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American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees
American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees
Thousands of University of California workers across UC campuses and health centers are on strike this week after the university has ignored the cost of living and affordability crises facing its most economically vulnerable workers.
November 17, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Thousands of University of California workers across UC campuses and health centers are on strike this week after the university has ignored the cost of living and affordability crises facing its most economically vulnerable workers.
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November 13, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Sign up for AFSCME emails and get the latest updates, resources, and opportunities to make a difference for working families. www.afscme.org/difference/h...
Everyone deserves care. Everyone deserves to feel appreciated at work. Unions help make that possible.
November 13, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Everyone deserves care. Everyone deserves to feel appreciated at work. Unions help make that possible.
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.
When you're in a union, you can show up as your true self every single day. That’s the union difference.
November 10, 2025 at 7:39 PM
When you're in a union, you can show up as your true self every single day. That’s the union difference.
President Saunders: "Congress must take action to extend the ACA tax credits and prevent a massive increase on working people’s insurance premiums.”
November 10, 2025 at 2:37 PM
President Saunders: "Congress must take action to extend the ACA tax credits and prevent a massive increase on working people’s insurance premiums.”
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.
As if taking away affordable health care and food assistance for millions of people wasn’t bad enough, this administration is now behind an economy with the most job cuts in October since 2003.
November 7, 2025 at 1:39 AM
As if taking away affordable health care and food assistance for millions of people wasn’t bad enough, this administration is now behind an economy with the most job cuts in October since 2003.
BREAKING: Together with AFGE & NAGE, we're suing the Trump administration for their ongoing inclusion of a “loyalty question” on federal civil service job listings — a move straight out of Project 2025.
November 6, 2025 at 10:05 PM
BREAKING: Together with AFGE & NAGE, we're suing the Trump administration for their ongoing inclusion of a “loyalty question” on federal civil service job listings — a move straight out of Project 2025.
Congratulations to New Jersey Governor-elect Mikie Sherrill!
A lifelong advocate for public service, we look forward to working with Mikie to make her vision of a fairer, more affordable NJ a reality.
A lifelong advocate for public service, we look forward to working with Mikie to make her vision of a fairer, more affordable NJ a reality.
November 5, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Congratulations to New Jersey Governor-elect Mikie Sherrill!
A lifelong advocate for public service, we look forward to working with Mikie to make her vision of a fairer, more affordable NJ a reality.
A lifelong advocate for public service, we look forward to working with Mikie to make her vision of a fairer, more affordable NJ a reality.
Congratulations to Virginia Governor-elect Abigail Spanberger!
She is the champion working families need in the Commonwealth and we look forward to working together.
She is the champion working families need in the Commonwealth and we look forward to working together.
November 5, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Congratulations to Virginia Governor-elect Abigail Spanberger!
She is the champion working families need in the Commonwealth and we look forward to working together.
She is the champion working families need in the Commonwealth and we look forward to working together.
SNAP eligibility specialist & AFSCME member Misha Dancing Waters makes sure families don't go hungry. But now that the administration is refusing to fully fund SNAP, she sees an increasingly desperate situation for working families.
November 4, 2025 at 8:06 PM
SNAP eligibility specialist & AFSCME member Misha Dancing Waters makes sure families don't go hungry. But now that the administration is refusing to fully fund SNAP, she sees an increasingly desperate situation for working families.
Every conversation counts, every voice matters. Today is election day for key races in Virginia, New Jersey, and across the country. Make your voice heard and vote!
November 4, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Every conversation counts, every voice matters. Today is election day for key races in Virginia, New Jersey, and across the country. Make your voice heard and vote!
42 million people nationwide rely on SNAP for critical food support. Now, thanks to anti-worker extremists in Congress, families are going to go hungry, because the administration is not providing full funding for SNAP. Tell Congress to fund public services. 1-888-981-9704
November 3, 2025 at 10:30 PM
42 million people nationwide rely on SNAP for critical food support. Now, thanks to anti-worker extremists in Congress, families are going to go hungry, because the administration is not providing full funding for SNAP. Tell Congress to fund public services. 1-888-981-9704
As union members, we don’t just take what’s offered. We demand what’s fair. AFSCME members like Adam Bauer know that speaking together is how we win together.
That’s the union difference.
That’s the union difference.
November 3, 2025 at 8:39 PM
As union members, we don’t just take what’s offered. We demand what’s fair. AFSCME members like Adam Bauer know that speaking together is how we win together.
That’s the union difference.
That’s the union difference.
