Recent News
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With SNAP benefits set to end, Alaska eligibility worker sees perfect storm brewing
Cutting SNAP benefits will be a gut punch for needy Alaskans, member says.
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Los Angeles County Museum of Art workers announce plans to join AFSCME
Workers at the LA County Art Museum are forming a union through AFSCME.
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A Wisconsin eligibility specialist sees 'desperate' situation as funding for SNAP, Head Start ends
A Wisconsin eligibility specialist warns of serious harm to communities as funding for SNAP and Head Start runs out on Nov. 1.
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Federal workers win as judge further halts Trump’s shutdown layoffs
Federal workers won big this week as a federal judge further barred the Trump administration from carrying out layoffs based on the shutdown.
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More Philly cultural workers join wave of union organizing
Workers at the Historical Society of Pennsylvania are joining AFSCME.
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We won’t be silent about the shutdown
The longer this shutdown continues, the more our health care and our jobs are in danger.
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In Pennsylvania, corrections officers demand urgent action to fix understaffing crisis
Pennsylvania corrections officers fight for better staffing.
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Houston public health worker warns, ‘When you cut public health, you cut lives’
Charles Morris, a member of AFSCME Local HOPE 123, warns that the government shutdown is robbing his community of critical public health funds.
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On Florida’s Gulf Coast, AFSCME members win new contract and recognition for their service
Members of AFSCME Local 1718, who keep Venice, Fla., running, fought for a strong new contract.
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As government shutdown drags on, AFSCME Retirees are taking action
As the federal government shutdown drags on, AFSCME retirees are urging their lawmakers to end the shutdown by lowering health care costs and funding public services.