America's communities never rest. That's why people who work in public service never quit. American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees
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Congratulations to Rob Holland, the latest winner of AFSCME’s Never Quit Service Award. Holland is a water quality lab technician for the City of Rochester, New York, who goes the extra mile to ensure safe drinking water is flowing to local residents. www.afscme.org/blog/never-q...
ICYMI: In a lawsuit brought on by AFSCME, AFGE & other allied groups, a judge has ruled that federal employees were WRONGFULLY fired earlier this year by the Trump administration. This is a significant victory in our fight to protect our communities from this admin's relentless anti-worker attacks.
This Hispanic Heritage Month, we honor the strength of Hispanic and Latino workers. For generations, they have organized, fought for our communities, and stood up for fair pay and respect. Their fight has made our workplaces and our country stronger.
President Saunders: “This latest ruling mandates that the government must now set the record straight that these illegally terminated probationary employees were not fired for their performance, as the Trump administration falsely claimed when it fired them en masse."
BREAKING: In another victory for AFSCME & AFGE members & our communities, the US District Court for the Northern District of California has affirmed that the Office of Personnel Management lacked the authority to fire federal probationary employees.
Americans are facing the LARGEST health insurance price increases in 5 years. Thanks to extremist lawmakers prioritizing massive tax cuts for greedy corporations and billionaires instead of helping working families, health care costs will continue to go up. www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
Some 200 workers at the Delaware DOJ are building power at work through AFSCME Council 81. www.afscme.org/blog/backbon...
Under this administration, a federal program created to provide medical treatment for 9/11 first responders has been underfunded and understaffed. We won’t let this go on. www.afscme.org/blog/this-ad...
We must protect the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program from political attacks. Find out how you can stand up for it. www.afscme.org/blog/speak-o...
Workers who keep Tulsa, Oklahoma, running have negotiated historic contracts that fix pay, scheduling workplace issues. www.afscme.org/blog/from-pa...
Library workers are warning of the consequences of cuts to federal funding. Members of @afscme.bsky.social, the largest union of cultural workers, are speaking up about what could be lost if funding goes away: www.afscme.org/blog/afscme-... Tell Congress to #FundLibraries: ala.org/fundlibraries
Federal workers like AFSCME Local 2207 President Kelly Daly are using their voice on the job to keep their communities safe and healthy in the face of extreme funding cuts and attacks on workers. Read more about Daly & others standing up federalstories.afscme.org
The White House wants to upend the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program. They’re saying that if an employer doesn’t tow its ideological line, they’re going to prevent its workers from using PSLF. Tell the Department of Education to protect PSLF: act.afscme.org/letters/prot...
Maryland @govwesmoore.bsky.social & Comptroller Brooke Lierman know what's at stake due to funding cuts in the so-called "Big Beautiful Bill". Today they joined hundreds of @afscmemd.org members to commit to protecting public services for working families.
This administration is putting your retirement security in jeopardy. They've put your private data at-risk, pushed out thousands of workers who keep the agency running, closed offices and spread lies to hurt Social Security. Read more at @propublica.org:
The big, ugly jobs report from Bureau of Labor Statistics is the worst our country has seen since the pandemic and it "makes clear that an administration run by and for billionaires is failing working families.” Full statement from President Saunders:
Learn how AFSCME, the largest union of cultural workers, along with other cultural institutions, is working to stop the dismantling of the Institute of Museum and Library Services. www.afscme.org/blog/afscme-...
Senator @wyden.senate.gov is right: RFK Jr.’s tenure as HHS Secretary has been marked by conspiracy, corruption, and higher health costs for families. He’s making America sick.
RFK Jr. can't be trusted with our nation's health. Under his direction, HHS has: ❌ laid off thousands of federal public health workers ❌ clawed back funding that keeps our communities healthy ❌ slashed funding for vaccine research and spread disinformation, endangering everyone
RFK Jr. wouldn’t last a day in the shoes of the AFSCME members who work on the front lines providing health care. He’s a billionaire sellout who has wormed his way into our public health system & is now intent on decimating it to benefit greedy corporations at the expense of our health.
