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Labor Day
On Labor Day, we celebrate our power – and pledge to build it.
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On Labor Day, we celebrate our power – and pledge to build it.

On Labor Day, we celebrate the power of workers to form unions, stand in solidarity, and together, improve our lives. But today, greedy billionaires are rolling back our workplace safety, trying to make it tougher to form unions, and attacking public service workers’ collective bargaining rights.

On Labor Day, we celebrate our power – and pledge to build it.

AFSCME Local 44, 558, and 2202 members
Baltimore City municipal employees reach historic tentative agreement on new union contract
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Baltimore City municipal employees reach historic tentative agreement on new union contract

On Thursday, August 21, AFSCME Local 44, Local 558, and Local 2202 reached a historic tentative agreement with the City of Baltimore.

Baltimore City municipal employees reach historic tentative agreement on new union contract

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To protect our communities, federal workers are speaking out
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To protect our communities, federal workers are speaking out

At a time when our communities are under attack, our voices are more important than ever. That’s why federal workers are speaking out. Since this administration took office, many of them have struggled to do their jobs and find the resources to serve their communities.

To protect our communities, federal workers are speaking out

Group photo of Pratt Workers United members after a successful ratification vote
Enoch Pratt Free Library Workers Ratify Historic First Union Contract
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Enoch Pratt Free Library Workers Ratify Historic First Union Contract

On Friday, August 1, workers across the city’s Enoch Pratt Free Library (EPFL) system voted nearly 99% in favor of ratifying their first union contract. After nearly two years of negotiations with the library system’s management, Pratt Workers United, AFSCME Maryland Council 3 reached a tentative agreement in late June.

Enoch Pratt Free Library Workers Ratify Historic First Union Contract

AFSCME members and retirees
Medicare and Medicaid have saved lives for 60 years. We’re fighting to keep it that way.
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Medicare and Medicaid have saved lives for 60 years. We’re fighting to keep it that way.

This year, AFSCME is celebrating this special anniversary with mixed emotions. That’s because the joint legacy of Medicare and Medicaid is under threat.

Medicare and Medicaid have saved lives for 60 years. We’re fighting to keep it that way.