AFSCME saw robust growth in cultural worker organizing in 2025. Find out more by watching this video. www.afscme.org/blog/a-year-...

Congrats to hundreds of workers for Arapahoe County, Colorado. They now have a their first contract. www.afscme.org/blog/congrat...

Congrats to workers at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. They voted overwhelmingly to form a union through AFSCME District Council 36. www.afscme.org/blog/workers...

Major win for working people in NYC. @dc37nyc.bsky.social Jahmila Edwards and @juliesulabor.bsky.social have spent their careers fighting and winning for working people. Their appointments put the needs of working people front and center in the new NYC administration.

Workers at the Frederick County Public Library System have a voice on the job after forming a union through @afscmemd.org. www.afscme.org/blog/workers...

Secretary-Treasurer Elissa McBride shines a light on the child care affordability crisis and the states and localities that are stepping up to provide solutions.

Last week, anti-union lawmakers in Utah were forced to repeal a law they had approved just months before that targeted collective bargaining rights for public service workers. That was thanks to the Protect Utah Workers coalition, which includes AFSCME. www.afscme.org/blog/afscme-...

The House is about to vote on a health care bill that fails to extend the ACA premium tax credits that millions of families rely on to afford coverage. Tell your congressperson: extend the ACA premium tax credits and lower health care costs! act.afscme.org/letters/tell...

Wishing a bright and meaningful Hanukkah to all who celebrate.

BREAKING: The U.S. House has passed the Protect America’s Workforce Act. It would restore collective bargaining rights the White House stripped away from over 1 million federal workers.

Anti-worker politicians in the Senate just voted down an extension of the Affordable Care Act tax subsidies, allowing health insurance premiums to skyrocket for millions of Americans. Congress must fix our health care crisis.

Affordability impacts everyone. Members of AFSCME Local 1363 who work for Jackson Health System in Florida’s Miami-Dade County rallied to demand a 4% cost-of-living adjustment in their new contract. www.afscme.org/blog/afforda...

The president stripped 1 million federal workers of their collective bargaining rights. But with your help, we can restore their freedoms on the job. Tell your representative to vote YES on the Protect America’s Workforce Act: act.afscme.org/letters/tell...

Talk about the union difference. At Chicago’s Museum of Science & Industry, 120 workers won significant raises, holiday pay, and other improvements in their first union contract. The workers formed their union with AFSCME Council 31 in July 2023. www.afscme.org/blog/first-c...

Being in a union means you're never in the fight alone. When working people win, their families win, too. That's the union difference.

Millions of working families are counting on us. Email your senator TODAY and demand they pass a clean extension of the Affordable Care Act premium tax credits: act.afscme.org/letters/tell...

When we care for ourselves, we can take better care of our communities. That’s the union difference.

Congratulations to AFSCME local 1989 (@afscme31.bsky.social) members at Northeastern Illinois University on their contract victory! #BetterInAUnion

Annie Schmeckpeper, our latest Never Quit winner, is a case worker in CO who investigates child fatalities. Though her job can be heartbreaking, she says: “I need to have a job that’s meaningful. I have to know that what I do every day makes a difference.” www.afscme.org/blog/colorad...

The new union contract at one Illinois university will give @afscme31.bsky.social members who work there the dignity and respect they deserve. www.afscme.org/blog/workers...

Working families nationwide are living paycheck-to-paycheck, while billionaires and corporations are making more money than ever. @afscme.bsky.social’s Lee Saunders is right: Workers deserve an economy that works for all of us, and a union contract helps balance the scales. https://bit.ly/4iyIArl

Fed up with Sharp Healthcare’s failure to deliver a fair contract, thousands of San Diego-area nurses held a three-day strike last week to fight for patient care. www.afscme.org/blog/fightin...

@afscme.bsky.social President Lee Saunders is right: everything costs more, and families are fed up with an economy that rewards billionaires and giant corporations over workers who create their profit. A union contract is how we start to level the playing field. https://bit.ly/4iyIArl

Regina Henderson isn’t just a cashier in dining services at Rutgers University. She’s a supportive co-worker and respectful team leader. She serves with care— the same care she’d want her own children to be treated with. That’s solidarity in action.