Pittsburgh is a union town! It was great to be there with AFSCME Council 13 for the Labor Day Parade. The mighty green machine was out in force to support workers' rights, public services, and economic justice. #AFSCMEStrong #GetOrganized
The administration’s push to eliminate the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) threatens the vital services AFSCME members provide nationwide. We won’t stop fighting until the IMLS, and the critical jobs it supports, are safe from being illegally cut.
Today, AFSCME, alongside a coalition of library and museum organizations, filed an amicus brief urging the court to stop the White House’s unlawful attempt to dismantle the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) through an Executive Order.
A victory for better health care in Minnesota. After years of trying, AFSCME members have finally won their fight to get rid of an unaccountable hospital board. www.afscme.org/blog/workers...
This Labor Day, I sat down with AFSCME and SEIU to talk about lowering costs for working people across our Commonwealth and our country. Thank you to Delegates Candi Mundon King and Rozia Henson for joining this important conversation on the challenges and priorities of Virginia’s working families.
Our work keeps our communities going. Today’s our day to stand proud. Happy Labor Day to every AFSCME member and retiree, and to everyone who works for a living.
Happy Labor Day! Thank you to the hardworking AFSCME members who make Maryland happen. Here's to fighting the good fight today and every day to protect our livelihoods, our public services, and our communities!
Get up, get down, Philly is a union town! As part of AFSCME’s Labor Day celebrations, President Saunders is kicking off the 38th Annual Labor Day Parade & Family Celebration in South Philly with more than 4,000 union members & their families.
Happy Labor Day, AFSCME family! Today is a reminder that we'll never stop fighting for what #WorkersDeserve – fairness, freedom, and the power of a union.
AFSCME President Lee Saunders blasted the financial industry at a March on Wall Street on Thursday. He called Wall Street “complicit” in this administration’s attacks on workers. www.afscme.org/blog/at-new-...
This Labor Day weekend, we celebrate our freedom to form unions and improve our lives. But billionaires & politicians threaten to strip away our rights and slash public services. Read President Saunders’ Labor Day column and take the pledge to fight back: www.afscme.org/blog/on-labo...
Workers made this country what it is today, and we aren’t going to let greedy billionaires and union-busters take it from us. This #LaborDay, we celebrate how far we’ve come, and we fight back for the freedom, fairness, and security #WorkersDeserve
AFSCME members at Voice of America spread freedom of the press worldwide. Now, for defending VOA’s mission, this administration wants to silence their voice on the job. AFSCME will fight this illegal action in court. www.afscme.org/press/releas...
Learn why for the fifth year in a row, Americans’ approval of labor unions remains at a near all-time high. www.afscme.org/blog/gallup-...
More than 20,000 UDW members joined us for a hybrid Teletown Hall to discuss how recent federal cuts will impact us and our communities. A special thank you to our amazing AFSCME President, Lee Saunders, for joining us for our discussion. #AFSCMEStrong
We’re continuing to call out the disastrous impacts that the so-called “Big, Beautiful Bill.” This week AFSCME members and retirees joined Rep. Nikki Budzinski to sound the alarm about how these cuts will devastate our communities.
On the anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, America’s unions are committed to continuing Dr. King’s mission—fight for fair wages, equal rights and dignity. Civil and labor rights are inseparable, and we’ll keep fighting to ensure workers’ rights are secure.
Prices keep going up for working families, but instead of getting support, anti-worker extremists are further rigging our economy in favor of billionaires & greedy corporations. That’s why we’re joining the #MarchOnWallStreet with the National Action Network—to demand fairness and change.
"It is easy to see why trust in Congress and big corporations is hitting new lows, while support for unions remains strong." Read the full statement from President Saunders on the 2025 @gallup.com labor union approval polling here: www.afscme.org/press/releas...
For engineer Jeff Pedersen, being in a union means feeling safer on the job. Having a stronger voice in the workplace gives members the confidence and security to get their jobs done. That's the union difference.
