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Help Our Sisters and Brothers in Puerto Rico

On a normal day, Sandra Pacheco, an administrative assistant in Puerto Rico’s Department of Transportation and Public Works, begins her day at 7 a.m., filing paperwork for her colleagues in the field.

Help Our Sisters and Brothers in Puerto Rico

2020 Minimum Wage Hikes to Benefit 7 Million Working People

The new year brings good news for millions of working Americans. Nearly 7 million of them are in line to get pay raises this year thanks to state and local minimum-

2020 Minimum Wage Hikes to Benefit 7 Million Working People

Caught in Limbo: AFSCME Member Struggles with Student Loan Forgiveness

As a public librarian for the Philadelphia Free Library, Sheila O’Steen embodies what we think of when we imagine a public service worker. Every day, she interacts with members of her community.

Caught in Limbo: AFSCME Member Struggles with Student Loan Forgiveness

Beating the Expectations, Believing in His Community

Beating the Expectations, Believing in His Community

AFSCME Supports Bill to Restore Voting Rights Protections

The 1965 Voting Rights Act worked. In the years and decades that followed its implementation, the law helped minority voters make their voices heard, especially African Americans who had been discriminated against at the polls. As a result, our democracy became stronger.

AFSCME Supports Bill to Restore Voting Rights Protections