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Statement: America Needs Unions Now More than Ever

On the heels of high profile walkouts, new organizing and spiking approval for unions, union leaders see the SCOTUS decision as a rallying point to unrig the economy and put workers first.

Statement: America Needs Unions Now More than Ever

Bargaining Table Talk Contract Update 6.21.18

Bargaining Table Talk Contract Update 6.21.18

‘We Wouldn’t Have Anything If It Weren’t for Our Union’

When he first took a job at the Centralia Correctional Center in Illinois, Keith Kracht knew that a career in public service wouldn’t make him a millionaire. But then again, that’s not why he went into public service.

‘We Wouldn’t Have Anything If It Weren’t for Our Union’

AFSCME to Trump: Federal Workers Deserve Respect

AFSCME President Lee Saunders lashed out at the Trump administration after President Donald Trump signed a series of executive orders to make it easier to fire federal workers and weaken their u

AFSCME to Trump: Federal Workers Deserve Respect

Union Busting. Plain and Simple.

During our bargaining session on Monday May 21, the County proposed a troubling addition to Article 4, our union security article. This newly-proposed Section 12 reads as follows:

Union Busting. Plain and Simple.