Tomorrow, we are joining @NationalAction and thousands of working people to #MarchOnWallStreet to demand an economy that works for all of us—not just the wealthy few. RSVP: www.marchonwallstreets.com
Protections for AFSCME members working in employment services are under threat. The Dept. of Labor is considering eliminating merit staffing requirements, which ensures these jobs are free from corruption and political influence. Tell them to stop this: act.afscme.org/letters/stan...
We will NEVER stop fighting to protect Social Security – whether from DOGE, privatization or any other threat. Social Security belongs to the people, not greedy billionaires.
Elon Musk's DOGE continues to put hundreds of millions of Americans private Social Security data at risk. A new whistleblower says there is NO oversight to monitor how our data is being used or shared by DOGE's inexperienced and irresponsible minions. #HandsOffSocialSecurity
We won’t stand by as the administration guts the Agriculture Department. We will fight back. www.afscme.org/blog/the-usd...
Kathy Uhrig, a member of @afscme1624.bsky.social and our latest Never Quit Service Award winner, leads a tiny team for the city, helping ensure that when something is built on city land, it’s done right. www.afscme.org/blog/in-boom...
The livelihoods of home care providers are at risk. A proposed rule by the Department of Labor would strip home care providers of minimum wage and overtime protections. Stand with them by submitting a comment to the Department of Labor: act.afscme.org/letters/stan...
AFSCME members in Nevada this week thanked Reps. Dina Titus and Steven Horsford for their votes against the so-called “Big, Beautiful Bill,” which became law last month. www.afscme.org/blog/afscme-...
The Dept of Labor is considering a change to a rule that would prevent home care providers from earning the minimum wage and overtime pay. Stand up for home care providers now by opposing this rule change. act.afscme.org/letters/stan...
For nearly 100 years, employment services workers have done their jobs free from political influence & corruption. However, a rule change proposed by the Dept of Labor would eliminate those protections. Stand up for these workers by submitting a comment: act.afscme.org/letters/stan...
Overworked? Understaffed? Joining a union is the best way to ensure you get the extra staffing you need.
After finding synthetic marijuana during a cell search, three corrections officers at an Iowa prison were recently hospitalized. www.afscme.org/blog/drug-ex...
AFSCME’s archives tell the story of our union’s history. The building housing these archives is 50 years old this year. www.afscme.org/blog/afscmes...
AFSCME members called out Rep. Young Kim for hanging working families in California’s 40th District out to dry. www.afscme.org/blog/afscme-...
HAPPENING NOW: We’re marching on Rep. Young Kim’s office in Anaheim, CA to ask a simple question: How dare you vote to cut services at local hospitals, nursing homes and schools to pay for more billionaire tax breaks?
"We have a White House that’s run by billionaires, for billionaires. And we have a Congress full of backstabbing politicians who have abandoned the working class!"- AFSCME President Lee Saunders
🙌 Hundreds of AFSCME members are at the @aflcio.org #BetterInAUnion bus tour in Anaheim, California to demand answers from Rep. Young Kim for why she voted to raise costs on California’s working families & threaten the public services we all depend on.
AFSCME members spoke out last week about the harms the so-called “Big Beautiful Bill Act” will inflict on Arizona. And they thanked their local congressman – Rep. Greg Stanton — for voting against that cruel budget bill. www.afscme.org/blog/afscme-...
In Brownsville, Texas, an AFSCME retiree joined Rep. Vicente Gonzalez to call on Congress to protect Social Security from the billionaires and their yes-men. www.afscme.org/blog/texans-...
We will fight the administration’s absurd rule to change the eligibility for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program. www.afscme.org/blog/adminis...
As a certified nursing assistant, Demetris provides daily care to those who need it most. As an AFSCME volunteer organizer, he shows up for his coworkers, fighting for better pay, better benefits and a stronger community. That's the union difference.
Many federal workers have struggled to do their jobs and find the resources to serve their communities. But they are using their voices to fight back. Read their stories and add your voice. www.afscme.org/blog/to-prot...
Say it loud and say it proud: 50,000 workers have gained a voice on the job through the @cwuafscme.bsky.social movement. That’s more than any other union. www.afscme.org/blog/50000-w...
