AFSCME District Council 47
@afscmedc47.bsky.social
Progressive labor union w/ workers in Non-profit, Higher Ed., Cultural/Arts, & Gov. in greater Philadelphia, PA. Interested in organizing a union? Contact us!
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2025 was the busiest year in DC47 history. Read our latest newsletter for the year-in-review of building our union. Members, check your inboxes or go to bit.ly/dc47news. Read through and think about where you will get involved in 2026. Now is the time. Join your union. Build your union.
AFSCME DC47 News: January 2026
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January 12, 2026 at 7:15 PM
2025 was the busiest year in DC47 history. Read our latest newsletter for the year-in-review of building our union. Members, check your inboxes or go to bit.ly/dc47news. Read through and think about where you will get involved in 2026. Now is the time. Join your union. Build your union.
New AFSCME DC47 Member Spotlight!: Public Librarian Liz of the Fishtown Community Library 📚 #union #philly #library #librarian #freelibraryofphiladelphia
January 9, 2026 at 9:41 PM
New AFSCME DC47 Member Spotlight!: Public Librarian Liz of the Fishtown Community Library 📚 #union #philly #library #librarian #freelibraryofphiladelphia
January 8, 2026 at 1:11 PM
What a year. Remember when we were just one chapter of unionized Philly cultural workers, PMA Union? With last week’s victory at Historical Society of Pennsylvania, we are SEVEN! Congratulations to everyone organizing with us, within our organizations & out in our communities, on what you’ve built->
December 23, 2025 at 9:05 PM
What a year. Remember when we were just one chapter of unionized Philly cultural workers, PMA Union? With last week’s victory at Historical Society of Pennsylvania, we are SEVEN! Congratulations to everyone organizing with us, within our organizations & out in our communities, on what you’ve built->
DC47 in the house!! 🔥
From City Hall to the Union Hall: Get to know YOUR Philly! We recently caught up w/Controller Brady to learn more about the office of City Controller & how this office impacts union members and working families! - @afscme.bsky.social @phillyaflcio.bsky.social #philly #union
From City Hall to the Union Hall: Get to know YOUR Philly! We recently caught up w/Controller Brady to learn more about the office of City Controller & how this office impacts union members and working families! - @afscme.bsky.social @phillyaflcio.bsky.social #philly #union
December 22, 2025 at 4:31 PM
DC47 in the house!! 🔥
From City Hall to the Union Hall: Get to know YOUR Philly! We recently caught up w/Controller Brady to learn more about the office of City Controller & how this office impacts union members and working families! - @afscme.bsky.social @phillyaflcio.bsky.social #philly #union
From City Hall to the Union Hall: Get to know YOUR Philly! We recently caught up w/Controller Brady to learn more about the office of City Controller & how this office impacts union members and working families! - @afscme.bsky.social @phillyaflcio.bsky.social #philly #union
We won!! At yesterday’s NLRB election, the ballot count was 13-2 in favor of unionizing and joining Philly Cultural Workers United-AFSCME Local 397. We won our union!! We are so excited for a bright future for this important Philadelphia cultural institution @historicalpa. ->->
December 18, 2025 at 12:00 AM
We won!! At yesterday’s NLRB election, the ballot count was 13-2 in favor of unionizing and joining Philly Cultural Workers United-AFSCME Local 397. We won our union!! We are so excited for a bright future for this important Philadelphia cultural institution @historicalpa. ->->
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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.
DC47 VP Robert Harris said it loud & clear: “If we don’t get it… SHUT. IT. DOWN!”
This past Saturday (12/6), DC47 members showed up strong, standing shoulder to shoulder w/
@sbworkersunited.org @PhillyJwJ & community allies to support the striking Starbucks workers in Philly->->
This past Saturday (12/6), DC47 members showed up strong, standing shoulder to shoulder w/
@sbworkersunited.org @PhillyJwJ & community allies to support the striking Starbucks workers in Philly->->
December 10, 2025 at 4:16 PM
DC47 VP Robert Harris said it loud & clear: “If we don’t get it… SHUT. IT. DOWN!”
This past Saturday (12/6), DC47 members showed up strong, standing shoulder to shoulder w/
@sbworkersunited.org @PhillyJwJ & community allies to support the striking Starbucks workers in Philly->->
This past Saturday (12/6), DC47 members showed up strong, standing shoulder to shoulder w/
@sbworkersunited.org @PhillyJwJ & community allies to support the striking Starbucks workers in Philly->->
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For 4 years, Starbucks @sbworkersunited.org baristas have fought for a first contract, while their CEO makes 6,666x what they do. Enough is enough.
