May 05, 2026 Thank the nation’s nurses as they do more with less to keep health care running During National Nurses Week, take a moment to thank the nurses who are on the job around the clock, caring for patients and comforting their families. Read More
May 04, 2026 Public service workers are teaching us a lesson There is no sector of the workforce more resilient than those who work in public service. Read More
May 03, 2026 Honoring the behind-the-scenes service of corrections officers and employees During National Correctional Officers and Employees Week, AFSCME salutes the workers who keep us safe. Read More
April 24, 2026 Organizing opportunities are all around us: Watch the latest Union 411 video. Watch the latest Union 411. Read More
April 09, 2026 With a voice on the job, care workers fight to keep their doors open and our economy strong AFSCME members providing child and home care sustain our communities. But anti-worker extremists and their billionaire friends have been trying to eliminate wage protections and the funding that helps working families afford care. Read More
March 12, 2026 Now, the workers who run Austin help speak for it too After AFSCME members of Local 1624 mobilized, the Austin City Council unanimously approved a historic consultation policy that gives workers a greater voice. Read More
February 23, 2026 In Ohio, a big-hearted school bus driver brightens the lives of everyone around her Ohio school bus driver Nerissa Marcum is our latest Never Quit Service Award winner. Read More
January 15, 2026 Never Quit winner helps keep Houston’s water clean Watch Never Quit winner Daniel Ellis, a member of HOPE AFSCME Local 123, tell his story. Read More
November 19, 2025 Regina is the bomb! Regina Henderson, a utility worker at Rutgers University and member of AFSCME Local 888 (New Jersey Council 63), is the latest winner of our union’s Never Quit Service Award. Read More
September 19, 2025 Never Quit winner’s public service grew out of a childhood fascination with buses Michael Tillman, a transit operations supervisor for L.A. Metro, is the latest winner of AFSCME’s Never Quit Service Award. Read More
August 29, 2025 On Labor Day, we celebrate our power – and pledge to build it. On Labor Day, we celebrate the power of workers to form unions, stand in solidarity, and together, improve our lives. Read More
August 11, 2025 To some at Columbus Zoo, Never Quit winner is ‘matriarch of our herd’ Mindi Scott, a zookeeper at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, is the latest winner of AFSCME’s Never Quit Service Award. Read More
July 18, 2025 Steven Garty finds joy in keeping his hospital running This Michigan Never Quit Award winner finds joy in his work. And it shows. Read More
July 01, 2025 West Virginians will be in a world of pain if Congress guts Medicaid An AFSCME member tells Congress the budget bill will hurt West Virginians extra hard. Read More
June 25, 2025 Never Quit winner helps make Saratoga Springs, N.Y., look beautiful Rob Wheelock, a public works supervisor for the city of Saratoga Springs, N.Y., is the latest winner of AFSCME’s Never Quit Service Award. Read More
June 24, 2025 Alaska member makes long journey to tell lawmakers to protect lifesaving services An Alaska member made a 4,000-mile journey to tell lawmakers face-to-face to protect the services that working families rely on. Read More
June 18, 2025 AFSCME lab tech fights to save Medicaid for his patients — and his brother CSEA lab tech makes the case for why Congress should leave Medicaid alone. Read More
May 06, 2025 During National Nurses Week, let’s get organized to stand with these health care heroes On National Nurses Week, let’s demand that our government put public health before billionaire wealth. Read More
May 05, 2025 Corrections workers keep us safe. Let’s thank them. Let’s honor the important work the nation’s corrections employees do to keep our communities safe. Read More
April 22, 2025 Philadelphia librarian creates a safe space for federal workers facing attacks Julie Zaebst, a librarian at the Free Library of Philadelphia, is the latest winner of our union’s Never Quit Service Award. Read More
April 14, 2025 AFSCME GO: Three Ways to Take Action Our Get Organized campaign — or AFSCME GO — is about protecting our jobs, our communities, and our rights. We need you in this fight. Here are three ways you can take action. Read More
April 07, 2025 After a beloved librarian’s tragic death, her colleagues honored her by making the road safer AFSCME members who work at a Massachusetts helped create a crosswalk after a beloved colleague was struck and killed when crossing a busy street. Read More
March 26, 2025 Administration targets library, museum funding as part of effort to slash public services A White House executive order targets funding for libraries and museums. Read More
March 20, 2025 To her students, this paraprofessional is their ‘safe place’ Meet the latest winner of the AFSCME Never Quit Service Award — Ohio paraprofessional Gail Detty. Read More
February 24, 2025 Never Quit winner is Michigan cemetery sexton who wears two very different hats Paige Yoho is a cemetery sexton in Michigan and the latest winner of our union’s Never Quit Service Award. Read More
February 12, 2025 McBride, federal workers blast plans by Musk, administration to slash public services At a rally, workers denounced plans by Musk, Trump to slash federal workforce. Read More
January 22, 2025 Love of public health motivates Nebraska Never Quit award winner Amy Peters, a scientist and a member of the Nebraska Association of Public Employees (AFSCME Local 61), is the latest winner of our union’s Never Quit Service Award. Read More
January 14, 2025 In 2024, AFSCME cultural workers celebrated wins from coast to coast In 2024, cultural workers from coast to coast organized for a voice on the job or celebrated contract wins as members of AFSCME Cultural Workers United. Read More
January 06, 2025 Biden signs Social Security Fairness Act, GPO-WEP ‘gone for good’ Yesterday brought a huge victory for public service workers, as Biden signed the Social Security Fairness Act. Read More