Sydney Roberts

In response to threats against essential public programs that we all rely on, AFSCME members mobilized in more than a dozen cities, on Capitol Hill and online for a powerful week of action to tell Congress to put working families over billionaire tax breaks.

Earlier this month, staff at the University of Vermont (UVM) Health Network Home Health & Hospice voted overwhelmingly in favor of forming a union with AFT Vermont, an affiliate of the American Federation of Teachers (AFT).

Despite union-busting tactics from management, AFSCME members who work at the Field Museum in Chicago have successfully secured their first collective bargaining agreement.

This week, the Washington, D.C., Council voted to pause a scheduled wage increase for tipped workers that was on track to go into effect as a result of a ballot initiative. UNITE HERE Local 25 has been organizing to fight attacks on this measure that D.C. voters have made clear they support.

Our latest roundup of worker wins includes numerous examples of working people organizing, bargaining and mobilizing for a better life.

Production workers at The Grand Opera House in Wilmington, Delaware, have voted to form a union with Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) Local 8.