It’s time for Starbucks to stop playing games and give workers the fair contract they deserve.
It’s time for Starbucks to stop playing games and give workers the fair contract they deserve.
Starbucks @sbworkersunited.org baristas at corporate stores have been on strike for over 3 weeks for a fair contract.
It was inspiring to join them on the picket line and bring the support of 15 million members of America’s unions! Their fight is ALL of our fight.
It was inspiring to join them on the picket line and bring the support of 15 million members of America’s unions! Their fight is ALL of our fight.
December 4, 2025 at 8:18 PM
For 4 years, Starbucks @sbworkersunited.org baristas have fought for a first contract, while their CEO makes 6,666x what they do. Enough is enough.
It’s time for Starbucks to stop playing games and give workers the fair contract they deserve.
It’s time for Starbucks to stop playing games and give workers the fair contract they deserve.
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The bottom 90% lost a collective $79 trillion in wages over the past 50 years.
Why? Because the top 1% ate up an increasingly larger share of the national income — so that $79 trillion flowed to them instead of the working class.
The greatest trick of all is trickle-down economics.
Why? Because the top 1% ate up an increasingly larger share of the national income — so that $79 trillion flowed to them instead of the working class.
The greatest trick of all is trickle-down economics.
December 5, 2025 at 1:01 AM
The bottom 90% lost a collective $79 trillion in wages over the past 50 years.
Why? Because the top 1% ate up an increasingly larger share of the national income — so that $79 trillion flowed to them instead of the working class.
The greatest trick of all is trickle-down economics.
Why? Because the top 1% ate up an increasingly larger share of the national income — so that $79 trillion flowed to them instead of the working class.
The greatest trick of all is trickle-down economics.
Solidarity Day with Starbucks Workers! ✨
This Saturday, 12/6
Join us as we stand shoulder-to-shoulder with Starbucks workers who are courageously taking on corporate power and demanding decency, respect, and a fair workplace. ->
This Saturday, 12/6
Join us as we stand shoulder-to-shoulder with Starbucks workers who are courageously taking on corporate power and demanding decency, respect, and a fair workplace. ->
December 3, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Solidarity Day with Starbucks Workers! ✨
This Saturday, 12/6
Join us as we stand shoulder-to-shoulder with Starbucks workers who are courageously taking on corporate power and demanding decency, respect, and a fair workplace. ->
This Saturday, 12/6
Join us as we stand shoulder-to-shoulder with Starbucks workers who are courageously taking on corporate power and demanding decency, respect, and a fair workplace. ->
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Anti-union extremists would rather give billionaires like Elon Musk more tax breaks instead of funding public services.
Meanwhile, Musk is on track to make $83 *billion* more than every child care worker in America, combined.
Meanwhile, Musk is on track to make $83 *billion* more than every child care worker in America, combined.
November 25, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Anti-union extremists would rather give billionaires like Elon Musk more tax breaks instead of funding public services.
Meanwhile, Musk is on track to make $83 *billion* more than every child care worker in America, combined.
Meanwhile, Musk is on track to make $83 *billion* more than every child care worker in America, combined.
👏 👏 GO union family!
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@phillydefenderstaffunion #repost: Helloooooo everyone! hope everyone is staying warm on this cold Tuesday👋🏽
here’s your weekly update, folks. this past session, we had 5 tentative agreements, meaning we’re getting closer to the end of non-economic proposals!
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@phillydefenderstaffunion #repost: Helloooooo everyone! hope everyone is staying warm on this cold Tuesday👋🏽
here’s your weekly update, folks. this past session, we had 5 tentative agreements, meaning we’re getting closer to the end of non-economic proposals!
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November 25, 2025 at 7:37 PM
👏 👏 GO union family!
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@phillydefenderstaffunion #repost: Helloooooo everyone! hope everyone is staying warm on this cold Tuesday👋🏽
here’s your weekly update, folks. this past session, we had 5 tentative agreements, meaning we’re getting closer to the end of non-economic proposals!
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@phillydefenderstaffunion #repost: Helloooooo everyone! hope everyone is staying warm on this cold Tuesday👋🏽
here’s your weekly update, folks. this past session, we had 5 tentative agreements, meaning we’re getting closer to the end of non-economic proposals!
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There are definitely right and wrong ways to film an ICE arrest.
Credits: Brooklyn Defender Services, Media Tank, Variant Strategies, and Zealous
Credits: Brooklyn Defender Services, Media Tank, Variant Strategies, and Zealous
November 8, 2025 at 3:32 PM
There are definitely right and wrong ways to film an ICE arrest.