Attacks on federal workers are attacks on our safety, public health, and communities. As anti-worker extremists take a sledgehammer to our public services, AFSCME federal workers are sounding the alarm about cuts and sharing their stories. Read their stories: federalstories.afscme.org
Veterans Affairs workers make sure that our nation's veterans are cared for. Despite their service, VA Sec. Doug Collins is trying to bust their unions and attack their freedom. We won’t stay silent! Sign this petition: act.seiu.org/a/supportvaw... #UnionStrongForVets
Social Security turns 90 today, but it is under attack like never before. As AFSCME President Lee Saunders put it, the attacks amount to “a coordinated assault on the freedom of workers to retire with dignity.” www.afscme.org/blog/as-soci...
The big ugly bill is a disgrace. It makes sure the rich stay rich, while cutting our health care and raising our costs. On the #BetterInAUnion bus tour, @afscme.bsky.social is making sure the politicians who voted for this anti-worker bill knows how it will hurt the people they serve.
A Rep. Scott Perry sold out his constituents by supporting the “Big Beautiful Bill.” AFSCME members called him out on Tuesday as the AFL-CIO’s “It’s Better in a Union” bus tour stopped in Harrisburg. www.afscme.org/blog/rep-sco...
90 years ago, Social Security was signed into law. Since then, it’s been there for our grandparents, our parents, and now us, helping us retire, supporting families, and lifting seniors out of poverty. Sign the pledge to protect Social Security. afscme.org/ssa
Another nonpartisan study confirms: under this latest tax scam, the rich get richer and the poor get poorer. Because of anti-worker yes-men in Congress, income for the poorest will drop by $1,200/year while boosting income for the wealthiest by $13,600. thehill.com/homenews/hou...
We’re in Harrisburg, PA today for the @aflcio.org #BetterInAUnion bus tour! We won’t let Rep. Scott Perry get away with voting to give tax breaks to greedy billionaires at the expense of working families. We are the public service workers who keep PA running!
Congratulations to Mindi Scott, the latest winner of our union’s Never Quit Service Award. She is a zookeeper at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium and member of AFSCME Local 2950 (Ohio Council 8). www.afscme.org/blog/to-some...
As the Department of Labor considers a rule change that would prevent home care providers from earning minimum wage or overtime, we need to make our voices heard. Learn more. www.afscme.org/blog/a-new-r...
At a stop in Phoenix of the AFL-CIO’s bus tour, AFSCME members slammed the “One Big Beautiful Bill.” And they’re holding Arizona’s lawmakers accountable for supporting it. www.afscme.org/blog/in-phoe...
Congratulations to the workers at Baltimore’s Enoch Pratt Free Library system. They ratified their first union contract by a vote of nearly 99%. www.afscme.org/blog/workers...
Members of AFSCME Local 1246 are relieved that the director of the Oregon Department of Human Services is retiring soon. They passed a vote of no confidence against him last year as problems mounted. Read more. www.afscme.org/blog/officia...
Workers at the VA take care of America's veterans. Terminating union contracts is an attack on every American's freedom to organize. This is anti-union extremism in action, and we stand in solidarity with our union siblings who are under attack. We will keep fighting for the freedom to organize.
Staying together and standing firm on their demands were the keys that unlocked a fair contract for Duke University workers. Read more. www.afscme.org/blog/duke-un...
The big, ugly budget reconciliation bill’s cuts to our jobs and essential services like Medicaid are devastating communities across the country. The #BetterInAUnion bus tour is in Arizona with @afscme.bsky.social to hold those who voted to betray working families accountable!
HAPPENING NOW: The AFSCME public service workers who keep Arizona running are in Phoenix for the @aflcio.org #BetterInAUnion bus tour. We're calling out Reps. Schweikert and Hamadeh for voting to pass the “Big Beautiful Bill” and betraying our working families.
Next step for workers at Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services who formed a union through AFSCME Council 5 is negotiating their first contract. www.afscme.org/blog/workers...
The @aflcio.org's “It’s Better In a Union” bus tour stopped in Des Moines, Iowa, where AFSCME members warned how the “Big Beautiful Bill” will harm families in that state. www.afscme.org/blog/afl-cio...
