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AFSCME @afscme.bsky.social · 3h
Congratulations to Adalberto Díaz, a forensic investigator in Puerto Rico and member of SPUPR/AFSCME Council 95, who is the latest winner of our union’s Never Quit Service Award.
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Never Quit winner is Puerto Rican forensic investigator living his childhood dream
Adalberto Díaz, a forensic investigator in Puerto Rico and member of SPUPR/AFSCME Council 95, is the latest winner of our union’s Never Quit Service Award.
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AFSCME @afscme.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Learn about AFSCME President Emeritus Lee Saunders’ remarkable career in a new, five-part podcast called “Lee Saunders: Labor, Leadership and Legacy."
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Podcast chronicles career of AFSCME President Emeritus Lee Saunders
A new podcast chronicles AFSCME President Emeritus Lee Saunders’ career.
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AFSCME @afscme.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Working people build power by showing up. We show up for our coworkers. We show up for our communities. And we show up at the ballot box. Check your voter registration status today. A few minutes now can make all the difference: afscme.org/action/regis...
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AFSCME @afscme.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
An AFSCME local president whose members keep Rhode Island’s largest airport running safely was wrongly fired two years ago. An arbitrator has reinstated him and ordered airport management to provide back pay and benefits.
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AFSCME member who kept a Rhode Island airport running is reinstated
An arbitrator has reinstated an AFSCME member in Rhode Island who was wrongly fired two years ago.
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AFSCME @afscme.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
AFSCME President Moran: "We’re glad this settlement places limits on their ability to use federal workers as bargaining chips to push their extreme agenda. We will remain vigilant against this administration’s attacks on federal workers & keep organizing."
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AFSCME @afscme.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
All layoffs from the last government shutdown have been reversed thanks to the injunction AFSCME won last year, and now any agency seeking to conduct RIFs during a shutdown in 2026 now must first provide 30 days’ public notice.
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AFSCME @afscme.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Breaking: Thanks to a case brought forward by AFSCME and a coalition of unions, workers win a withdrawal of administration policy to conduct layoffs of federal workers during government shutdowns.
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Unions Win Withdrawal of Shutdown Mass Firing Orders
Settlement Agreement Avoids Mass Firings of Federal Employees Attempted During Government Shutdown San Francisco – A settlement agreement has been announced in a case brought by labor unions that…
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AFSCME @afscme.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Workers at the Baltimore Animal Rescue and Care Shelter are celebrating their union, which they formed through @afscmemd.org. They’re getting ready to negotiate over wages, safety, transparency, and other workplace issues that will help them get more respect on the job.
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Workers at Baltimore animal shelter win their union
Workers at a Baltimore animal rescue organized and won their union through Maryland Council 3.
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AFSCME @afscme.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
We’ve got the power when we stand together. That’s how we win better jobs, stronger workplaces, and stronger communities.
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AFSCME @afscme.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
"For almost 50 years, you could find Lee on the front lines for nearly every labor issue imaginable.” 💪 Thank you @schumer.senate.gov for honoring AFSCME President Emeritus Lee Saunders and his dedication to working families from the Senate floor today.
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AFSCME @afscme.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
AFSCME members sue to protect Employment Services programs from a new Trump administration rule that would weaken public services and threaten public service jobs.
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AFSCME members sue to protect Employment Service programs from harmful rule
AFSCME members take legal action to protect vital Employment Service programs from a harmful new rule that could lead to privatization.
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AFSCME President Patrick Moran @afscmepres.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Working people are organizing, and we're not slowing down. I joined the @ricksmithshow.bsky.social to talk about where AFSCME is headed and how we build power for all workers. Full interview: www.politicalvoicesnetwork.com/p/the-rick-s...
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AFSCME @afscme.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
There’s a new union energy in the South. AFSCME members from around the country and members who work for Harris County, Texas, share their union message with their co-workers, grow their union, and develop a powerful voice in the workplace.
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AFSCME members launch strong organizing effort in Harris County, Texas
AFSCME members are going door to door to organize workers who keep Harris County, Texas, running.
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AFSCME @afscme.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
With so much on the line, we need to show up for pro-worker lawmakers who understand the time for talk is over. Did your legislators fight for working families? We did the research for you. Find out here: scorecard.afscme.org
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AFSCME @afscme.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
AFSCME, are you ready to raise your voices and raise some hell?! Get involved: act.afscme.org/forms/become...
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AFL-CIO @aflcio.org · 21/09/2026
When working people come together, we can stand up to the wealthiest CEOs and the most powerful politicians. America’s unions are mobilizing across the country to talk to our union family and neighbors and make sure that every workers’ voice will be heard in this election.
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AFSCME President Patrick Moran @afscmepres.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Organizing is how we build power. I'm in Houston, along with AFSCME Volunteer Member Organizers from around the country, talking with Harris County workers about the difference a union can make: a voice on the job, safer working conditions, and stronger public services for our communities.
