AFSCME Local 4041

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

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

The public sector has finally recovered from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Our union applauds the nomination of longtime Service Employees International Union (SEIU) lawyer, Nicole Be

During the COVID-19 pandemic, the Biden administration halted all federal student loan repayments.

AFSCME members in Hawaii urgently need our help.

MINNEAPOLIS – AFSCME’s Staff the Front Lines bus tour made a stop here today and featured the first hiring hall of the summer.

States, cities, towns and schools face a staffing crisis. Hiring for public service jobs has failed to keep pace with the private sector.

National Law Enforcement Week gives us an opportunity to recognize the sacrifices and contributions of America’s public safety professionals.

AFSCME wholeheartedly supports the newly reintroduced Richard Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act (PRO Act), which would make it easier for workers in the private sector to form stron

In January 1993, Joann Mapp shared a powerful message on a conference call with newly elected President Bill Clinton.

Thanks to efforts by the Biden administration and AFSCME, many public service workers, 

The last two years have been full of challenges.

AFSCME is committed to helping you get the student debt relief you deserve.

The COVID-19 pandemic arrived at a time when our nation’s health care workers were already experiencing burnout.

AFSCME members and working families are celebrating the Supreme Court confirmation of Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, whose life experience and extraordinary legal career make her uniquely attuned t

Today, following President Joe Biden’s nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown

AFSCME President Lee Saunders on Monday joined President Joe Biden and members of his administration, as well as a bipartisan group of lawmakers, for 

As solidarity actions and strikes sweep the nation, workers are making history by organizing their workplaces for the first time.

We’ve said it before: Life is better in a union. 

The pandemic has led many of us to take stock of our lives and our goals.

Workers Memorial Day 2021 arrives at a moment of the greatest urgency, when the front lines of the war against

On this National Library Workers Day, AFSCME library workers deserve to be recognized for the value they bring to ou

Georgia Veiga has been a proud member of AFSCME New Jersey Local 3440 for the last 17 years.

AFSCME President Lee Saunders praised the House of Representatives for passing 

Here’s a sure sign of new leadership in Washington.

The U.S. Conference of Mayors has sent a letter to Congress that echoes what AFSCME has been saying for months: It’s long past time to robustly fund the front lines.

AFSCME President Lee Saunders called the victories of the Rev. Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff in Georgia’s Senate runoff elections “a bold mandate for change.”

President-elect Joe Biden and Vice president-elect Kamala Harris on Monday brought together business and union leaders, including AFSCME President Lee Saunders, for a virtual meeting to discuss an

With so much at stake for working families in the 2020 election, AFSCME members across the country stood up to the challenge once again.

There are countless reasons against voting for Donald Trump in November.

Throughout my son’s long career at AFSCME, there have been countless times when I’ve seen Lee proudly wearing an AFSCME T-shirt.

LOS ANGELES – In a union election victory 17 years in the making, child care providers across California have 

AFSCME joined a virtual gathering of the Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival, a movement that seeks to shift the moral narra

Economists of diverse backgrounds, who might otherwise disagree on a range of policy issues, spoke with a single voice on Monday on the need for Congress to provide robust aid to states, cities and

During Law Enforcement Week, we honor public safety officers who paid the ultimate sacrifice in the line of duty.

Editor’s note: The following is a story from the front lines of the fight against COVID-19, as told by a member in Washington state:

AFSCME members working for the Louisiana Workforce Commission (LWC) are hopping busy these days fulfilling a critical mission.

Before the announcement early Wednesday of an unprecedented $2 trillion deal 

As the coronavirus (COVID-19) emerges in the United States, many AFSCME members are and will continue to be on the front lines car

Through a budget proposal announced this week, President Donald Trump continues his attacks on vital progr

The new year brings good news for millions of working Americans. Nearly 7 mill

Despite high levels of stress on the job, many state and local workers say they highly value serving the public and their communities and feel generally satisfied with their jobs.

Last year, nearly half a million workers went on strike across the nation, the largest number since 1986, when

Across the nation, women are creating change for working families more than ever before. The Women’s Leadership Academy is ready to train more AFSCME women to be leaders of that change.

It’s not a secret that drug prices in the United States are rising much faster than inflation.

On Sept. 11, 2001, we as a nation faced a tragedy unique in our history.

LAS VEGAS – Corrections workers have become the first group of state workers to ask to be recognized as AFSCME in contract negotiations since Nevada adopted a law in June giving state employees the

The 19 presidential candidates who participated in the AFSCME Public Service Forum on Saturday disagreed on a range of topics, but they all agreed on o

After years of debate and delay, Congress has finally passed a bill to ensure th

Today, the latest attempt by the Trump administration to repeal the Affordable Care Act will

Following 

CARSON CITY, Nev. — Public service workers across the country lauded the passage of Nevada Senate Bill 135, which expands collective bargaining rights to over 20,000 Nevada state employees – the la

EMS Week is a time to recognize the sacrifices that EMS professionals make for their communities and to honor these skilled heroes w

In October 2012, Hurricane Sandy battered the east coast of the United States, causing billions of dollars in damage across 24 states.

Megha Desai is a public defender in Multnomah County, Oregon. In a given week, she might work upwards of 60 hours. Right now, she has about 145 open cases.

Our union gained more than 9,000 dues-paying members and nearly 19,000 dues-paying retirees in the last year, suggesting that billionaires and corporations are failing in their effort to “

LAS VEGAS — More than 160 AFSCME members gathered in Las Vegas last week to lift up the voice of public service workers and move our union forward.  

LOS ANGELES — As fires burned in Northern and Southern California and the death toll continu

This summer, I joined thousands of union members at a rally in Philadelphia to speak out against the Trump administration’s family separation policy.

Better wages. Check. Better working conditions. Check.

It was 10 years ago this month that the 2008 financial crisis kicked into high gear.

Like others around the world, I mourned the death last week of Aretha Franklin.

The Janus case was an attempt to deliver a knockout blow to millions of working people and their families who looked to the Supreme Court as an independent institution that advances equal