Afscme Local 1989

09/17/2026

Yesterday our local showed up in support of UPI 4100 's bargaining team. They have been in negotiations for TWO YEARS. We're asking members to show support at the Board Meeting NEXT THURSDAY, Sept 24th! AFSCME & UPI MAKE Northeastern happen!

08/26/2026

08/26/2026

Organized labor is celebrating the life and legacy of an artist who championed working women and carried a union card for almost 60 years.

08/26/2026

America’s unions are proud to endorse SBWorkersUnited's boycott of stand-alone corporate Starbucks stores.

Workers are fed up with unchecked corporate greed, and we’re standing with them in their fight for a fair contract.

No contract? NO COFFEE! ✊
https://www.boycottstarbucks.net/

08/26/2026

We’re not in the habit of recognizing celebrity deaths here at 925. That said, Dolly Parton is a national treasure and some folks here joke that Dolly is our Local's patron saint. After all, her song “9 to 5” is our anthem. Today we remember all the love and kindness Dolly brought the world.

08/26/2026

08/26/2026

As students return to schools and universities across Illinois, AFSCME members are there to welcome them.

From the school bus drivers to the food service workers, AFSCME members make back to school happen.

08/26/2026

Many people mistakenly believe Dolly Parton's song '9 to 5' anthem was titled after the standard workday, but the song and film were actually inspired by the 9to5 social movement which emerged in Boston in the early 1970s.

The 9to5 organization was led by women workers who advocated for pay equality and rights in the workplace. It is one of the foundational protest movements of modern feminism and one of the most significant organic worker uprisings in American history.

When people retell Dolly's legacy, be sure to include her undying solidarity with working people who take a stand in the struggle for equality.

08/26/2026

AFSCME honors an Ohio veterans specialist with its 2026 Never Quit Service Award.