AFSCME

Public service doesn't have to end at retirement. From tackling the affordability crisis to standing up for union rights against anti-worker lawmakers, nearly 200,000 AFSCME Retirees across the country are fighting to protect working families and fellow retirees. And they're winning.

AFSCME Retirees: Paying the Union Difference Forward AFSCME Retirees know that stepping away from their jobs doesn't mean stepping away from their commitment to public service.

Corrections workers in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, say the new paid parental leave policy they fought for will help address chronic staffing shortages at the local jail. Members of AFSCME Local 543 (AFSCME Council 13) who keep the jail running are celebrating the new family-friendly benefit after years of pushing county leaders to take action.

AFSCME members who keep a PA jail running mobilize for paid parental leave victory Members of AFSCME Local 543 celebrate a new paid parental leave policy for Lehigh County workers that they fought for.

About 100 workers at the American Library Association will be represented by their new union after an overwhelming vote to form their union through AFSCME Council 31. ALA workers, mostly based in Chicago, seek job security, stable benefits, better pay, more professional development and a voice in the workplace.

American Library Association workers win their AFSCME union in overwhelming vote Another organizing victory: American Library Association workers vote to form a union through AFSCME Council 31 in Illinois.