Council News

Attention: AFSCME District Council 20 is moving March 23, 2025. Our new home is 1140-3rd Street, NE Suite 202 Washington DC 20002 (Uline Arena)

Apr. 19, 2022

Council News

Biden administration extends pause on student loan repayment

Good news for federal student loan borrowers: This month, the Biden administration again extended the pause on student debt repayment – this time through Aug.

Biden administration extends pause on student loan repayment

Apr. 07, 2022

Council News

AFSCME celebrates Jackson’s confirmation; Saunders calls it ‘a watershed moment’

AFSCME members and working families are celebrating the Supreme Court confirmation of Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, whose life experience and extraordinary legal career make her uniquely attuned to the challenges working people face.

AFSCME celebrates Jackson’s confirmation; Saunders calls it ‘a watershed moment’

Apr. 06, 2022

Council News

Report highlights need for state and local government jobs

A new Center for American Progress (CAP) report describes how state and local governments, having already shed criti

Report highlights need for state and local government jobs

Mar. 25, 2022

Council News

ARP funds are an opportunity to build up communities by investing in public service workers

The American Rescue Plan, which AFSCME members helped make a reality and which President Joe Biden signed into law a year ago, provided $350 billion in funding to states, cities and towns.

ARP funds are an opportunity to build up communities by investing in public service workers

Mar. 16, 2022

Council News

For union members, the ‘state of the union’ is strong

[caption caption="AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler" align="right"] For union members, the ‘state of the union’ is strong [/caption]

For union members, the ‘state of the union’ is strong