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AFSCME Council 93 continues to grow! Over the past few weeks hundreds of workers have voted union Yes!
  • Over 100 Salem Hospital Physicians voted to join Council 93!
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AFSCME President Lee Saunders praised the White House’s announcement Thursday that the Biden administration will forgive student loans for an additional 78,000 borrowers — including many AFSCME mem

AFSCME President Lee Saunders congratulated Nicole Berner, a longtime labor lawyer and general counsel of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), on being 

After an historic contract signing ceremony late last week with Mayor Michelle Wu in the Eagle Room at Boston City Hall, the Boston City Council today unanimously voted to approve funding for the AFSCME Council 93 Boston Citywide Contract!

This contract will provide significant base wage gains, more flexible working conditions and scheduling, increased time off, and more, with no major givebacks from the Union!

Mr. Montoya goes to Washington

Photo: Nicholas Voutsinos/ AFSCME

In this year’s State of the Union speech, President Joe Biden highlighted his administration’s achievements over the past three years and vowed to continue fighting for working people.

AFSCME applauds his accomplishments and strongly supports the Biden-Harris administration’s vision for the future, which includes defending our nation’s democracy, protecting a woman’s right to choose and making the wealthy pay their fair share in taxes, among other things.

RATIFICATION VOTE THURSDAY, MARCH 14th

On February 27, 2024, The Alliance AFSCME- SEIU Local 888 reached a Tentative Agreement with the Commonwealth of Massachusetts for a three-year contract for the members of Unit 2. This deal would run from July 1, 2024 – June 30, 2027. 

Last week, the Boston City Council Committee on City Services & Innovation Technology held a hearing on all to frequent verbal and physical attacks AFSCME Boston Transportation Department members in Locals 783, 804, 1631, and 1892 face while doing their jobs enforcing the city’s parking regulations.

This morning AFSCME Council 93 Unit 2 Locals reached a Tentative Agreement with the Commonwealth of Massachusetts for a new 3-year contract for members working for the Departments of Developmental Services, Mental Health, Public Health and Youth Services, employees of the Department of Conservation and Recreation, and other Massachusetts state workers. In total, approximately 8,000 state workers would be impacted by this contract.

The public sector has finally recovered from the COVID-19 pandemic. At the end of last year, there were 22,000 more public service jobs in the nation than in February 2020, just before the pandemic started.

This is cause for celebration for everyone in our communities, but especially for workers of color, who have been historically overrepresented in state and local government jobs.