AFSCME Public Safety

08/12/2026

Amazing work by these dedicated public safety members! We are proud they are part of our AFSCME family!

08/04/2026

Police Detective Edward Pickard’s life-saving actions were honored recently by the Auburn Police Department, which presented him with the Act of Valor Award. He is also the latest winner of AFSCME’s Never Quit Service Award, which our union gives to members who go above and beyond to serve their communities. Auburn Police Local 195

Police Detective Edward Pickard, of Auburn, N.Y., was at the station, but he knew he was closer to the scene of the apparent su***de attempt than his fellow officers out on patrol. The dispatcher said someone jumped off a bridge into the frigid river below.

07/31/2026

Five New London police officers have been formally commended after rescuing two unconscious people from the Thames River early Sunday morning. AFSCME Public Safety joins AFSCME Local 724 and AFSCME Council 4 in celebrating the courage they showed to save two lives and are grateful what they do every day for New London.

https://council4.org/news/we-are-proud-celebrate-courage-our-local-724-new-london-police

07/31/2026

Lee Saunders has led the country’s top union for local public workers at a time of growing public support and official opposition.

07/30/2026

We join in mourning the loss of Corporal Brett Martin. Corporal Martin, a member of AFSCME Local 419 (AFSCME Council 93 ), was stuck by a vehicle was assisting a stranded driver on Interstate 95. A dedicated member of theSuffolk County Sheriff's Department - Boston, MA , he will be greatly missed.

07/29/2026

Organized by the Employees’ Association of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (Asociación de Empleados del Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico), the annual meet brings together public service workers from throughout the island for a day of friendly, track-and-field events. AEELA, as the host is known, is a nonprofit financial organization that provides programs exclusively to Puerto Rico government employees and retirees.

Members of Servidores Públicos Unidos de Puerto Rico (SPUPR/AFSCME Council 95) who work for the government of Puerto Rico participate in the meet every year. Many are corrections officers, while others serve in the Department of Family Services and in the Department of Natural and Environmental Resources. SPUPR plays a role in publicizing the event, which was held in late spring this year.

Juan Jaimán Manfredy has been serving in Puerto Rico’s Department of Correction and Rehabilitation for seven years. But public service has been in his family for generations, and he always knew he would follow suit.“My dad served as a police officer, and my mom as a corrections officer,” he s...

07/29/2026

CSEA successfully helped pass legislation in both houses that would provide 911 and emergency dispatchers with a 25-year retirement plan.

Our 911 call centers are facing critical staffing shortages. The demands of this critical public-safety profession take a serious toll:
93% report negative impacts on their home life and physical health
73% report symptoms of depression
69% report symptoms of anxiety
57% report symptoms of PTSD

Working under these conditions for 30 years or more is unsustainable.

Now, we need Governor Hochul to act.

Send a letter today urging Governor Hochul to sign this important legislation into law and provide emergency dispatchers with the fair retirement they deserve!

https://actionnetwork.org/letters/tell-governor-hochul-fair-retirement-for-emergency-dispatchers?source=direct_link&

07/29/2026

If you know a fellow AFSCME Public Service member in Oregon who could use the services below please share this with them.

07/29/2026

07/22/2026

This week, corrections officers and other public safety members of AFSCME Maryland have been calling on the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services to stop ignoring the staffing crisis in state facilities. Following a bargaining session with DPSCS about 25 leaders and members from various corrections locals held a press conference about the state's continued refusal to acknowledge that there was a staffing crisis, that officers are overworked and underpaid, and that state leaders should be focused on this issue.

The low staffing levels have led to more assaults and homicides, according to union leaders. However, the DPSCS continues to say there are no staffing problems.