Council 81

In 1886, the organziation that would become the American Federation of Labor (AFL), set out to help workers across the United States to gain better working conditions.

1968. Memphis, Tennessee. The heart of the racially segregated South. Black sanitation workers faced poverty wages and degrading, dangerous conditions on the job.

March 8, 2023 is international women's day! We want to thank all the women who make AFSCME Council 81 Happen.

In solidarity with Delaware CBTU Chapter, the Delaware AFL-CIO, UFCW Local 27, and LiUNA Local 199; AFSCME Council 81 is participating in a COVID-19 Test Kit distribution event.

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