AFSCME-backed bill would help child care providers with food costs
AFSCME supports a proposal in Congress to ease the financial burden on child care professionals who provide meals and snacks.
AFSCME intervenes to block sale of DeKalb nursing home
The sale of the DeKalb County Nursing Home to a for-profit buyer has been blocked by a state review board after new light was shed on the questionable background and ethics of its would-be for-profit buyer.
November 2023 Message from AFSCME Maryland Council 3 President Patrick Moran
Giving ThanksThe holiday season has started, and we have a lot to be grateful for — all because of the work that AFSCME members do each and every day across the state of Maryland. I am particularly grateful that we are now working as a unified AFSCME, collectively worki...
New Jersey state employees sue governor for discrimination
TRENTON, New Jersey – Saying Gov. Phil Murphy’s policies have widened the pay equity gap for women and people of color, the nearly 6,000 state employees represented by AFSCME New Jersey Council 63 have filed a lawsuit in Superior Court over racial and gender-based discr...
New Jersey state employees sue governor for discrimination
TRENTON, New Jersey – Saying Gov. Phil Murphy’s policies have widened the pay equity gap for women and people of color, the nearly 6,000 state employees represented by AFSCME New Jersey Council 63 have filed a lawsuit in Superior Court over racial and gender-based discr...
Outnumbered and exhausted, a Louisiana corrections lieutenant fights for better staffing
There are two numbers that begin to describe the crisis that Tammie Latin, a lieutenant at the Louisiana Department of Corrections in Homer, faces: 158 and 1. In any given 12-hour shift, Latin is the one person responsible for the well-being of 158 or more male offender...
Outnumbered and exhausted, a Louisiana corrections lieutenant fights for better staffing
There are two numbers that begin to describe the crisis that Tammie Latin, a lieutenant at the Louisiana Department of Corrections in Homer, faces: 158 and 1. In any given 12-hour shift, Latin is the one person responsible for the well-being of 158 or more male offender...
Member Spotlight: Will Schmager
Two years ago, Will Schmager accepted a job with the City of Salisbury as a Computer Technician. His day to day involves ensuring the various IT-related requests that come in each day go to the right person in his department to resolve. But in this past year, when he wa...
USM Bargaining Story: Jontae Thomas
A seasoned Mechanical Trades Chief at Bowie State University, Jontae Thomas has spent over a decade taking care of the fire alarm systems and electrical issues on campus. His journey into union activism was influenced by his family. “My uncle worked for the Post Office,...
Extreme heat creates hazardous work conditions for Texas corrections staff
As temperatures across Texas surpassed 100 degrees, the deputy director of AFSCME Texas Correction Employees Council 907, Clifton Buchanan, warned state lawmakers in July that corrections officers face dangerous working conditions due to the heat.
Extreme heat creates hazardous work conditions for Texas corrections staff
As temperatures across Texas surpassed 100 degrees, the deputy director of AFSCME Texas Correction Employees Council 907, Clifton Buchanan, warned state lawmakers in July that corrections officers face dangerous working conditions due to the heat.
Daring boat rescue shows Connecticut police officers’ commitment to public safety
Stratford Police Department Capt. Anthony Rhew and Sgt. Joseph Maida are proud to protect their Connecticut community. It’s not just a job for them, it’s a calling.“I like being out with the public and problem-solving,” Maida explained about his career in law enforcemen...
Daring boat rescue shows Connecticut police officers commitment to public safety
Stratford Police Department, Capt. Anthony Rhew and Sgt. Joseph Maida are proud to protect their Connecticut community. It’s not just a job for them, it’s a calling. “I like being out with the public and problem-solving,” Maida explained about his career in law enforce...
Massachusetts park rangers win Never Quit award for heroic response to State House fire
Earlier that day – Tuesday, July 18 – there had been a false fire alarm at the Massachusetts State House in Boston. A few hours later, when the alarm went off again, many who work in the government building stayed put, assuming there was no danger.But this time, the fir...
Local 2040 members take bus driver shortage into their own hands
A novel training program spearheaded by AFSCME results in the filling of all driver vacancies
MSOP Labor Management Meeting 11/09/23
MINNESOTA SEX OFFENDER PROGRAMAFSCME LABOR/MANAGEMENT MEETINGSt. Peter – HR Conference Room – Microsoft TeamsNov 9, 202312:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Present: Steaed Doehring, Eric Manriquez, Matt Stenger, Ryan Cates, Jamie Schwartz, Paul Rodriguez, Troy Sherwood, Michelle Bre...
2023 WFSE Executive Board Elections
WFSE has a new Executive Board, the statewide body of members that conduct the business of our union between conventions. When convention is not in session, it is the highest governing body of our union.
2023 WFSE Executive Board Elections
WFSE has a new Executive Board, the statewide body of members that conduct the business of our union between conventions. When convention is not in session, it is the highest governing body of our union.
2023 WFSE Executive Board Elections
WFSE has a new Executive Board, the statewide body of members that conduct the business of our union between conventions. When convention is not in session, it is the highest governing body of our union.
2023 WFSE Executive Board Elections
WFSE has a new Executive Board, the statewide body of members that conduct the business of our union between conventions. When convention is not in session, it is the highest governing body of our union.
2023 WFSE Executive Board Elections
WFSE has a new Executive Board, the statewide body of members that conduct the business of our union between conventions. When convention is not in session, it is the highest governing body of our union.
2023 WFSE Executive Board Elections
WFSE has a new Executive Board, the statewide body of members that conduct the business of our union between conventions. When convention is not in session, it is the highest governing body of our union.
2023 WFSE Executive Board Elections
WFSE has a new Executive Board, the statewide body of members that conduct the business of our union between conventions. When convention is not in session, it is the highest governing body of our union.