000 AFSCME members who work in green jobs, protecting and caring for our planet. Whether they’re leading nature walks in our county or state parks, making public buildings more energy efficient and resilient to climate disasters, or making sure our waterways are clean, AFSCME members are at the heart of healthy communities.

911 dispatchers keep saving lives, despite staffing shortages

 

911 dispatchers keep saving lives, despite staffing shortages

Rashawne Haynes. Photo by Anna Dang.

AFSCME launches ‘I AM Story’ podcast

On the 55th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., AFSCME releases the “I AM Story” podcast, which describes the working conditions faced by AFSCME sanitation workers in Memphis, Tennessee, in 1968 – the year of their historic strike – and connects that seminal event to today’s struggle for economic and racial justice. The podcast also spotlights the ties between the labor and civil rights movements.