Credits: Brooklyn Defender Services, Media Tank, Variant Strategies, and Zealous
Credits: Brooklyn Defender Services, Media Tank, Variant Strategies, and Zealous
Pt. 2 of our Member Spotlight on PWD Stormwater Design Engineers Leo & Brian: Digging up Philly’s water secrets! 💧🤫 #union #philly #publicservice #water @afscme.bsky.social
November 14, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Pt. 2 of our Member Spotlight on PWD Stormwater Design Engineers Leo & Brian: Digging up Philly’s water secrets! 💧🤫 #union #philly #publicservice #water @afscme.bsky.social
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This Veterans Day, we salute all who’ve served and the veterans in the AFSCME family who continue to make our communities stronger every day.
November 11, 2025 at 3:42 PM
This Veterans Day, we salute all who’ve served and the veterans in the AFSCME family who continue to make our communities stronger every day.
November 11, 2025 at 4:02 AM
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BREAKING: Love is (still) love.
November 10, 2025 at 2:49 PM
BREAKING: Love is (still) love.
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Tesla’s profit fell 37% in the third quarter. It's been in the process of laying off 14,000 workers. It had more cars impacted by recalls than any other brand in 2024.
Yet Elon Musk just got a pay package worth $1 trillion.
American capitalism is off the rails.
Yet Elon Musk just got a pay package worth $1 trillion.
American capitalism is off the rails.
November 7, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Tesla’s profit fell 37% in the third quarter. It's been in the process of laying off 14,000 workers. It had more cars impacted by recalls than any other brand in 2024.
Yet Elon Musk just got a pay package worth $1 trillion.
American capitalism is off the rails.
Yet Elon Musk just got a pay package worth $1 trillion.
American capitalism is off the rails.
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Back out there on a beautiful Thursday. Lots of honks and waves. So much to stand up against, but so much to stand for. Keep finding the people who will be there with you to keep fighting for everyone else.
#FoodNotBallrooms #FoodIsAHumanRight #SaveSNAP #Indivisible
Song: Mon Rovîa, “Heavy Foot”
#FoodNotBallrooms #FoodIsAHumanRight #SaveSNAP #Indivisible
Song: Mon Rovîa, “Heavy Foot”
November 7, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Back out there on a beautiful Thursday. Lots of honks and waves. So much to stand up against, but so much to stand for. Keep finding the people who will be there with you to keep fighting for everyone else.
#FoodNotBallrooms #FoodIsAHumanRight #SaveSNAP #Indivisible
Song: Mon Rovîa, “Heavy Foot”
#FoodNotBallrooms #FoodIsAHumanRight #SaveSNAP #Indivisible
Song: Mon Rovîa, “Heavy Foot”
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From working families unable to access SNAP to cuts to state and local budgets, the government shutdown affects everyone.
On Keepin’ It Real with Rev. Al Sharpton, President Saunders made it clear: AFSCME will keep fighting for affordable health care and fully funded public services.
On Keepin’ It Real with Rev. Al Sharpton, President Saunders made it clear: AFSCME will keep fighting for affordable health care and fully funded public services.
November 7, 2025 at 9:22 PM
From working families unable to access SNAP to cuts to state and local budgets, the government shutdown affects everyone.
On Keepin’ It Real with Rev. Al Sharpton, President Saunders made it clear: AFSCME will keep fighting for affordable health care and fully funded public services.
On Keepin’ It Real with Rev. Al Sharpton, President Saunders made it clear: AFSCME will keep fighting for affordable health care and fully funded public services.
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President Trump overstepped his authority when he sought to deploy National Guard troops to Portland, Oregon, to protect the ICE office there, a federal judge ruled, issuing a permanent block on troop deployments to the city.
Judge Blocks National Guard From Portland, Ore., Permanently
With her temporary block expiring, Judge Karin Immergut said the Trump administration had failed to prove that protesters against the federal immigration crackdown were hampering President Trump’s policies.
nyti.ms
November 8, 2025 at 2:00 AM
President Trump overstepped his authority when he sought to deploy National Guard troops to Portland, Oregon, to protect the ICE office there, a federal judge ruled, issuing a permanent block on troop deployments to the city.
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Priorities. [Cartoon by Michael de Adder]
November 7, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Priorities. [Cartoon by Michael de Adder]
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Crockett: When you go and you hit those booths come the midterms, think about which party decided that it was okay to literally be on vacation while people were going hungry in the streets of America.
November 8, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Crockett: When you go and you hit those booths come the midterms, think about which party decided that it was okay to literally be on vacation while people were going hungry in the streets of America.