As if taking away affordable health care and food assistance for millions of people wasn’t bad enough, this administration is now behind an economy with the most job cuts in October since 2003.

BREAKING: Together with AFGE & NAGE, we're suing the Trump administration for their ongoing inclusion of a “loyalty question” on federal civil service job listings — a move straight out of Project 2025.

Cuts to SNAP benefits are cruel. And it’s AFSCME members like Stacy Smith (Local 2882), who work on the front lines as eligibility specialists, who are seeing the effects: "We had a client that came in & was afraid she'd have to go back to eating cat food."

Voters across the country opted for pro-worker candidates who are committed to lowering the cost of living, says AFSCME President Lee Saunders. www.afscme.org/blog/afscmes...

If Vermont home care worker Heather Pfaff can’t afford her Affordable Care Act health care premiums, she fears she and her mother may become homeless. She urgently needs Congress to extend ACA premium tax credits now. www.afscme.org/blog/vermont...

We are now in the longest government shutdown in history. Health care premiums are skyrocketing. Grocery prices are spiking. Shame on every anti-worker extremist in Congress who refuses to lower costs.

Congratulations to New Jersey Governor-elect Mikie Sherrill! A lifelong advocate for public service, we look forward to working with Mikie to make her vision of a fairer, more affordable NJ a reality.

And now it’s official: Virginia has not only elected a pro-worker Governor but has secured majorities in both chambers of the legislature! We look forward to working with the newly elected legislators to build a better future for VA's working families.

Congratulations to Virginia Governor-elect Abigail Spanberger! She is the champion working families need in the Commonwealth and we look forward to working together.

Working families deserve better. It's Congress who got us here & it’s Congress who needs to stop playing games. Tell them to lower health care costs and fund critical public services like SNAP. act.afscme.org/forms/tell-c...

SNAP eligibility specialist & AFSCME member Misha Dancing Waters makes sure families don't go hungry. But now that the administration is refusing to fully fund SNAP, she sees an increasingly desperate situation for working families.

Every conversation counts, every voice matters. Today is election day for key races in Virginia, New Jersey, and across the country. Make your voice heard and vote!

42 million people nationwide rely on SNAP for critical food support. Now, thanks to anti-worker extremists in Congress, families are going to go hungry, because the administration is not providing full funding for SNAP. Tell Congress to fund public services. 1-888-981-9704

AFSCME members deserve the chance to lower their student loan debt in exchange for choosing public service careers. That’s why we’re suing this administration for altering the terms of the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program. www.afscme.org/blog/in-laws...

As union members, we don’t just take what’s offered. We demand what’s fair. AFSCME members like Adam Bauer know that speaking together is how we win together. That’s the union difference.

President Saunders: "Gutting this program will worsen the public service staffing crisis while weakening the essential services communities rely on. We’re filing this lawsuit to protect PSLF so working people can continue to afford to serve their communities in the jobs they love.”

Together with a broad coalition of cities, unions, and nonprofits, we’re suing the Department of Education for illegally hijacking Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) to punish the public servants who do the work this administration doesn't like. www.afscme.org/press/releas...

Today, Oregon AFSCME members stood with @bynum.house.gov to call out the shutdown and attacks on health care and public services. Cutting Medicaid & SNAP to fund billionaire tax breaks hurts working families—and we won’t stand for it.

AFSCME Local 1653 President & furloughed FAA employee Dan Ronnenberg: We can have health care. We can put federal employees back to work. We can have SNAP. Those things are not mutually exclusive.

We congratulate the workers at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art for forming a union through AFSCME District Council 36. www.afscme.org/blog/los-ang...

Charles Morris, a Houston public health worker, is calling out lawmakers who refuse to fund health care and public services. Their choices are hurting his community. www.afscme.org/blog/houston... #HealthCareHeist

In a big win for federal workers and their unions, including AFSCME, a federal judge on Tuesday further barred the Trump administration from carrying out layoffs based on the shutdown. www.afscme.org/blog/federal...

A Wisconsin eligibility specialist, Misha Dancing Waters, warns that working families will suffer if funding for SNAP and Head Start ends on Nov. 1. www.afscme.org/blog/a-wisco...

AFSCME member and health care worker Dawn Burfin warns rural Minnesotans will lose access to critical care if anti-worker extremists continue to stand in the way of lowering health care costs. Tell Congress to lower health care costs: 1-888-981-9704 #HealthCareHeist

Fired up in Philly, workers at the Historical Society of Pennsylvania are joining a wave of cultural workers in their city and across the country who have formed a union through AFSCME. www.afscme.org/blog/more-ph...

