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Featured News
AFSCME's Work Highlighted in Labor Journal
AFSCME's Work Highlighted in Labor Journal
Local 1072 Distributes Masks On Campus
Local 1072 Distributes Masks On Campus
AFSCME Wins Higher Ed Oversight Hearing
AFSCME Wins Higher Ed Oversight Hearing
UMD and USM usually treat staff as disposable. This budget crisis is no different.
UMD and USM usually treat staff as disposable. This budget crisis is no different.
AFSCME National Updates
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Pittsburgh city workers win big with new three-year contract
Municipal workers for the city of Pittsburgh who are members of AFSCME Local 2719 won a powerful new contract.
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AFSCME Public Service Spotlights: Celebrating the workers who keep our communities running
AFSCME’s Public Service Spotlight brings members’ contributions to TV screens across the country.
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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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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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Congratulations on winning your first contract, Arapahoe County workers!
Workers who help keep one Colorado county running now have their first contract.