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In Memoriam: Heath Van Handel

Jan. 10, 2025

University of Pennsylvania libraries staff win union election, extending wave of unionization

Jul. 01, 2024

Federal funding to help vulnerable Americans in danger of getting cut

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Jan. 09, 2024

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As a government shutdown looms, AFSCME members voice alarm and frustration

For John Campion, a monitoring officer with AmeriCorps, the potential for a federal government shutdown beginning this month brings fear, insecurity and frustration.

As a government shutdown looms, AFSCME members voice alarm and frustration

Jan. 03, 2024

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Elmore Nickleberry, Memphis sanitation worker who went on strike in 1968, dies at 92

[caption align="right"] Elmore Nickleberry, Memphis sanitation worker who went on strike in 1968, dies at 92 [/caption]

Elmore Nickleberry, Memphis sanitation worker who went on strike in 1968, dies at 92

Dec. 19, 2023

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Retired from the job, but not from activism

As the year comes to a close, I am celebrating the incredible surge of worker activism in 2023. Current and future members of AFSCME and many other unions were in the streets, on the picket lines, and at the bargaining table demanding fairness and respect.

Retired from the job, but not from activism

Dec. 11, 2023

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Latest jobs report shows public services are ‘on the way toward a full recovery’

AFSCME President Lee Saunders applauded the latest federal jobs report, which showed the U.S. economy gaining 199,000 jobs in November.

Latest jobs report shows public services are ‘on the way toward a full recovery’

Nov. 29, 2023

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AFSCME-backed bill would help child care providers with food costs

AFSCME supports a proposal in Congress to ease the financial burden on child care professionals who provide meals and snacks.

AFSCME-backed bill would help child care providers with food costs

Nov. 21, 2023

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AFSCME applauds nomination of Nicole Berner to federal appeals court in Virginia

Our union applauds the nomination of longtime Service Employees International Union (SEIU) lawyer, Nicole Berner, to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.

AFSCME applauds nomination of Nicole Berner to federal appeals court in Virginia