President Saunders: “Today’s ruling is another victory for federal workers and our ongoing efforts to protect their jobs from an administration hellbent on illegally firing them.”

BREAKING: A federal judge has ruled again that the administration cannot fire federal workers during the government shutdown while our lawsuit continues.

Food assistance should not be a bargaining chip. 40 million Americans could lose access to SNAP benefits on Nov. 1 if Congress fails to take action. Tell them to end to this assault on working families by lowering health care costs and funding public services. 📞1-888-981-9704

The problem isn’t people buying their morning coffee. The problem is billionaire and corporate greed.

The longer this shutdown continues, the more our health care and jobs are in danger. Anti-worker extremists got us into this mess, but together we can fight our way out of it if we get organized. Now isn’t the time to be silent. www.afscme.org/blog/we-wont...

42 million people will lose their food assistance if Congress doesn’t stop playing games. Tell Congress to lower health care costs, fund public services, and put working families first: 1-888-981-9704

Being in a union shifts the workplace culture. Unions empower workers to know their rights. AFSCME members like Eliana Holgate know how important it is to have a strong, unified voice with her coworkers. That’s the union difference.

Working families are suffering. Not only are health care costs slated to double for millions of families, but 42 million people will lose access to food assistance if Congress doesn’t take action urgently.

Devin Knox, a human services caseworker and member of AFSCME Local 1805, is this month’s Never Quit winner! Whether he’s coaching youth football or providing assistance to his community, he’s on a mission to help people build better lives for themselves. afscme31.org/news/afscme-...

Learn how AFSCME corrections officers — members of AFSCME Local 589 — brought their union strength to fight for better staffing at Franklin County Jail in Pennsylvania. www.afscme.org/blog/in-penn...

Giving back is what drives Devin Knox, a member of AFSCME Local 1805 in Illinois. Whether he’s helping people get benefits as a human services caseworker, or he’s mentoring kids as a football coach, Knox tries to be a “positive light in a crazy dark world.” www.afscme.org/blog/our-lat...

But if Congress doesn’t act to protect the ACA Tax Credits, our health care system will only get worse—for everyone. Join us & take action: act.afscme.org/letters/tell...

Mental health care workers like AFSCME member Charlotte James need resources to care for their patients and set them up for success.

If Congress fails to extend the ACA tax credits, the health care crisis will get worse for everyone. Join us & tell Congress to stop playing games: act.afscme.org/letters/tell...

Retired public service worker Jeanne Weaver has spent a lifetime taking care of individuals with disabilities. "Medical care is not a partisan issue. It’s nonpartisan; it’s a life-or-death issue.”

BREAKING: We’re expanding our lawsuit to protect workers from being illegally fired by the administration. Federal workers provide essential public services our communities depend on. They should not be used as bargaining chips. Read more here:

The City of Venice, FL., is a sunny beach destination thanks to the hard work of AFSCME Local 1718 members, who keep the city thriving. With a new, three-year contract, they’ve earned respect for their dedication to their community. www.afscme.org/blog/on-flor... (

🪔 Happy Diwali to all who celebrate! May this Festival of Lights fill your homes and hearts with joy, unity and renewal. 🌟

AFSCME retirees at a tele-town hall last week heard from AFSCME President Lee Saunders and former Sen. Sherrod Brown. Retirees are urging their lawmakers to end the shutdown by lowering health care costs and funding public services. www.afscme.org/blog/as-gove...

The problem isn’t that people don’t want to work. The problem is too many jobs don’t pay enough to live.

The government has been shut down for 19 days, because Congress has refused to lower health care costs. Tell them to stop playing games, fund public services, and protect working families TODAY: act.afscme.org/letters/tell...

Unions have always been at the forefront of igniting generational change, so it’s no surprise that we are leading the fight against attacks on our jobs and freedoms. We won’t back down while our workplace rights and public services are being dismantled.

Today marks the last day of the UNAC/UHCP strike. For 5 days, 31,000 nurses and professional health care workers have held the line. Strength, heart, & unity makes real change possible. #UNACUHCPStrong #KaiserStrike

“You are righteous in your struggle, you are righteous in this fight.” -Pres. Lee Saunders @unacuhcp.bsky.social members are striking against Kaiser Permanente because patients deserve quality care and health care workers deserve fair wages. Fair contract now!

It’s Time to Get It Fixed! 31,000 health care workers are holding the line. We’re ready to negotiate for patient safety, fair compensation, and real solutions to unsafe staffing. #TogetherWeRise #KaiserStrike #UNACUHCPStrong