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AFSCME @afscme.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Showing the power of the union difference, members of AFSCME Local 260 (AFSCME Florida) secured a big win by upholding their contract – a victory worth three years of retroactive pay.
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Florida public safety members enforce their contract – and win big
Inspired by previous contract-enforcement victories, members of AFSCME Local 260 (AFSCME Florida) once again won big by upholding their contract.
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AFSCME @afscme.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Sell your house, pull your kids out of school and move thousands of miles away, or else you’re fired? AFSCME members who work at the USDA are in court fighting the administration’s plan to gut the agency and weaken services for rural communities, farmers and those who need food assistance.
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AFSCME goes to court to protect USDA mission and the union members who make it possible
The USDA reorganization that would force AFSCME members out of their jobs is unlawful and must be blocked, according to a new lawsuit filed by AFSCME and others.
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AFSCME @afscme.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
On Capitol Hill this week, @afscmepres.bsky.social Patrick Moran said AFSCME will continue to lead the fight for voting rights and labor rights as the midterm elections approach.
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Our union will lead in the fight on voting rights
AFSCME President Patrick Moran took part in a Capitol Hill roundtable to discuss the role of organized labor in protecting our democracy.
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AFSCME @afscme.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
AFSCME retirees in Pennsylvania won a much-needed pension increase this year and celebrated the victory Monday in Harrisburg with Gov. Josh Shapiro and @afscmepres.bsky.social Patrick Moran.
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PA governor joins AFSCME retirees, President Moran to celebrate huge pension victory
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro joined AFSCME President Patrick Moran and retirees to celebrate a new law giving 60,000 retirees a long-awaited cost-of-living increase.
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AFSCME @afscme.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Deregulating Head Start is a reckless idea that would hurt needy children and families. That’s why AFSCME and our sister public service unions are fighting to save it from the Trump administration.
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AFSCME to Trump: Give up the reckless rule to deregulate Head Start
AFSCME and other public service unions are fighting to save Head Start from the Trump administration.
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AFSCME @afscme.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Yesterday, @afscmepres.bsky.social Patrick Moran met with Senator Alex Padilla’s Election Protection Task Force on Capitol Hill to discuss how AFSCME members are fighting to make sure working people’s voices are heard at the ballot box.
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AFSCME @afscme.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
The failure of the CLARITY Act is a victory for retirees & working people. "Working people do not want to see their hard-earned retirement funds put into an unregulated crypto casino," said AFSCME Pres. Patrick Moran.
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AFSCME statement on CLARITY Act failing: Working people do not want to see their retirement put into an unregulated crypto casino
WASHINGTON – AFSCME President Patrick Moran released the following statement after the CLARITY Act failed to pass the Senate: “This is a major victory for retirees and all working people who want to…
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AFSCME @afscme.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Take action to protect Head Start. Tell the Trump administration to maintain strong standards for Head Start programs. Submit a public comment to protect our children and the public service workers who take care of them every day. act.afscme.org/letters/act-...
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AFSCME @afscme.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
AFSCME won a court fight to have a “loyalty question” removed from federal civil service job applications as its case moves forward. @afscmepres.bsky.social Patrick Moran called it a major win for workers.
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AFSCME wins – for now – ruling to block federal civil service ‘loyalty question’
We won a preliminary ruling blocking a “loyalty question” from appearing on federal civil service job applications.
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AFSCME @afscme.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Happy Hispanic Heritage Month! This month and always, AFSCME honors the contributions of Hispanic workers who make our communities stronger, uplift their voices, and recognize the power we build when working people stand together.
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AFSCME @afscme.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
It’s National Voter Registration Day! From the cost of groceries to protecting Social Security, the decisions made at the ballot box affect working people every day. Voting is how we flex our power. Make sure your voice is heard by registering to vote: afscme.org/action/regis...
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AFSCME @afscme.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Congress wants to make it easier for Wall Street scammers to gamble with workers’ pensions & 401(k)s. They want to make it easier for highly unstable crypto investments to be included in our retirements. Crypto isn’t an investment, it’s casino. Call Congress & tell them to vote NO on the CLARITY Act
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AFSCME @afscme.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
AFSCME is fighting back against a dangerous bill that would make it easier for crypto billionaires to infect our pensions with cryptocurrency – and set the stage for the next financial crisis.
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AFSCME and labor allies say ‘no’ to crypto in our pensions
AFSCME and our allies are fighting back against a bill that makes it easier for the crypto industry to prey on our pensions.
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AFSCME @afscme.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
AFSCME President Moran: "Many AFSCME members have proudly dedicated their careers to providing these essential services...This is all part of a cruel plan to break the program so it can be eliminated entirely, an explicit goal of Project 2025.”
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AFSCME @afscme.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
The Trump admin’s rule to deregulate Head Start would be a disaster for the hundreds of thousands of families who rely on the program for access to education, nutrition & health care. Together with @seiu.org, @aft.org & @neatoday.bsky.social, we urge the admin to withdraw this reckless rule.
