May 06, 2024 Massachusetts custodians mobilize to defeat privatization effort Custodians in Duxbury, Massachusetts, and Council 93 defeated a privatization effort that threatened their jobs and the quality of services they provide. Read More
April 12, 2024 In a changing medical workplace, Salem Hospital physicians form union through AFSCME We welcome 145 attending physicians at Salem Hospital in Massachusetts to the AFSCME family. Read More
January 18, 2024 Workers at renowned Massachusetts hospital win hard-fought first contract A contract at last for workers at a famed Massachusetts psychiatric hospital. Read More
January 16, 2024 Salem Hospital doctors to form a union through Council 93 To improve patient care, doctors at Salem Hospital in Massachusetts are forming a union. Read More
October 16, 2023 Massachusetts park rangers win Never Quit award for heroic response to State House fire Four Massachusetts park rangers who responded heroically to a fire at the State House are the latest winners of AFSCME’s Never Quit Service Award. Read More
September 11, 2023 With selflessness and ‘sunlight,’ Jennifer Espino brightens the lives of people with disabilities The latest Never Quit winner, Massachusetts’ Jennifer Espino, brightens the lives of those in her care. Read More
August 31, 2023 Boston is today’s stop for the Staff the Front Lines bus tour The Staff the Front Lines bus stopped in Boston today. Read More
August 01, 2023 Small Massachusetts local stands tall against privatization – and wins A Massachusetts local rallied an entire community to fight a privatization plan. Read More
July 12, 2023 AFSCME ‘Staff the Front Lines’ bus tour seeks to solve staffing crisis in public service AFSCME is launching the Staff the Front Lines national bus tour. Read More
April 27, 2023 She put her dreams on hold, but now she’s making a big difference in her community. Shahida Balaparya, a senior vascular technologist at UMass Medical Center and member of SHARE/AFSCME Local 3900, is a winner of our union’s Never Quit Service Award. Read More
March 27, 2023 With labor in his bones, a jack-of-all-trades calls it a career Massachusetts’ Mark Smith, of Local 1700 (Council 93), is our latest Never Quit Service Award winner. Read More
March 06, 2023 The union difference brings justice to wrongly fired psychiatric hospital workers Two former Massachusetts hospital workers see justice after wrongful firing. Read More
April 29, 2022 Workers at Massachusetts hospital vote to unionize despite management’s fierce opposition Two groups of workers at McLean Hospital in Massachusetts have voted to join Council 93. Read More
April 08, 2022 MIT library support staff ratify first contract Find out how MIT’s library support staff came to join the AFSCME Council 93 family. Read More
February 03, 2022 COVID-19 bonuses secured for thousands of commonwealth workers in Massachusetts More than 6,500 AFSCME Council 93 members received the hazard pay for working during the COVID-19 pandemic. Read More
December 15, 2021 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. Read More
June 02, 2021 Other duties as assigned: Duckling rescue at the Boston esplanade Rescuing ducklings was a snap for Council 93’s T. J. Ruddock and his “quack” team of fellow AFSCME members. Read More
April 15, 2020 AFSCME Leaders, Markey Discuss Ways to Protect Front-Line Workers A virtual conversation between AFSCME leaders and Massachusetts Sen. Ed Markey revolved around protecting front-line workers. Read More
January 23, 2020 Join a Union. Your Wallet Will Thank You. Joining a union will improve your financial wellbeing. New federal statistics prove that point. Read More
December 20, 2019 Dedicated to Making Her Hospital Work for all Patients Jackie Rodriguez plays a crucial role in helping patients in central Massachusetts receive a diagnosis and treatment. Read More
November 25, 2019 In Nashua, New Hampshire, School Workers Win Fight Against Privatization AFSCME Local 365 (Council 93) school workers in Nashua, New Hampshire, fought privatization, winning a new five-year contract. Read More
May 28, 2019 UMass Memorial Hospital Workers Win Big with New Contract This victory for our AFSCME sisters and brothers in Worcester, Massachusetts, was possible thanks to their strong union and a collaborative relationship with hospital management in which workers’ voices are taken seriously. Read More
March 18, 2019 Barbara Jacobs: A Half Century of Service A mail clerk at The Massachusetts Maritime Academy, Jacobs has been a welcome presence for the academy’s cadets throughout her nearly 50-year career. Read More
October 22, 2018 AFSCME Rallies with Marriott Hotel Workers Who Demand ‘One Job Should Be Enough’ Saturday’s rally in Boston’s Fairmont Copley Plaza was the latest show of unity among employees of the largest hotel chain in the world. Read More
August 22, 2018 Contract Negotiations Underway, Workers at UMass Memorial Excited and Hopeful “I think it’s exciting that we’re going to be able to share our input with the administration and I’m hoping that we’ll reach an agreement.” Read More
June 12, 2018 MA Local Blocks School Bus Service Privatization Scheme One Massachusetts local blocked a misguided plan to privatize bus services offered by the public school district. Read More
October 02, 2017 Off the Streets and into the Fire Jay Richards, a Boston parking enforcement supervisor, acted on instinct when he rushed into a burning condo. The result? A life saved. Read More
August 29, 2017 1.8 Million Reasons to Belong to a Union After being illegally furloughed in 2011, members of one ASFCME local in Massachusetts received back pay this summer, thanks to our union’s persistence. Read More
December 19, 2016 This Is Not Just a Cat Story What keeps Ken DiPerna coming back to Massasoit Community College is a family of feral cats that lives in a wooded area right in the center of campus. Read More
November 27, 2016 AFSCME Supports Rallying Airport Workers On Nov. 29, let's stand with airport workers across the country who are demanding $15 an hour and better working conditions. Read More