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AFSCME saw robust growth in cultural worker organizing in 2025. Find out more by watching this video. www.afscme.org/blog/a-year-...
A year of stellar success: Cultural worker organizing zooms to new heights in 2025
2025 was a spectacular year for AFSCME’s Cultural Workers United campaign. Find out more.
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December 23, 2025 at 6:35 PM
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...
Congratulations on winning your first contract, Arapahoe County workers!
Workers who help keep one Colorado county running now have their first contract.
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December 23, 2025 at 6:31 PM
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...
Workers at largest art museum in western U.S. win union election
The largest art museum in the western U.S. now has a worker’s union, and it’s affiliated with AFSCME.
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December 22, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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.
December 20, 2025 at 10:35 PM
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...
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December 18, 2025 at 1:05 AM
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.
There ARE solutions to the affordability crisis, especially when it comes to childcare costs. States & localities are developing policies that work for working families while providing living wages & benefits for providers. My new blog post digs into the challenges & the possible paths forward.
Child care affordability is a crisis we can solve.
States and localities are stepping up.
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December 17, 2025 at 10:27 PM
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-...
AFSCME members win fight to repeal Utah law taking away union rights
Thanks to the AFSCME members, anti-worker lawmakers in Utah were forced to repeal an anti-union bill targeting public service workers.
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December 15, 2025 at 11:02 PM
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...
December 15, 2025 at 10:28 PM
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.
December 15, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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.
It would restore collective bargaining rights the White House stripped away from over 1 million federal workers.
December 11, 2025 at 9:51 PM
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.
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.
Congress must fix our health care crisis.
December 11, 2025 at 6:49 PM
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.
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...
Affordability crisis spurs demand for fair raise from South Florida health care workers
AFSCME members who keep health care running in the Miami area are demanding a fair cost-of-living increase to fight the affordability crisis.
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December 10, 2025 at 10:51 PM
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...
Tell your representative to vote YES on the Protect America’s Workforce Act: act.afscme.org/letters/tell...
December 10, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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...
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...
First contract, big raises for workers at a Chicago museum
First union contract nets raises for workers at Museum of Science & Industry in Chicago.
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December 9, 2025 at 9:17 PM
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.
December 9, 2025 at 8:22 PM
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...
Email your senator TODAY and demand they pass a clean extension of the Affordable Care Act premium tax credits: act.afscme.org/letters/tell...
December 9, 2025 at 7:09 PM
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...
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.
December 8, 2025 at 8:22 PM
When we care for ourselves, we can take better care of our communities. That’s the union difference.
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Congratulations to AFSCME local 1989 (@afscme31.bsky.social) members at Northeastern Illinois University on their contract victory! #BetterInAUnion
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...
www.afscme.org/blog/workers...
Workers at one Illinois university win ‘life-changing’ contract
This is how some AFSCME members in Illinois secured a “life-changing” contract.
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December 4, 2025 at 11:52 PM
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...
Colorado Never Quit Award winner brings empathy, compassion to a heartbreaking job
Annie Schmeckpeper of Colorado brings compassion and empathy to a difficult job.
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December 8, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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...
www.afscme.org/blog/workers...
Workers at one Illinois university win ‘life-changing’ contract
This is how some AFSCME members in Illinois secured a “life-changing” contract.
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December 3, 2025 at 8:19 PM
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...
www.afscme.org/blog/workers...
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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
@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
This Thanksgiving, Affordability Isn’t Just About the Turkey. It’s Everyday, Every Bill, Every Choice | Opinion
Let's give working families something real to be thankful for this Thanksgiving: an affordable life and a bright future.
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December 1, 2025 at 9:38 PM
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
@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.
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Fighting for their patients, Sharp health care workers go on three-day strike
Thousands of Sharp Healthcare nurses held a three-day strike last week in Southern California
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December 1, 2025 at 10:33 PM
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...
www.afscme.org/blog/fightin...
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@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
A union contract is how we start to level the playing field. https://bit.ly/4iyIArl
This Thanksgiving, Affordability Isn’t Just About the Turkey. It’s Everyday, Every Bill, Every Choice | Opinion
Let's give working families something real to be thankful for this Thanksgiving: an affordable life and a bright future.
www.newsweek.com
December 1, 2025 at 6:04 PM
@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
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.
December 1, 2025 at 9:25 PM
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:
Read more in President Saunders' op-ed out today in @newsweek.com:
This Thanksgiving, Affordability Isn’t Just About the Turkey. It’s Everyday, Every Bill, Every Choice | Opinion
Let's give working families something real to be thankful for this Thanksgiving: an affordable life and a bright future.
www.newsweek.com
November 27, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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:
Read more in President Saunders' op-ed out today in @newsweek.com: