Advancing Dr. King’s voting rights legacy
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. successfully fought for minority voting rights, but they are under siege once again. Congress must act with the fierce urgency of now.
With democracy at stake, Congress must pass voting rights legislation
AFSCME President Lee Saunders urges the Senate to pass crucial voting rights legislation – and change Senate rules if necessary to make it happen.
We mourn the death of sister Deidre Silas, Illinois DCFS investigator
Rest in power, Sister Deidre Silas. The AFSCME member in Illinois was killed on the job.
Our Stories
AFSCME mourns the loss of a beloved member of our union family, Mildred Wurf
Mildred Wurf was a pioneering District Council 37 educator and the widow of former AFSCME president, Jerry Wurf.
Boston Library carpenter foreperson doesn’t just fix doors – she opens them for others
Ann-Marie Clark-Borden, the carpenter foreperson at the Boston Public Library and member of AFSCME Local 1526 (Council 93), is a winner of our union’s Never Quit Service Award.
Law enforcement trailblazer retires from Alaska State Troopers
Alaska’s first Native woman to serve as a state trooper retires, capping a lengthy law enforcement career.
In Depth
Cultural Workers United
Welcome to Cultural Workers United, our union’s campaign to ensure that workers at cultural institutions nationwide have a voice on the job.
AFSCME and the American Rescue Plan
The American Rescue Plan is a victory for working families across the country.
The Union Difference
Better pay and benefits, safer working conditions and respect on the job. Those are some of the differences a union makes for working people.
Union Difference
It’s their moment: How child care providers are finding their union voice
In states across the country, child care providers are organizing together to form strong unions and raising their voices like never before. And they are winning.
AFSCME history: The fight against discrimination in the District of Columbia government
Learn about Marvin Fleming, an AFSCME member in the 1960s, who fought discrimination in the District of Columbia government.
Standing strong nets Local 613 members pay increases of 23% to 40%
Refusing to take no for an answer, AFSCME Local 613 in Indiana secured long-overdue by standing their ground during contract negotiations.
Featured Benefits
A New Jersey member’s career grows thanks to the AFSCME Free College Benefit
AFSCME’s Free College benefit is helping a New Jersey member fulfill her life goal.
AFSCME family enjoys a quiet home life with Union Plus Mortgage
Learn how the Union Plus Mortgage Program can help you achieve your dream of owning a home.
Study finds unions reduce risk of poverty
A new study finds that unions help reduce poverty.
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