The time is now! Call the Fix Tier 2 Hotline at (507) 497-1665 and tell your lawmakers: It’s time to FIX TIER 2!

No worker should face retaliation when they decline to listen to their employer’s religious or political views.

It’s time to pass the Worker Freedom of Speech Act.

More and more library workers are standing up to demand management value the contributions they make to their communities. Take a look at what three new AFSCME library locals were able to achieve in their first contracts!

Big news from the Museum of Contemporary Art: 'We’re thrilled to share that, this morning, the independent third party verified our strong majority of signed union authorization cards. As coworkers we have decisively said YES to our union, MCA Workers United/AFSCME!'

The individual who assaulted two corrections workers at Pontiac CC has been sentenced to 67 years in prison. In 2022, Juan Serrano assaulted an officer and stabbed a sergeant in the neck, causing serious injuries.

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Non-tenure track faculty of Art Institute of Chicago Workers United are fed up with delays at the bargaining table. Workers rallied yesterday, sending a strong message to the admin: We’re standing behind our bargaining team and we want a fair contract NOW!

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When a tornado struck Pensacola, Fla., two AFSCME members—in town on union business—jumped into action and began searching for people trapped in the wreckage, ultimately rescuing two people from a destroyed RV.

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GREAT NEWS: The administration has agreed to a process toward formal recognition of our union, Museum of Contemporary Art Workers United (MCAWU)/AFSCME! AFSCME Council 31 AFSCME Cultural Workers United

No matter the final result of the Bring Chicago Home referendum, we won't stop trying to build a better city—one that works for everyone, not just the wealthy.

Today is Primary Election Day in Illinois! Make sure you have a plan to vote—polls close at 7 p.m.!

Make sure you bring the full list of AFSCME recommendations with you to your polling place. Find them here: AFSCME31.org/2024Primary

This is the last weekend to vote early before Election Day on Tuesday! If you’re voting in Chicago, make sure you go all the way to the end of your ballot—past the judges and commiteepeople—to vote YES on Ballot Question 1 so we can fund housing and homeless services in our city.

The Department of Corrections plan to demolish Stateville and Logan prisons and build new facilities in their place raises more questions than it answers. “We have grave concerns,” Council 31 executive director Roberta Lynch said. afscme31.org/news/afscme-ra…