Child Care Time is Now

06/12/2020

Camille Redman, 25, of the Pittsburgh area, never saw herself as an activist. However, when a white friend, upset by the comments she heard in her predominantly white neighborhood in the aftermath of George Floyd's death, reached out, wanting to organize a protest, Redman couldn't refuse. A biracial...

04/13/2020

More support is needed for both family and center-based child care!

Providing child care amid the coronavirus outbreak has proven to be essential, but the people providing the care are at great risk, both physically and financially, and changes may be

04/12/2020

Wishing everyone a happy Passover and Easter, especially those on the front lines keeping our communities running and our families safe and healthy.

03/20/2020

03/18/2020

We must keep our early education system solvent even if we need to shut down for a while! Support is needed to child care providers and early educators!

Teaching children proper hygiene makes child care provider Miren Algorri a key front-line fighter against the coronavirus.

03/04/2020

Please read and share!

AFSCME members are on the front lines, caring for and transporting those afflicted with the virus.

03/03/2020

01/01/2020

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year to our AFSCME family who work year-round to improve their communities. It makes protecting and defending workers’ rights a cause worth fighting for!

11/11/2019

Thank you to all our veterans.

AFSCME members celebrate veterans today — and every day – for serving our country with pride, dignity and honor. Thank you for your courage, sacrifice and dedication.

11/07/2019

The movement will never be complete until all children have access high-quality child care and early education!

Democratic presidential candidates like to say they support universal prekindergarten programs, but what about early-learning programs that already exist?

11/04/2019

By G.L. TYLER DC 37 members employed by Head Start recently ratified a three-year contractual agreement that will allow certified teachers in the federally-funded program to earn $68,652 by 2021. T…

10/23/2019

“Food is a … school supply,” said Zeina Zein-Wolland, founder of the nonprofit that’s running the program to get the bus to schools in “food deserts,” or areas that lack easy access to grocery stores..... Mobile School Pantry is reliant on community support from groups like AFSCME local farms, grocery stores and grant monies to fund the program.

Thanks to AFSCME members, a school bus filled with food items is helping South Florida students fight hunger.