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AFSCME honors public safety professionals during National Law Enforcement Week

AFSCME honors public safety professionals during National Law Enforcement Week

AFSCME’s Saunders: During National Law Enforcement week, we honor the men and women who risk so much for their communities.

AFSCME President Lee Saunders released the following statement in recognition of National Law Enforcement Week

AFSCME’s Saunders: During National Law Enforcement week, we honor the men and women who risk so much for their communities.

Outnumbered and exhausted, a Louisiana corrections lieutenant fights for better staffing

Outnumbered and exhausted, a Louisiana corrections lieutenant fights for better staffing

AFSCME President Saunders: Honor America’s corrections officers by keeping them safe

AFSCME President Lee Saunders released the following statement for National Correctional Officers Week, May 7-13, 2023

AFSCME President Saunders: Honor America’s corrections officers by keeping them safe

Report: Dangerous understaffing in Maryland corrections facilities; 3,400 COs needed

A report by AFSCME Maryland Council 3 shows the state needs to hire 3,400 more officers to achieve safe staffing levels at correctional facilities.

Report: Dangerous understaffing in Maryland corrections facilities; 3,400 COs needed

AFSCME New Mexico members win on wages, staffing, public safety in legislative session

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – AFSCME members in New Mexico achieved significant victories for public service workers in the legislative session that ended on March 18.

AFSCME New Mexico members win on wages, staffing, public safety in legislative session

AFSCME Rhode Island welcomes 35 corrections employees

NORTH PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Thirty-five corrections workers at the maximum-security Donald W. Wyatt Detention Facility are now part of the AFSCME family.

AFSCME Rhode Island welcomes 35 corrections employees

New Jersey state employees sue governor for discrimination

TRENTON, New Jersey – Saying Gov.

New Jersey state employees sue governor for discrimination

New, AFSCME-supported public safety laws focus on TBI, PTSD and mental health

Two new AFSCME-backed laws will benefit public safety personnel and focus on helping those suffering from a traumatic brain injury (TBI), post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other mental ailments.

New, AFSCME-supported public safety laws focus on TBI, PTSD and mental health

Extreme heat creates hazardous work conditions for Texas corrections staff

As temperatures across Texas surpassed 100 degrees, the deputy director of AFSCME Texas Correction Employees Council 907, Clifton Buchanan, warned state lawmakers in July that corrections officers face dangerous working conditio

Extreme heat creates hazardous work conditions for Texas corrections staff