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July 14, 2023

Child care providers win largest pay hike in California history

Tens of thousands of California child care providers negotiated their largest pay hike ever.

June 25, 2021

At annual council meeting, AFSCME Retirees make their voices heard

AFSCME Retirees held their annual council meeting and lobby day this week, where they made their voices heard virtually and just as loudly as ever.

May 12, 2021

AFSCME helps defeat anti-union bills in Florida

AFSCME members in Florida successfully organized this legislative session to defeat anti-union and anti-pension bills.

March 11, 2021

Texas legislature urged to fix crumbling prisons, boost corrections staffing and pensions

AFSCME members ask the Texas legislature to fix crumbling prisons, increase corrections staffing and shore up the pensions they were promised.

February 10, 2021

A victory for respiratory therapists, others at UCI

Through their union, California member Jenny Suarez and her co-workers demanded – and won – bonus pay that nurses at her hospital got.

August 07, 2019

At Long Last, LA County Sanitation Employees Secure a Fair Contract

Guaranteed pay raises and no pension cuts are key provisions in a contract won by AFSCME District Council 36 members who work for the Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts.

July 26, 2019

AFSCME Retirees Charge Up to The Hill During Retiree Council Meeting

During their annual Retiree Council Meeting, AFSCME Retirees went to Capitol Hill in force to step up and speak up.

June 20, 2019

San Diego Puts Ill-Conceived ‘Proposition B’ Pension Measure to Bed

Measure denying pensions for new public service workers in San Diego is now history.

February 26, 2019

Oregon AFSCME Members Fight to Protect Retirement Security

In Oregon, AFSCME members are showing up in force at the legislature to protect their retirement security.

November 16, 2018

AFSCME Sues Puerto Rico to Stop Betrayal of Public Service Workers

Even as public service workers in Puerto Rico made sacrifices, their government was betraying them. This week, AFSCME and AFT sued the government, alleging mismanagement of pension funds.

June 18, 2018

Far from Draining Budgets, Public Pensions Generate Public Revenue

A new report by the National Conference on Public Employee Retirement Systems uses data to show that “reducing or even dismantling public pension benefits will ultimately backfire.”

June 05, 2018

MN Gov Signs Pension Bill

Thanks to a new pension law, public worker pensions in Minnesota have been shored up for decades to come.

May 08, 2018

AFSCME Fights Pension Cost-of-Living Freeze in Ohio

OAPSE/AFSCME Local 4 members are standing up for thousands of retirees who are already struggling to get by.

February 16, 2018

Workers, Retirees Have a Powerful Advocate on Nation’s Largest Pension System

California public-service retirees and workers have a powerful advocate for their pensions – AFSCME member Priya Mathur.

December 18, 2017

Retirement Security Focus of New Michigan Retirees Chapter

Retirees from across Michigan banded together in late October to form Michigan Retirees United, AFSCME Chapter 255.

October 12, 2017

AFSCME Retirees Never Quit!

AFSCME Retirees gave back to their communities through decades of hard work, but even in retirement they never quit.

June 23, 2017

OAPSE Pushes Back Against Pension Cuts in Ohio

Ohio legislators want to cut the pensions promised to school support personnel, but the Ohio Association of Public Employees (OAPSE)/AFSCME Local 4 says no.

June 13, 2017

AFSCME Defeats Raft of Bad Bills Filed in NM

“Our union is taking action,” said Council 18 president Casey Padilla, referring to AFSCME’s successful efforts to stop anti-worker proposals from becoming law in New Mexico. “We're speaking up politically on behalf of workers.”

May 03, 2017

AFSCME: Don’t Fix Puerto Rico’s Problems on Backs of Public Workers, Retirees

Don’t solve Puerto Rico’s economic ills on the back of its public employees and retirees. That’s the message from Steve Kreisberg, AFSCME’s director of research and collective bargaining services.

April 13, 2017

Puerto Rico Members Fight Pension Cuts in Court

SPU-AFSCME members are challenging the constitutionality of pension cuts in federal court.

March 09, 2017

Saunders to Iowa: We’ll Stand Together and Build Together

Hundreds of Iowa Council 61 members – clad in AFSCME green – flooded the Iowa State Capital this week to stand up against attacks on working people.

January 23, 2017

This Is Why You Need a Union

Three reasons why working people need unions.

December 08, 2015

DC 37 Members Lobby for Puerto Rico Support

Members of New York DC 37 came to Washington last week to advocate for federal support for Puerto Rico.

July 10, 2015

Retirees Build on Success, Look to Protect Retirement Security

More than 100 retirees gathered for the Alliance for Retired Americans Legislative Conference and the Annual AFSCME Retiree Council meeting in the nation’s capital this week, lobbying lawmakers to protect Social Security, Medicare and public pensions.

Pension Security Archive

Child care providers win largest pay hike in California history

At annual council meeting, AFSCME Retirees make their voices heard

AFSCME helps defeat anti-union bills in Florida

Texas legislature urged to fix crumbling prisons, boost corrections staffing and pensions

A victory for respiratory therapists, others at UCI

At Long Last, LA County Sanitation Employees Secure a Fair Contract

AFSCME Retirees Charge Up to The Hill During Retiree Council Meeting

San Diego Puts Ill-Conceived ‘Proposition B’ Pension Measure to Bed

Oregon AFSCME Members Fight to Protect Retirement Security

AFSCME Sues Puerto Rico to Stop Betrayal of Public Service Workers

Far from Draining Budgets, Public Pensions Generate Public Revenue

MN Gov Signs Pension Bill

AFSCME Fights Pension Cost-of-Living Freeze in Ohio

Workers, Retirees Have a Powerful Advocate on Nation’s Largest Pension System

Retirement Security Focus of New Michigan Retirees Chapter

AFSCME Retirees Never Quit!

OAPSE Pushes Back Against Pension Cuts in Ohio

AFSCME Defeats Raft of Bad Bills Filed in NM

AFSCME: Don’t Fix Puerto Rico’s Problems on Backs of Public Workers, Retirees

Puerto Rico Members Fight Pension Cuts in Court

Saunders to Iowa: We’ll Stand Together and Build Together

This Is Why You Need a Union

DC 37 Members Lobby for Puerto Rico Support

Retirees Build on Success, Look to Protect Retirement Security