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AFSCME @afscme.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
When educators stand together in a union, they have the collective power to fight for the resources our schools need and ensure every student has a safe place to learn and thrive. That’s the union difference.
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AFSCME @afscme.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Wishing a sweet and joyful Rosh Hashanah to all who celebrate. May the year ahead bring renewed hope and a shared commitment to building a better future for all. Shana Tova!
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AFSCME @afscme.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
AFSCME President Moran: “Protecting the integrity of a nonpartisan, professional civil service is essential to the health and safety of our communities. AFSCME members will continue to fight the administration’s attacks on the public services we all depend on to thrive.”
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AFSCME @afscme.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
BREAKING: In a huge victory for public service workers, a federal court has sided with us, AFGE & NAGE and blocked the Trump administration from using its unlawful “loyalty question” on federal civil service job applications!
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AFSCME @afscme.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Workers in states with laws that are hostile to unions earn on average $4,000 less per year than those living in states more favorable to collective bargaining, a new report shows.
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Workers get paid a lot less in states with anti-union laws, report shows
A new report documents the union difference when it comes to wages, and how worker pay in states hostile to unions is falling even further behind.
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AFSCME @afscme.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
On 9/11, AFSCME members answered the call, risking their lives at risk to rescue, protect, and serve others. On the 25th anniversary, we honor the public service workers who stepped up, remember those we lost, and salute those who continue to answer the call every day.
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On the 25th anniversary of 9/11, we honor public service workers who continue to answer the call
That day, AFSCME members didn’t hesitate. Trained to serve their communities no matter what, to answer the call despite the risk to themselves, these brave public service workers were driven by one…
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AFSCME @afscme.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
AFSCME President Moran: "Since 1933, merit staffing protections have helped ensure Employment Services are performed by qualified public service workers...We will fight to protect the skilled AFSCME members who have dedicated their careers to serving their communities.”
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AFSCME @afscme.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
BREAKING: We’re suing the Department of Labor to protect the public service workers who help Americans find jobs.
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AFSCME @afscme.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Members of @afscme31.bsky.social who work for the Chicago History Museum are celebrating after voting overwhelmingly last month to ratify their first union contract.
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First contract for AFSCME members who keep the Chicago History Museum running
AFSCME members who work for the Chicago History Museum voted overwhelmingly to approve their first union contract.
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AFSCME @afscme.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Congress is about to vote on a massive giveaway to the crypto lobby that puts retirement at risk. Cryptocurrency is a dangerous investment that will threaten the futures of millions of retirees & workers. Tell Congress to VOTE NO on the CLARITY Act: afsc.me/4gWN4Hw
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AFSCME @afscme.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Congress is about to vote on a massive giveaway to the crypto lobby that puts retirement at risk. Cryptocurrency is a dangerous investment that will threaten the futures of millions of retirees & workers. Tell Congress to VOTE NO on the CLARITY Act.
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Tell your member of Congress to VOTE NO on the CLARITY Act.
Congress is about to vote on a massive giveaway to the crypto lobby that puts retirement at risk. Cryptocurrency is a dangerous investment that will threaten the futures of millions of American reti...
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AFSCME @afscme.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
AFSCME and a coalition of unions sued the Trump administration to protect the merit-based civil service from new rules that would strip the federal workforce of important workplace protections.
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Union lawsuit challenges Trump rules that harm federal workers
AFSCME is challenging two rules that would harm federal workers by injecting politics into the merit-based civil service.
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AFSCME @afscme.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
The Trump administration’s illegal reorganization of USDA puts families’ access to food at risk and threatens the jobs of qualified public service workers. We’re going to court to protect these AFSCME members and the services they provide.
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AFSCME @afscme.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Happy Labor Day! We will never stop fighting for working people. Today and every day, we celebrate all you do to uplift your communities and keep our country running. Thank you, AFSCME family!
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AFSCME @afscme.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Exciting news: We’re now on Substack! Be sure to follow to get regular updates on organizing wins, contract fights, our members’ stories and more.
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AFSCME Now | Substack
News from the front lines of public service where AFSCME members make America happen. Click to read AFSCME Now, a Substack publication.
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AFSCME @afscme.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
This year’s Gallup Poll underscores high public support for labor unions. It shows 71% of Americans approve of labor unions and 47% want unions to have more influence.
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Americans’ support of labor unions remains sky-high
Seventy-one percent of Americans approve of labor unions, according to a Gallup Poll published this week, matching the recent high from 2022. That’s the highest approval rating since the 1950s.
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AFSCME @afscme.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
When working people are under attack, we organize, fight back and win. This Labor Day, we’re standing with workers to take on billionaires and anti-worker politicians. And we’re carrying that same energy with us to the ballot boxes in November.
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AFSCME @afscme.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
We are the 1.4 million public service workers and retirees who make our communities stronger every day. Standing together is how we take on billionaires and anti-worker politicians, protect our freedoms, and protect the spirit of Labor Day.
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