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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 President Lee Saunders congratulated Nicole Berner, a longtime labor lawyer and general counsel of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), on being 

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.

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

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.

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.

AFSCME supports a proposal in Congress to ease the financial burden on child care professionals who provide meals and snacks.

Our union applauds the nomination of longtime Service Employees International Union (SEIU) lawyer, Nicole Berner, to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.