Local 3429 New Haven Paraprofessionals

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University of Pennsylvania libraries staff win union election, extending wave of unionization

Philadelphia – Penn Libraries staff, unionizing as AFSCME DC 47 Local 590 Penn Libraries United, announced this

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Get back in action with Council 4 Fall Trainings

Council 4's Fall 2024 training schedule has arrived!

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Federal funding to help vulnerable Americans in danger of getting cut

Federal money for programs and services that help millions of vulnerable Americans and employ many AFSCME members could be in jeopardy next year.

Support Pandemic Hazard Pay for Essential Workers

Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, essential workers put their health and well-being on the line. Contact your legislators and Gov. Lamont and urge them to support pandemic hazard pay in the upcoming special session.

National AFSCME News

Walters Art Museum workers unanimously ratify first union contract 
It’s a new day for workers at Walters Art Museum in Baltimore. — Jul 24
Fighting to protect rural Northern Minnesota from the effects of the budget bill
The “Big Beautiful Bill” will have ugly consequences in rural Northern Minnesota. — Jul 23
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act will make hunger worse in America
We look at how the problem of hunger in America will grow worse as a result of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. — Jul 22
AFSCME members push back against attacks on federal workers — and win
AFSCME members are successfully standing up to this White House’s reckless attempts to gut the federal workforce. — Jul 18
Thanks to dogged activism, AFSCME AmeriCorps staff are going back to work
AFSCME members who work at AmeriCorps are back on the job, thanks to months of activism to fight DOGE’s unlawful gutting of the agency. — Jul 18

STANDING UP FOR DIGNITY AND SUPPORTING OUR STUDENTS