District Council 37 AFSCME

For Working Women, This is Not a Close Call

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

AFSCME to Trump: Federal Workers Deserve Respect

AFSCME President Lee Saunders lashed out at the Trump administration after President Donald Trump signed a s

DC 37 Blog

  • AFSCME Members #RiseUp at 43rd Convention in Boston
    By MIKE LEE AFSCME members are heeding the call to #RiseUp this week at the 43rd International Convention of the American Federation of... — Jul 18
  • Saving Our Public Housing
    City and federal investigators raided the warehouse of the New York City Housing Authority on June 13, responding to a complaint filed... — Jul 13
  • Trump and Labor: A Betrayal
    Donald Trump won the presidency portraying himself as a champion of workers. So far, his record as president amounts to a great betrayal.... — Jul 12
  • A Culture of Organizing
    By BARBARA TERRELONGE For decades, our union has largely focused on providing services to members. But in recent years we learned we must... — Jul 11
  • Vote “Yes” on the Contract
    By HENRY GARRIDO Executive Director, District Council 37, AFSCME, AFL-CIO After a marathon negotiating session in late June, we concluded... — Jul 10
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National AFSCME News

  • We Organize Together. We Win Together.
    “We must inspire hope in the weary and the fearful. Now more than ever, we must ask our co-workers questions that stir them up and challenge them to take action: Will we have the power we need to improve our lives if we are not united?” — Jul 17
  • Honoring the Giants of AFSCME’s Past
    A poignant retrospective charted the lives and careers of the past AFSCME leaders. — Jul 16
  • UNION
    There is nothing we can’t do when we rise up to meet our challenges together. #RiseUpAFSCME — Jul 16
  • We've Got Plenty of Fight
    "In a democracy, in a democracy with good union strength and skill and organizing power … we the people will win out." — Jul 16
  • We Are AFSCME
    “But if they think we’re going to roll over, if they think this is going to slow us down or shut us up, if they think we’re going to let five unelected men in robes steal our freedom, they’ve got a big surprise coming." — Jul 16
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