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First contract for AFSCME members who keep the Chicago History Museum running

Jas Taper — Wed, 09 Sep 2026 20:05:35 +0000

By AFSCME Council 31 September 9, 2026 Tags: Momentum Collective BargainingUnion Difference Organize Share: AFSCME members who work for the Chicago History Museum voted overwhelmingly last month to approve their first union contract, which includes higher wages, better benefits, improved paid leave, and more. They are members of Chicago History Museum…

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Union lawsuit challenges Trump rules that harm federal workers

Matthew Byron — Tue, 08 Sep 2026 20:23:09 +0000

By AFSCME Staff September 8, 2026 Tags: Union Difference Workers' Rights Share: AFSCME and a coalition of unions have sued the Trump administration over two new personnel rules that would harm federal workers. Specifically, the lawsuit seeks to block rules that would overhaul long-standing worker discipline and performance rules in a way that cuts at…

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Americans’ support of labor unions remains sky-high

Matthew Byron — Fri, 04 Sep 2026 18:09:39 +0000

Seventy-one percent of Americans approve of labor unions, according to a Gallup Poll published this week, matching the recent high from 2022. That’s the highest approval rating since the 1950s. Moreover, nearly half of poll respondents (47%) said they want unions to have more influence than they do today, the highest level of support in the past 25 years. “As our country faces a cost-of-living crisis engineered by an administration that […]

This Labor Day, ask yourself: Whose side are you on?

Mike MMcColpin — Fri, 04 Sep 2026 18:06:05 +0000

By Patrick Moran September 4, 2026 Tags: Priorities From the President Income Inequality Politics Share: Originally published in Common Dreams. Working people are fed up. Job uncertainty is the new normal. Chaos and corruption are constantly spilling out of Washington. But for the people grinding out a living every day, the crisis hits much closer to…

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AFSCME, other unions challenge unfair federal student loan caps for certain public service workers

Matthew Byron — Thu, 03 Sep 2026 16:14:30 +0000

By AFSCME Staff September 3, 2026 Tags: EducationStudent Debt Share: A new Department of Education rule unfairly limits graduate school loans for people in high-demand professions such as nursing, public health and social work. That’s why AFSCME and a coalition of unions are challenging the harmful rule in court. “The same administration that cut health…

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A lesson in higher learning: Don’t mess with AFSCME members

Matthew Byron — Wed, 02 Sep 2026 21:42:09 +0000

By AFSCME Staff September 2, 2026 Tags: Union Difference Workers' Rights Share: The University System of Maryland (USM) learned an important lesson recently the hard way: Don’t mess with AFSCME members. After USM decided to withhold negotiated raises from its employees — including a 2.5% merit increase effective July 1, 2026 — AFSCME members rallied and…

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Michigan public safety professionals bring stranded family home

Matthew Byron — Wed, 02 Sep 2026 21:03:56 +0000

By Anthony Caldwell, Mark McCullough September 2, 2026 Tags: Public Safety Environment Share: When people are in danger, we count on trained public service workers to answer the call. That is exactly what happened in Michigan after two women and a 9-year-old boy set out for a four-hour tubing trip on the Muskegon River and became stranded in remote woods…

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AFSCME members in Illinois push new state law protecting disability services

Mike MMcColpin — Tue, 01 Sep 2026 20:31:41 +0000

By AFSCME Staff September 1, 2026 Tags: Priorities Union Difference Privatization Issues / Legislation Share: A new Illinois state law can help to prevent services for people with disabilities from being bled dry by asset management companies. It’s a major victory for AFSCME public service workers and the people in their care. Illinois Gov.

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AFSCME members take a stand at the Defend the Vote March on Washington

Matthew Byron — Mon, 31 Aug 2026 21:39:59 +0000

By Mary Troyan August 31, 2026 Tags: Politics and Elections Workers' Rights Organize Share: Sixty three years after Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech, AFSCME members rallied at the same spot at the Lincoln Memorial on Friday with new urgency to protect voting rights, public services, working families, and democracy.

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Puerto Rico corrections members, through their union, won workplace improvements after a tragedy

Matthew Byron — Thu, 27 Aug 2026 22:17:47 +0000

By AFSCME Staff August 27, 2026 Tags: Public SafetyUnion Difference Share: Hector Travieso Miranda guards some of the most dangerous criminals in Puerto Rico. The veteran corrections officer knows he’s dealing with people that society wants to see locked up. “This is a job where you know you are going in fine, but you don’t know how or if you’re going…

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