Today, Oregon AFSCME members stood with @bynum.house.gov to call out the shutdown and attacks on health care and public services. Cutting Medicaid & SNAP to fund billionaire tax breaks hurts working families—and we won’t stand for it.
November 1, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Today, Oregon AFSCME members stood with @bynum.house.gov to call out the shutdown and attacks on health care and public services. Cutting Medicaid & SNAP to fund billionaire tax breaks hurts working families—and we won’t stand for it.
AFSCME Local 1653 President & furloughed FAA employee Dan Ronnenberg: We can have health care. We can put federal employees back to work. We can have SNAP. Those things are not mutually exclusive.
October 31, 2025 at 8:15 PM
AFSCME Local 1653 President & furloughed FAA employee Dan Ronnenberg: We can have health care. We can put federal employees back to work. We can have SNAP. Those things are not mutually exclusive.
Charles Morris, a Houston public health worker, is calling out lawmakers who refuse to fund health care and public services. Their choices are hurting his community. www.afscme.org/blog/houston... #HealthCareHeist
October 30, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Charles Morris, a Houston public health worker, is calling out lawmakers who refuse to fund health care and public services. Their choices are hurting his community. www.afscme.org/blog/houston... #HealthCareHeist
AFSCME member and health care worker Dawn Burfin warns rural Minnesotans will lose access to critical care if anti-worker extremists continue to stand in the way of lowering health care costs.
Tell Congress to lower health care costs: 1-888-981-9704 #HealthCareHeist
Tell Congress to lower health care costs: 1-888-981-9704 #HealthCareHeist
October 29, 2025 at 4:00 PM
AFSCME member and health care worker Dawn Burfin warns rural Minnesotans will lose access to critical care if anti-worker extremists continue to stand in the way of lowering health care costs.
Tell Congress to lower health care costs: 1-888-981-9704 #HealthCareHeist
Tell Congress to lower health care costs: 1-888-981-9704 #HealthCareHeist
Food assistance should not be a bargaining chip.
40 million Americans could lose access to SNAP benefits on Nov. 1 if Congress fails to take action.
Tell them to end to this assault on working families by lowering health care costs and funding public services.
📞1-888-981-9704
40 million Americans could lose access to SNAP benefits on Nov. 1 if Congress fails to take action.
Tell them to end to this assault on working families by lowering health care costs and funding public services.
📞1-888-981-9704
October 28, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Food assistance should not be a bargaining chip.
40 million Americans could lose access to SNAP benefits on Nov. 1 if Congress fails to take action.
Tell them to end to this assault on working families by lowering health care costs and funding public services.
📞1-888-981-9704
40 million Americans could lose access to SNAP benefits on Nov. 1 if Congress fails to take action.
Tell them to end to this assault on working families by lowering health care costs and funding public services.
📞1-888-981-9704
42 million people will lose their food assistance if Congress doesn’t stop playing games. Tell Congress to lower health care costs, fund public services, and put working families first: 1-888-981-9704
October 27, 2025 at 5:27 PM
42 million people will lose their food assistance if Congress doesn’t stop playing games. Tell Congress to lower health care costs, fund public services, and put working families first: 1-888-981-9704
Being in a union shifts the workplace culture. Unions empower workers to know their rights.
AFSCME members like Eliana Holgate know how important it is to have a strong, unified voice with her coworkers.
That’s the union difference.
AFSCME members like Eliana Holgate know how important it is to have a strong, unified voice with her coworkers.
That’s the union difference.
October 24, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Being in a union shifts the workplace culture. Unions empower workers to know their rights.
AFSCME members like Eliana Holgate know how important it is to have a strong, unified voice with her coworkers.
That’s the union difference.
AFSCME members like Eliana Holgate know how important it is to have a strong, unified voice with her coworkers.
That’s the union difference.
Mental health care workers like AFSCME member Charlotte James need resources to care for their patients and set them up for success.
October 23, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Mental health care workers like AFSCME member Charlotte James need resources to care for their patients and set them up for success.
Retired public service worker Jeanne Weaver has spent a lifetime taking care of individuals with disabilities. "Medical care is not a partisan issue. It’s nonpartisan; it’s a life-or-death issue.”
October 22, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Retired public service worker Jeanne Weaver has spent a lifetime taking care of individuals with disabilities. "Medical care is not a partisan issue. It’s nonpartisan; it’s a life-or-death issue.”
🪔 Happy Diwali to all who celebrate! May this Festival of Lights fill your homes and hearts with joy, unity and renewal. 🌟
October 21, 2025 at 9:57 PM
🪔 Happy Diwali to all who celebrate! May this Festival of Lights fill your homes and hearts with joy, unity and renewal. 🌟