AFSCME

05/29/2026

AFSCME members who deliver essential services to New Jersey communities held a press conference Thursday calling out Rep. Thomas Kean Jr. for his votes to cut funding for health care and other vital programs. They said he made the affordability crisis worse.

AFSCME New Jersey members call out their local congressman for worsening the affordability crisis.

05/28/2026

Got a union tattoo? Don’t keep it to yourself.

That ink isn’t just art, it’s a statement. It says you believe in solidarity, in having each other’s backs, in fighting for something better.

Show us your union ink and let people know exactly what you stand for: https://storyprompt.com/reply/Go2BMvhaPBp5ZfX1Liz0

05/28/2026

New Jersey families are already struggling to pay for child care, medication, and gas - it’s exhausting.

Today in Flemington, AFSCME New Jersey members held Rep. Thomas Kean Jr. accountable for his part in the affordability crisis.

“We’re going backwards. And I’ll tell you why so many working families are worse off: because the people who are supposed to represent us have chosen to prioritize billionaires and corporations over working people. Funding for health care, education and essential public services is being slashed so tax breaks can continue flowing to the wealthy.” -Savanah Simeone, senior program assistant at Hunterdon Developmental Center

05/27/2026

Florida flight paramedics with Local 260 Shands EMS Flight & Ground Services use their first union contract to fight for and win back pay for paid meal breaks.

Florida flight paramedics with AFSCME Local 260 use their first union contract to win back pay.

05/27/2026

Next week in June, working people from across the country are coming together to demand that elected officials make health care a priority.

We all deserve the freedom to live healthy lives. Instead, millions of working people are struggling to afford health care or going without it, all so billionaires can get more tax breaks they don't need.

Stand up for health care at a community event near you.

Seven Days in June: HEALTH IS PRIMARY is a decentralized, nonpartisan, grassroots-driven campaign to focus local media attention on how funding cuts, as well as policy and regulatory changes, will devastate local communities.

05/26/2026

Fighting for a voice in their workplace, nearly 140 workers at the Seattle Art Museum are forming Seattle Art Museum Workers United, part of AFSCME Council 28 WFSE:

Workers at the Seattle Art Museum are forming a union with AFSCME.

05/25/2026

On Memorial Day, we salute those who risked their lives to serve our country and those who made the ultimate sacrifice. Thank you for your service.

05/22/2026

AFSCME members who keep the District of Columbia running are angry at Mayor Muriel Bowser and held a rally last week to be heard. Bowser is proposing to cut $127 million in cuts for future negotiated raises for city workers. This would harm thousands of D.C. government workers who already face an affordability crisis.

AFSCME members who keep D.C. running are demanding a budget that pays them a living wage.

05/21/2026

05/20/2026

Hundreds of local hospitals are at risk of cutting services or closing entirely because anti-worker lawmakers slashed $1 trillion from Medicaid. These health care cuts will harm communities, strip away good-paying jobs and cost lives. Join us June 1-7 to fight back: sevendaysinjune.org.

05/19/2026

Behind the thrills and glamour of the 2026 NFL Draft, an army of AFSCME members deployed across Pittsburgh, the draft’s host city, to ensure the event was safe and spectacular for hundreds of thousands of fans.

Discover how AFSCME members made the 2026 NFL Draft happen.