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AFSCME members in corrections protest unsafe conditions at Menard Correctional Center in Illinois

On July 8, members of AFSCME Local 1175 (Council 31) at Menard Correctional Center took to the picket line with a simple message for the Illinois Department of Corrections: Our safety matters!

AFSCME members in corrections protest unsafe conditions at Menard Correctional Center in Illinois

Probation officers help people live better lives

Editor’s note: The CSEA Work Force’s Wendi Bowie met with Hempstead District Court Child Services Senior Probation Officer Jill Schatzle and Supervision II Probation Officer Angela Orr to discuss their work at the Nassau County

Probation officers help people live better lives

Recruiting, retaining wildland firefighters just got easier thanks to Alaska members

ANCHORAGE, Alaska – Higher pay for Alaska’s wildland firefighters — secured by members of the Alaska State Employees Association (ASEA/AFSCME Local 52) —  will help recruit and retain more of them and better protect the nation’s l

Recruiting, retaining wildland firefighters just got easier thanks to Alaska members

Care for the community motivates this Bridgeport, Conn. police officer

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — Every day, police officers put themselves in harm’s way to protect the public. Their sacrifices often go unnoticed and unappreciated despite their heroic efforts to keep us all safe.

Care for the community motivates this Bridgeport, Conn. police officer

AFSCME Maryland members rally after parole and probation agent is killed on the job

CATONSVILLE, Md.

AFSCME Maryland members rally after parole and probation agent is killed on the job

Sheriff’s deputy rides out tornado in vehicle after saving lives of others

An AFSCME member in Iowa saved the lives of others during a tornado before getting stuck and riding it out in his vehicle. And he survived to tell his story.

Sheriff’s deputy rides out tornado in vehicle after saving lives of others

Police departments can attract new officers thanks to AFSCME-backed Recruit and Retain Act

With overwhelming bipartisan support, Congress has passed and President Joe Biden has signed into law a new bill to increase staffing levels at police departments throughout America.

Police departments can attract new officers thanks to AFSCME-backed Recruit and Retain Act

A hall of fame detective changes perspectives about policing

Forget the stereotype of the sly, hard-bitten TV detective. Yes, Middletown, Connecticut, Detective Karli Travis is tough and smart, but her job is as much about lifting people up as it about taking down bad guys.

A hall of fame detective changes perspectives about policing

New York’s corrections officers pressure state lawmakers for safer facilities

ALBANY, N.Y.  – Seeking safer corrections facilities, members of the New York State Law Enforcement Officers Union (AFSCME Council 82) lobbied policy makers at the state Capitol on May 22.

New York’s corrections officers pressure state lawmakers for safer facilities

AFSCME honors EMS heroes during EMS Week

AFSCME honors EMS heroes during EMS Week