Stories about you
Amy Meredith, an assistant district attorney at the Travis County, Texas, District Attorney’s Office, has been keeping her community safe by prosecuting some of Travis County’s most violent criminals.
Pablo Ros |Let's show some love for AFSCME canines, who help make public safety happen.
Pete Levine |Compassionate act by an OCSEA-represented state employee saves a life.
Sally Meckling, OCSEA |AFSCME Council 18 members came together on Jan. 31 to honor public safety officers and their vital contributions to our communities.
Jashua Bane |EMS is one of the most dangerous professions in the country. Unfortunately, the EMTs and paramedics who put their lives on the line every day are up against a broken system.
Thousands of public service workers made sure the streets and highways were clean; schools were safe for children to learn in; and sidewalks, ramps and other public spaces for the elderly and disabled were safe to use.
Namita Waghray, Lisa Martin |“The first thing I do is just listen to them,” says Cynthia King. “I find out how their vision loss came about, what their needs are."
Pete Levine |On the 50th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s final speech – and from the same pulpit at Mason Temple in Memphis – AFSCME President Lee Saunders reflected on Dr. King’s civil rights and labor rights legacy.
AFSCME Staff |Good communication has been the unlikely secret to a successful 26-year career for Minnesota Corrections Officer Rick Neyssen, winner of an AFSCME Never Quit Service Award.
Pete Levine |VMOs have a set of experiences and perspectives that cannot be replaced. There is no one who can speak with greater authority about the benefits of union membership than a union member.
AFSCME Staff |When Hurricanes Maria and Irma struck, AFSCME member Gardy Domenech began a modest relief drive. He had no idea how his community in Mansfield, Pennsylvania, would rally behind him.
Pete Levine |These CSEA workers would’ve made MacGyver proud for the way they helped the FBI solve a crime.
Mark Kotzin, CSEA/AFSCME Local 1000 |As the death toll continues to rise and as smoke engulfs nearby cities, AFSCME members have stepped up to help – often at great personal sacrifice.
Jashua Bane, Pablo Ros |For AFSCME members and their families, there are several scholarship opportunities that can make paying for a college degree easier.
Pete Levine |Public service workers who are AFSCME members came out this year across the nation to help elect candidates who support working families.
AFSCME Staff |“We have an opportunity as employees of the township [of Swatara] and members of the union to do something good for others who need it.”
William Kaufman, AFSCME Council 13 |AFSCME retirees founded three new chapters this summer – in San Diego, Los Angeles, and Memphis, Tennessee.
Pablo Ros |AFSCME mourns the loss of a Pennsylvania member who died in a worksite accident.
William Kauffman, AFSCME Council 13 |The suspected “Tinder serial killer” has been arrested – thanks to the work of a DC 37 criminalist.
DIANE S. WILLIAMS, DC 37 |When things are at their worst, public service workers are at their best.
AFSCME Staff |