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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.

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

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! 

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.

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.

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.

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.