AFSCME Blog Feed

AFSCME member who helps struggling families joins calls for wealthy to pay fair share in taxes
Kanika Jones, a Head Start case worker in Phoenix and member of AFSCME Local 2960, added her voice to a growing chorus calling for higher taxes on the wealthy. — Sep 16
California voters reject recall effort
California voters firmly rejected the recall of Gov. Gavin Newsom — Sep 15
Never Quit winner is California nurse who “brings a sense of humanness” to patient care
Rose Fejerang, a respiratory therapist in California and member of AFSCME Local 3299, is a winner of our union’s Never Quit Service Award. — Sep 15
New Jersey behavioral health workers held Labor Day strike
SERV behavioral health workers held a Labor Day strike. — Sep 14
Studies find unions close gender and racial pay gaps
More evidence emerges proving unions make a big difference in workers’ lives. — Sep 13