This Thanksgiving, working families across the country are stretching every dollar they can. Meanwhile, this administration "doesn't want to hear about affordability.” Read more in President Saunders' op-ed out today in @newsweek.com:

Happy Thanksgiving from America’s unions! We’re so thankful for our unions and for working people everywhere, and we’re grateful for your solidarity. We hope that you have a fun, safe and meaningful day.

Anti-union extremists would rather give billionaires like Elon Musk more tax breaks instead of funding public services. Meanwhile, Musk is on track to make $83 *billion* more than every child care worker in America, combined.

This Thanksgiving, we're thankful for workers like Regina Henderson, whose care comes solely from the heart. A Rutgers utility worker and AFSCME Local 888 member, she's our latest Never Quit winner and depicts the true spirit of service we're grateful for. www.afscme.org/blog/dining-...

A collective voice, job security, fair wages and more. THAT’s the union difference. It’s #BetterInAUnion!

When workers have a union, they’re not standing alone. They have someone in their corner. They have a voice. They have security. That’s the union difference.

The members of AFSCME Local 2021 have dedicated their careers to keeping San Antonio thriving. But facing an affordability crisis, many were being priced out of the city they served. Learn how they mobilized to for better wages and more recognition. www.afscme.org/blog/from-or...

It’s time to close the gender pay gap once and for all. A union contract is how we start to balance the scales and make sure women — and all workers — get the equal pay, dignity and respect they deserve.

The pay gap hasn’t grown like this since the ’60s. One group is holding the line: women in unions. Take a deeper look: www.afscme.org/blog/unions-...

A bipartisan bill aimed at restoring collective bargaining rights for thousands of federal workers is now headed for a vote. Call your rep now and ask them to pass the Protect America’s Workforce Act: act.aflcio.org/call_campaig...

When the workers who keep students fed, clean campuses, and care for patients can’t afford rent— it’s a problem. We stand in solidarity with our AFSCME 3299 siblings on strike for a fair contract, better wages, and affordable health care.

Being in a union gives you the freedom to be unapologetically yourself. That’s the power of solidarity. That’s the union difference.

AFSCME members who work at Voice of America won big last week when a federal judge ruled to protect their collective bargaining rights. AFSCME President Lee Saunders called it “a major victory.” www.afscme.org/blog/in-majo...

Thousands of University of California workers across UC campuses and health centers are on strike this week after the university has ignored the cost of living and affordability crises facing its most economically vulnerable workers.

BIG WIN FOR WORKERS: A federal judge issued a preliminary injunction today blocking the White House from stripping Voice of America workers of their freedom to collectively bargain. www.afscme.org/press/releas...

“We applaud the court for granting our stay & blocking the administration’s attempts to prevent AFSCME members who are legally present & authorized to work in the U.S. from providing the vital public services our communities rely on.” -AFSCME Pres. Saunders www.afscme.org/press/releas...

Federal public health cuts are hurting Columbus, Ohio, but AFSCME members are fighting back. www.afscme.org/blog/afscme-...

Sign up for AFSCME emails and get the latest updates, resources, and opportunities to make a difference for working families. www.afscme.org/difference/h...

Everyone deserves care. Everyone deserves to feel appreciated at work. Unions help make that possible.

Workers at the Detroit Institute of Arts are seeking voluntary recognition for the union they’re forming through AFSCME Michigan 925. www.afscme.org/blog/detroit...

This Veterans Day, we salute all who’ve served and the veterans in the AFSCME family who continue to make our communities stronger every day.

Congratulations to Daniel Ellis, a member of HOPE AFSCME Local 123 who is the latest winner of our union’s Never Quit Service Award. Ellis is a skilled laborer for the City of Houston’s Wastewater Operations Branch. www.afscme.org/blog/he-gets...

When you're in a union, you can show up as your true self every single day. That’s the union difference.

President Saunders: "Congress must take action to extend the ACA tax credits and prevent a massive increase on working people’s insurance premiums.”

Tune into the full episode here, and then join us in our fight. Dial 1-888-981-9704 to reach your member of Congress. Tell them: Lower health care costs. Fund public services. Protect federal workers.

From working families unable to access SNAP to cuts to state and local budgets, the government shutdown affects everyone. On Keepin’ It Real with Rev. Al Sharpton, President Saunders made it clear: AFSCME will keep fighting for affordable health care and fully funded public services.