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During Correctional Officers Week, we must recognize the challenges corrections workers face

During Correctional Officers Week, we must recognize the challenges corrections workers face

AFSCME members fight to keep public safety in public hands

St. Paul, Minn. —  For years, AFSCME members have fought against the private prisons industry that puts profits over public safety.

AFSCME members fight to keep public safety in public hands

With unanimous support, paramedics and EMTs form a new union with AFSCME Council 9 in Montana

When faced with low pay, high turnover and faulty equipment, a group of dedicated EMTs and paramedics at AMR Bozeman voted unanimously in February to form a new union.

With unanimous support, paramedics and EMTs form a new union with AFSCME Council 9 in Montana

Corrections officers demand improvements amid staffing and safety concerns in Connecticut facilities

Hartford, Conn. -- Corrections officers who are members of AFSCME Council 4 showed up in force on Wednesday to demand changes that will improve safety and staffing levels in Connecticut’s corrections facilities.

Corrections officers demand improvements amid staffing and safety concerns in Connecticut facilities

Public Safety Spotlight: 'The calm voice in the storm'

A man faints. His wife calls 911. On the other end of the line, Chad Piazza, a 911 dispatcher for Snohomish County, Washington, takes the call.

Public Safety Spotlight: 'The calm voice in the storm'

AFSCME’s Saunders: The 911 SAVES Act will give emergency dispatchers the permanent recognition they’ve earned

Washington, D.C. – AFSCME President Lee Saunders released the following statement recognizing National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week, which is happening April 14-20, 2024:

“911 dispatchers aren’t seen, but they are heard in every crisis.

AFSCME’s Saunders: The 911 SAVES Act will give emergency dispatchers the permanent recognition they’ve earned

A win for Michigan conservation officers spotlights their broad role in public safety

This past February, conservation officers in Michigan won a hard-fought victory. After more than a yearlong battle, they secured a 12% wage increase, bringing their pay in line with other local and state public safety officers.

A win for Michigan conservation officers spotlights their broad role in public safety

Public Safety Spotlight: Despite the danger, a Maryland corrections officer knows her work is changing lives

The other day, Maryland Corrections Officer Ofonime Akpabio was escorting an offender to a nearby hospital.

Public Safety Spotlight: Despite the danger, a Maryland corrections officer knows her work is changing lives

Off-duty Florida paramedics win Never Quit awards for rescuing tornado victims

The damage left behind by several powerful tornadoes that ripped through northwestern Florida back in January are a reminder that, in the

Off-duty Florida paramedics win Never Quit awards for rescuing tornado victims

Mr. Montoya goes to Washington

Growing up in Garden Grove, California, the son of a 17-year-old single mother, Richard “Rickk” Montoya Jr. never imagined he’d be sitting in the Capitol building during a State of the Union address.

Mr. Montoya goes to Washington