#UNION Pride Looks Good on You!
Check out these photos of Council 36 members showing that they're sticking to the union. These workers, in diverse lines of work for a variety of local government employers. across Southern California, refuse to let big corporations and billionaires further tilt the eco...
LA Librarians Bring Community Together for #SolarEclipse
Los Angeles Public Libraries across the City celebrated the Great American Eclipse on August 21, with librarians in Local 2626 handing out viewing glasses and providing a science lesson about the rare natural phenomenon in the sky. Hundreds of enthusiastic Angelenos of...
Council 36 Hosts Gubernatorial Hopefuls
The statewide AFSCME California politial endorsement process kicked off at Council 36 on Saturday, March 10, as dozens of leaders and rank-and-file members of affiliated unions addressed gubanatorial hopefuls and other candidates on issues of importance to working famil...
Council 36 Locals Represent at 43rd AFSCME Convention
More than 5,000 delegates and activists -- including over 100 from Council 36 Locals -- gathered in Boston to deliver a message of strength and solidarity last week for AFSCME's 43rd International Convention: We will rise up even in the face of stern challenges, and we...
All they want for Xmas is a fair contract
A unit of legal aid workers at the nonprofit Immigration Center for Women and Children (ICWC) protested outside their employer’s Downtown LA office at lunchtime on Tuesday, December 19, and were joined by labor and community allies including Assemblyman Miguel Santiago...
Community Responds to LA Mayor's State of the City
A broad coalition of community groups, clergy and labor spoke on the steps of Los Angeles City Hall today at a successful media event to hold Mayor Garcetti accountable for pledges he has made but not delivered upon -- namely the restoration of City services that were s...
County Workers Rally for a Fair Contract
Los Angeles County employees in the Coalition of County Unions (CCU), including a number of AFSCME Locals, took to the street in downtown LA to send a message to the Board of Supervisors ahead of contract negotiations: We expect a fair deal. We are tired of being squeez...