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AFSCME members answer the call to demand respect and recognition for 911 dispatchers

As the future of 911 is on the line, AFSCME members were in Washington, D.C., this week to answer the call.

They walked the halls of Congress and told their representatives face to face: pass a law to reclassify 911 dispatchers.

AFSCME members answer the call to demand respect and recognition for 911 dispatchers

New contract reinforces public safety in Adams County, Pennsylvania

A new union contract is delivering meaningful gains for correctional officers in Adams County by strengthening not only wages and benefits but improving quality of life for officers on and off the job. 

New contract reinforces public safety in Adams County, Pennsylvania

AFSCME members defend workplace protection for pregnant and postpartum COs

A correctional officer who was seven months pregnant asked to leave work after she started experiencing severe pain during her shift. 

AFSCME members defend workplace protection for pregnant and postpartum COs

This Wisconsin AFSCME member is running to make life better for working families

For Ben Gruber, working as a conservation warden in Wisconsin is more than just a job. It’s a commitment to serve the public.

He works hard to protect rural communities across Southwest Wisconsin. 

This Wisconsin AFSCME member is running to make life better for working families

With Special Thanks to AFSCME Members at the New Britain Police, Council 4 Celebrates a Season of Giving, Service, and Solidarity

Every holiday season, AFSCME Council 4 proudly joins with our members in the New Britain Police Department to gather toys for the New Britain Recreation and Community Services Department’s annual holiday toy drive—to bring joy, comfort, and hope to children and families in need ac

With Special Thanks to AFSCME Members at the New Britain Police, Council 4 Celebrates a Season of Giving, Service, and Solidarity

Determination leads to victory: Puerto Rico’s public safety professionals win overdue raises

Correctional officers and other public safety professionals in Puerto Rico are celebrating after years of fighting for fair wages. More than 3,500 employees at the Department of Correction and Rehabilitation will see a significant pay increase starting Dec. 16.  

Determination leads to victory: Puerto Rico’s public safety professionals win overdue raises

Warren County public safety professionals ratify three-year contract

This Thanksgiving, we are especially grateful for union solidarity, strong contracts, and the public safety professionals who work around the clock—including holidays—to make sure our families and festivities are protected. 

Warren County public safety professionals ratify three-year contract

Mail scanning: It’s finally happening in Illinois

After AFSCME and the Illinois Department of Corrections reached an agreement to bring mail scanning technology to every state prison, union members took heart, hoping that the years of heightened drug use by individuals in custody would be coming to an end.

Mail scanning: It’s finally happening in Illinois

Holiday tradition continues in Auburn, New York, thanks to members of an AFSCME police union

What started as a holiday let-down became a powerful example of what AFSCME members can achieve when we take collective action.

Holiday tradition continues in Auburn, New York, thanks to members of an AFSCME police union

Police officers help elect pro-public safety mayor in Stratford, Conn.

Elections are about priorities. And for the police officers in Stratford, Connecticut, their top priority has always been to protect and serve their communities.

Police officers help elect pro-public safety mayor in Stratford, Conn.