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Local 1700 Defeats Privatization Effort in Duxbury

"Congratulations to the members of AFSCME Local 1700 Duxbury School Custodians on their victory over a short-sited plan to privatize custodial services in Duxbury this morning.

First stop for AFSCME’s Staff the Front Lines bus tour: Rochester, N.Y.

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – AFSCME’s Staff the Front Lines national bus tour got underway Monday with a stop in this western New York city.

Mayor Malik Evans, Monroe County Executive Adam Bello and New York Assemblymember Harry Bronson joined AFSCME Council 66 members to encourage New Yorkers to apply for open public service jobs.

AFSCME ‘Staff the Front Lines’ bus tour seeks to solve staffing crisis in public service


States, cities, towns and schools face a staffing crisis. Hiring for public service jobs has failed to keep pace with the private sector. In April, for instance, there were 833,000 job openings in state and local governments, according to data from the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics.

In response, AFSCME is kicking off a national bus tour this summer to recruit talented, diverse and dedicated people to staff the front lines.

Council 93 Responds to Historic Flooding in Vermont

As flood water across Vermont continue to rise with no immediate end to the rainfall in sight, AFSCME Council 93 is thinking of our brothers and sisters in the ravaged state – especially our public works members who are working around the clock to protect lives and property in the most dangerous and severely impacted areas.  

AFSCME: Supreme Court student loan ruling shows ‘contempt’ for working people

The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday rejected the Biden administration’s landmark plan to forgive up to $20,000 for millions of student loan borrowers.

In a statement, AFSCME President Lee Saunders said, “Today’s decision is yet another example of this court’s contempt for working families.”

Local 1067 Reaches Tentative Agreement with Department of Higher Education

On Friday, June 23, 2023, AFSCME Council 93 reached a Tentative Agreement (TA) with the Massachusetts Department of Higher Education for Local 1067 members. Covering the twenty-four community college and public universities across the Commonwealth, Local 1067 members are vital to the operations of Massachusetts' higher education system. In total, approximately 2,500 members will benefit from this contract which, if ratified, will run from July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024. 

Hundreds of AFSCME activists get fired up at Denver organizing summit

Hundreds of AFSCME activists get fired up at Denver organizing summit

Anthony Lockhart. Photo: Miriam Harris

Dartmouth College Library Workers' United Vote to Join Council 93

Hanover, NH- Today, June 13th, Dartmouth College Library Workers' United (DCLWU) voted overwhelmingly to join AFSCME Council 93. In a National Labor Relations Board administered mail ballot election, the library profressionals supported forming a union by a vote of 63-11. 

The workers had initially reached out to Council 93 last year with concerns over compensation, staffing, lack of clear guidelines on advancement, and wanting to have a voice to make Dartmouth Libraries fairier and more equitable for all. 

Saunders: Debt limit agreement shows ‘President Biden puts working people first’


AFSCME President Lee Saunders praised President Joe Biden in the wake of a debt ceiling deal that averts a default by the U.S. government on its debt while protecting the interests and priorities of working families and retirees.

Biden signed the deal into law on Saturday.