The @aflcio.org bus tour stopped in Des Moines, IA, where AFSCME members called out Rep. Nunn, Rep. Miller-Meeks and Sen. Ernst for their support of the “Big Beautiful Bill.” The bill will cut food assistance and health care for Iowans who need it most. who13.com/news/metro-n...
“Everyone deserves to make it to graduation.” Des Moines public school bus driver & AFSCME member Lyle Crone knows how life changing Medicaid & food assistance are for children in need.
HAPPENING NOW: AFSCME members are at the @aflcio.org #BetterInAUnion bus tour in Des Moines, Iowa. We’re calling out Sen. Ernst & Reps. Nunn & Miller-Meeks for voting to raise costs on Iowa’s working families & threatening the public services we all depend on.
At a press conference in La Crosse, Wisconsin, on Thursday, AFSCME members vowed to hold Rep. Derrick Van Orden accountable for his vote in favor of the so-called “One Big Beautiful Bill Act.” They called his vote a “betrayal.” www.afscme.org/blog/afscme-...
Firing someone for reporting factual data is unacceptable. You can’t bury the truth — we just had the worst 3 months of job growth since we lost 1.3m jobs during the pandemic. We support our economy by investing in working families, not just the 1%.
In Spokane, Washington, AFSCME members joined @mayorspokane.bsky.social on Thursday to call out Rep. Michael Baumgartner for supporting the “Big, Beautiful Bill.” “We won’t forget that you betrayed working families,” they said.
Greg Abbott and the anti-worker extremists in Texas’ Congressional delegation want to take voting power from working people by redrawing Congressional districts. AFSCME members, and the entire labor movement, are standing together to defend our democracy. www.afscme.org/press/releas...
Wisconsin Rep. Tony Wied, your Green Bay-area constituents won’t forget that you stabbed them in the back by supporting the “One Big Beautiful Bill.” www.afscme.org/blog/afscme-...
The new contract for staff at the Baltimore City Public School System will raise pay, improve health and safety protections, and expand workplace rights. www.afscme.org/blog/its-una...
🚨 Treasury Sec. Scott Bessent says that the "Trump Accounts" in the BBB are a "back door for privatizing Social Security." Social Security is a guaranteed benefit & a promise to retire with dignity to those who have earned it. Anti-worker extremists want to break that promise.
“The legal term for that is ‘waste.'" 🔥 A federal judge just called out the Administration for sitting on taxpayer money and ignoring a court order to restore the @VOANews. The Admin has until Aug. 13 to submit a real restoration plan. The clock is ticking — & we're watching.
For the past six decades, hospitals, rural medical clinics, and more have been funded by Medicaid and Medicare. AFSCME Members like Dawn Burnfin are committed to keep fighting for these essential programs which improves health care for everyone.
275K+ Wisconsinites will lose health care. 375K+ families will lose food assistance. $500B in Medicare cuts. “The Big Beautiful Bill is an attack on the working & middle class in this country.”-Green Bay Alderman & AFSCME Local 3055 Pres. Ben Delie on why we need get organized.
Mary Townsend’s grandson Andrew was born with a rare genetic disorder. Medicaid keeps him alive. Families like Mary's have relied on Medicaid & Medicare for health care for the past 60 years. This year, we vow to keep fighting for their care even in the face of drastic cuts.
The anniversaries of Medicare and Medicaid bring as a painful reminder of what anti-worker extremists are taking away from us through the so-called “One Big Beautiful Bill Act.” We must fight back. www.afscme.org/blog/medicar...
There’s nothing beautiful about the new budget law. Nevadans will be hurt by it. Pretty much the only people to benefit are the ultra-rich, who will get huge tax breaks. www.afscme.org/blog/workers...
Congratulations to Anne Arundel County library workers, who unanimously ratified their first union contract last week. The members of @afscmemd.org Council 3 formed a union through AFSCME’s nationwide Cultural Workers United movement. www.afscme.org/blog/anne-ar...
A win for education! After pressure from workers, lawmakers, and communities, the administration is releasing $5B in critical education funding that supports educators and students alike. www.npr.org/2025/07/25/n...