"In our glorious fight for civil rights, we must guard against being fooled by false slogans, as 'right to work'. It provides no 'rights' and no 'works'. It's purpose is to destroy labor unions and the freedom of collective bargaining... We demand this fraud be stopped."
- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., 1961
National AFSCME News
- AFSCME working and retiree members call out politicians who gutted life-saving programs
- Officer who died in 1950 honored during Law Enforcement Week thanks to AFSCME member’s research
- Illinois State workers win a new contract, end 4-week strike
- Cleveland primary care providers are forming a union with AFSCME
- Thank the nation’s nurses as they do more with less to keep health care running