Union power is growing.
16.5 million workers were covered by union contracts in 2025 — the highest number in 16 years. In the face of unprecedented attacks on collective bargaining rights, workers organized anyway. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Nurses, health care workers & social workers deserve respect for the work they do. That means being classified as the professionals they are.
Submit a comment today and stand in solidarity with AFSCME members: act.afscme.org/letters/tell...
The members and staff of Council 13 thank President Lee Saunders for his visionary leadership and steadfast support over the years, and we wish him the absolute best in his upcoming retirement! #AFSCMEStrong
Black History Month reminds us that one voice can lead to a chorus of collective action that refuses to be silenced. Read President Lee Saunders' op-ed on how Black history teaches us about today’s fight for working people: www.afscme.org/blog/what-a-...
AFSCME is heartbroken and outraged by the senseless murder of fellow union member Alex Jeffrey Pretti and the violence and intimidation enacted by this administration.
We will not let fear destroy the bonds that hold our communities together.
A new filing from the Trump administration confirms that the shady billionaires running DOGE have put our private data at risk. This is why AFSCME has been fighting in court to protect Americans' Social Security data from DOGE, and we'll keep fighting. www.cnn.com/2026/01/20/p...
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. spent his life fighting for racial and economic justice. He knew that dignity on the job, fair wages, safe workplaces, and the freedom to organize are civil rights. We honor his legacy by standing up for working people.
Congratulations to members of AFSCME Local 2719 who work for the city of Pittsburgh! They won a strong new three-year contract that shows the union difference in the lives of workers. www.afscme.org/blog/pittsbu...
Catch up on the latest news from your union in this digital edition of the Council 13 Connection! online.fliphtml5.com/cvrrt/wdmi/
Council 13 issued the following statement on the passage of the 2025-26 Pennsylvania state budget:
This Veterans Day, we salute all who’ve served and the veterans in the AFSCME family who continue to make our communities stronger every day.
Nearly 22 million Americans rely on premium tax credits through the Affordable Care Act marketplace to afford their health insurance.
Join your fellow AFSCME members this Thursday, September 25th, for a Virtual Day of Action! 🗣️ Learn more at bit.ly/HC-Day-Of-Action.
The big ugly bill is a disgrace. It makes sure the rich stay rich, while cutting our health care and raising our costs.
On the #BetterInAUnion bus tour, @afscme.bsky.social is making sure the politicians who voted for this anti-worker bill knows how it will hurt the people they serve.
A Rep. Scott Perry sold out his constituents by supporting the “Big Beautiful Bill.” AFSCME members called him out on Tuesday as the AFL-CIO’s “It’s Better in a Union” bus tour stopped in Harrisburg. www.afscme.org/blog/rep-sco...
90 years ago, Social Security was signed into law. Since then, it’s been there for our grandparents, our parents, and now us, helping us retire, supporting families, and lifting seniors out of poverty. Sign the pledge to protect Social Security. afscme.org/ssa
We’re in Harrisburg, PA today for the @aflcio.org #BetterInAUnion bus tour! We won’t let Rep. Scott Perry get away with voting to give tax breaks to greedy billionaires at the expense of working families. We are the public service workers who keep PA running!
Americans going hungry. School kids losing meals they desperately need. The One Big Beautiful Bill Act will only make the problem of hunger in America worse. Learn more. www.afscme.org/blog/the-one...
Heat deaths and illness are rising, yet we STILL lack a national workplace heat safety standard. That’s why AFSCME is fighting to pass the Asunción Valdivia Heat Illness, Injury and Fatality Prevention Act. www.smartcitiesdive.com/news/bill-se...
Today we kicked off @aflcio.org's “It’s Better in a Union Bus Tour.” We at AFSCME won’t sit silent while politicians bankrupt our communities and kill our jobs. It’s time for the voices of working people – not billionaires – to be heard.
AFSCME District 33 workers are on STRIKE for fair wages, dignity and respect. They’re holding the line no matter how long it takes. #AFSCMEStrong
SOLIDARITY!!!
Our campaign to stop this terrible bill goes back to the U.S. House of Representatives. Same number, same message. Call your member of Congress at 202-559-1165 and to demand NO CUTS to Medicaid and public services to fund tax breaks for the ultra-wealthy!
We are deeply disappointed the Senate passed a dangerous budget that guts health care, slashes food aid, and raises costs for working families — just to hand billionaires more tax breaks. Now the bill goes back to the House.
Tell them: VOTE NO www.afscme.org/press/releas...
The budget would RAISE COSTS on the poorest by $1,600 a year to boost incomes of the ultra-rich. Meanwhile, nearly 40% of American can't even afford a $400 emergency expense right now.
Tell Congress to vote against this billionaire budget scam!
The AFSCME members of PA marched on the State Capitol this week alongside our union sisters and brothers from across the commonwealth! We rallied for working people and advocated for issues that impact us all! #UnionStrong #AFSCMEStrong #AFSCMEGO #SavePublicServices @afscme.bsky.social
Let's march on the Capitol for a rally with our union family on Tuesday, June 10!
RSVP TODAY: www.mobilize.us/paaflcio/eve...
During National EMS Week, thank an EMS professional for the important work they do in our communities. But don’t stop there. Join AFSCME GO. www.afscme.org/blog/we-hono...
