AFSCME Local 4041

President-elect Joe Biden and Vice president-elect Kamala Harris on Monday brought together business and union leaders, including AFSCME President Lee Saunders, for a virtual meeting to discuss an

With so much at stake for working families in the 2020 election, AFSCME members across the country stood up to the challenge once again.

There are countless reasons against voting for Donald Trump in November.

Throughout my son’s long career at AFSCME, there have been countless times when I’ve seen Lee proudly wearing an AFSCME T-shirt.

LOS ANGELES – In a union election victory 17 years in the making, child care providers across California have 

AFSCME joined a virtual gathering of the Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival, a movement that seeks to shift the moral narra

Economists of diverse backgrounds, who might otherwise disagree on a range of policy issues, spoke with a single voice on Monday on the need for Congress to provide robust aid to states, cities and

During Law Enforcement Week, we honor public safety officers who paid the ultimate sacrifice in the line of duty.

Editor’s note: The following is a story from the front lines of the fight against COVID-19, as told by a member in Washington state:

AFSCME members working for the Louisiana Workforce Commission (LWC) are hopping busy these days fulfilling a critical mission.

Before the announcement early Wednesday of an unprecedented $2 trillion deal 

As the coronavirus (COVID-19) emerges in the United States, many AFSCME members are and will continue to be on the front lines car

Through a budget proposal announced this week, President Donald Trump continues his attacks on vital progr

The new year brings good news for millions of working Americans. Nearly 7 mill

Despite high levels of stress on the job, many state and local workers say they highly value serving the public and their communities and feel generally satisfied with their jobs.

Last year, nearly half a million workers went on strike across the nation, the largest number since 1986, when

Across the nation, women are creating change for working families more than ever before. The Women’s Leadership Academy is ready to train more AFSCME women to be leaders of that change.

It’s not a secret that drug prices in the United States are rising much faster than inflation.

On Sept. 11, 2001, we as a nation faced a tragedy unique in our history.

LAS VEGAS – Corrections workers have become the first group of state workers to ask to be recognized as AFSCME in contract negotiations since Nevada adopted a law in June giving state employees the

The 19 presidential candidates who participated in the AFSCME Public Service Forum on Saturday disagreed on a range of topics, but they all agreed on o

After years of debate and delay, Congress has finally passed a bill to ensure th

Today, the latest attempt by the Trump administration to repeal the Affordable Care Act will

Following 

CARSON CITY, Nev. — Public service workers across the country lauded the passage of Nevada Senate Bill 135, which expands collective bargaining rights to over 20,000 Nevada state employees – the la

EMS Week is a time to recognize the sacrifices that EMS professionals make for their communities and to honor these skilled heroes w

In October 2012, Hurricane Sandy battered the east coast of the United States, causing billions of dollars in damage across 24 states.

Megha Desai is a public defender in Multnomah County, Oregon. In a given week, she might work upwards of 60 hours. Right now, she has about 145 open cases.

Our union gained more than 9,000 dues-paying members and nearly 19,000 dues-paying retirees in the last year, suggesting that billionaires and corporations are failing in their effort to “

LAS VEGAS — More than 160 AFSCME members gathered in Las Vegas last week to lift up the voice of public service workers and move our union forward.  

LOS ANGELES — As fires burned in Northern and Southern California and the death toll continu

This summer, I joined thousands of union members at a rally in Philadelphia to speak out against the Trump administration’s family separation policy.

Better wages. Check. Better working conditions. Check.

It was 10 years ago this month that the 2008 financial crisis kicked into high gear.

Like others around the world, I mourned the death last week of Aretha Franklin.

The Janus case was an attempt to deliver a knockout blow to millions of working people and their families who looked to the Supreme Court as an independent institution that advances equal