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PEU/AFSCME Local 1 Stands Against Wasteful Executive Pay Raises at 4CD

Members of PEU/AFSCME Local 1 stood up against wasteful executive pay raises at the Contra Costa Community College District (4CD) board meeting earlier this month.

Monterey Bay Aquarium Worker United

The newest cultural workers union to join the AFSCME family is Monterey Bay Aquarium Workers United.

VICTORY ON FIRST CONTRACT!! AFSCME LOCAL 2703 DIGNITY HEALTH MEDICAL FOUNDATION

Employees have successfully ratified their very first contract since reaching out to AFSCME Local 2703 two years ago.  There have been several ups and downs but ultimately MEMBERS HAVE PREVAILED!

New Rights for Workers!  New Salary Pay Table!  New Money!  New Pay Differentials!  New Job Security!  New Strength!  New Respect!  

Wellpath/ CFMG in Placer County

On July 31, 2023 healthcare professionals at Wellpath/ CFMG in Placer County organized their union with AFSCME Council 57 with 85.4% voting Yes! Please welcome them to our AFSCME Council 57 family! 

Arrest warrant for former El Dorado Hills CSD official indicted on felony perjury charges

Arrest warrant for former El Dorado Hills CSD official indicted on felony perjury charges By Darrell Smith Updated October 31, 2025 9:08 PM 

Read more at: https://www.sacbee.com/news/local/crime/article312731488.html#storylink=cpy

Low wages threaten health and safety in El Dorado County

El Dorado County management and budget decisions can seem far removed from most people’s daily lives, but they have real consequences, like the threat of being snowbound. When El Dorado County communities get hit with a big snow storm this winter, there won’t be enough snowplow operators to clear our roads, making sure we can get to work, school, the grocery store or medical appointments.

University of Pennsylvania libraries staff win union election, extending wave of unionization

Philadelphia – Penn Libraries staff, unionizing as AFSCME DC 47 Local 590 Penn Libraries United, announced this fall the results of their August election conducted by the National Labor Relations Board.

AFSCME Council 57 Values the Work of the Arts Members Welcomed Into our Union in 2024

Click the link below to hear Creative Growth's story featured on CBS Sunday Morning:

https://www.cbsnews.com/video/how-oaklands-creative-growth-enabled-generations-of-artists/?intcid=CNM-00-10abd1h

Federal funding to help vulnerable Americans in danger of getting cut

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

AFSCME is teaming up with allies to fight drastic cuts proposed by right-wing lawmakers. More draconian proposals are likely if Donald Trump is elected president in November and his allies seize control of Congress.

New legislation would be transformational for public service workers nationwide

As labor unions gain in popularity, workers’ rights remain under threat. But while private sector workers have the right to form unions under federal law, public service workers lack that same guarantee.