AFSCME

Congratulations to Auburn, N.Y., Police Detective Edward Pickard! He is the latest winner of AFSCME’s Never Quit Service Award. Pickard dove into a freezing river to save a woman from drowning.

Detective is honored by his co-workers — and his union — for saving a life An Auburn, N.Y., member braved frigid waters to save someone’s life.

With costs skyrocketing on everything from health care to groceries thanks to the Trump administration’s so-called Big Beautiful Bill, it’s no wonder over half of Americans believe the economy is getting worse. An affordable life shouldn’t be out of reach for the people who do the work.

Half of Americans struggle to afford groceries and gas, exclusive poll finds About 57% of polled Americans also believe economy is worsening in grim portrait of cost of living crisis, according to Harris survey for the Guardian

Members of AFSCME Council 13 applaud the investments in public services in Pennsylvania’s new budget, as well as a long-overdue cost-of-living adjustment for some 60,000 state workers who retired before 2001. AFSCME members fought to include money in the budget to fund both of those priorities.

AFSCME members win first cost-of-living increase in 20 years for 60,000 PA retirees After a long battle, AFSCME retirees in Pennsylvania won a cost-of-living increase in the commonwealth’s new budget.

For 90 years, AFSCME members have been on the frontlines of history, fighting back, never backing down, and never quitting.

Every member helps write the next chapter of our union's story. Now it's your turn. Share a fond memory of your time as an AFSCME member: https://afscme90th.org/share-your-story/

AFSCME workers in Memphis, Tennessee, have launched a public campaign to convince city leaders to fund the fair wages they were promised. AFSCME Local 1733 - Memphis, which represented the sanitation workers who were on strike when Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. came to Memphis in 1968, is once again demanding dignity and respect for the city workers whose wages have not kept up pace with inflation.

AFSCME members who keep Memphis running fighting for a livable wage Respect 1733 is a new, high-profile campaign calling on Memphis city officials to keep their promises and approve fair wages for the workers who keep the city running.

Having a voice on the job is more than securing better wages and benefits. It’s about workers getting the respect they deserve.

Medicaid and Medicare have transformed the lives of millions of people by expanding access to health care. For many AFSCME members, it supports the essential work we do to help others.

On their anniversary, we must stand up to protect these vital programs for seniors, working families, people with disabilities, and future generations.

Sign up today to volunteer with fellow AFSCME members to fight for the care our communities deserve! https://act.afscme.org/forms/become-an-afscme-power-activist-gen

Members of Servidores Públicos Unidos de Puerto Rico (SPUPR, Concilio 95/AFSCME) participated in an annual meet that brings together public service workers from throughout the island for a day of friendly, track-and-field events. Juan Jaimán Manfredy and Luis Soto, a corrections officer and former corrections officer, respectively, took first place in their respective events.

Athletes share love of sport and public service at Puerto Rico’s annual competition AFSCME members in Puerto Rico took first place in an annual sports event that brings together public service workers from throughout the island.

When a member of Local 1762 (AFSCME-Colorado) found out she was being underpaid, she turned to her fellow AFSCME members for help. During their fight, they found more cases of pay inequity and worked with management to win fair pay for all affected workers. That’s the union difference.

AFSCME Colorado local wins back pay for colleagues Members of a Colorado local fought to ease pay disparities — and won.