It's Time to Get Organized
Anti-union extremists in the federal government are attacking public services across every front. It's time to Get Organized to Fight Back.
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AFSCME members are Getting Organized. Our community is counting on us, and we can’t afford to sit on the sidelines.
DC Budget Fight
Our D.C. community is under attack. Right now, anti-worker extremists are threatening to rip more than $1 billion of D.C.-taxpayer funds from our budget, all to deliver tax breaks to billionaires. We can’t let that happen.
Federal Workers
Anti-worker extremists have shut down the government because they want to take affordable health care away from 22 million Americans. Meanwhile, Trump’s director of the OMB is threatening mass layoffs during the shutdown. The attacks on federal workers are not stopping, but there is still much we can do. Visit the Federal Shutdown Dashboard for resources, updates and more.
Federal Government Updates
Federal Shutdown: Resources, Updates and Actions
Council 20 members are winning in federal court
June Federal Government Update
D.C. Budget Updates
Workers Tell Bowser: Your budget betrays us and our communities will pay the price!
D.C. budget update: no layoffs, furloughs or facility closures in 2025
Executive Director Update on the DC city budget
Council News
Workers get paid a lot less in states with anti-union laws, report shows
Americans’ support of labor unions remains sky-high
AFSCME National Updates
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AFSCME members sue to protect Employment Service programs from harmful rule
AFSCME members take legal action to protect vital Employment Service programs from a harmful new rule that could lead to privatization.
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AFSCME members launch strong organizing effort in Harris County, Texas
AFSCME members are going door to door to organize workers who keep Harris County, Texas, running.
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Never Quit winner is Puerto Rican forensic investigator living his childhood dream
Growing up in Puerto Rico, all of Adalberto Díaz’s friends knew that he had a dream to become a forensic investigator. Today, he has achieved that dream, serving his community at the Institute of Forensic Sciences of Puerto Rico, in the capital, San Juan. “I like providing this service to my island,” he says. […]
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Florida public safety members enforce their contract – and win big
Inspired by previous contract-enforcement victories, members of AFSCME Local 260 (AFSCME Florida) once again won big by upholding their contract.
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AFSCME goes to court to protect USDA mission and the union members who make it possible
The USDA reorganization that would force AFSCME members out of their jobs is unlawful and must be blocked, according to a new lawsuit filed by AFSCME and others.
