In an exclusive interview with The Nation, AFSCME President Lee Saunders explains organized labor’s enthusiasm for the Democratic ticket. Lee Saunders, president of the American Federation of State, ...

We fundamentally disagree with AFSCME’s claims of bad faith bargaining and characterization of unacceptable bargaining proposals. From January to May, University of California and AFSCME bargaining ...

William Parker’s bid to buck the AFSCME establishment and become president of newly minted Local 6368 failed in an election marked by extremely low turnover by Maryland Department of Transportation ...

Last week, the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME), the nation’s largest union of public sector workers, kicked off its 45th annual convention in Philadelphia. By ...

Frustration has been building within the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 3299, or AFSCME 3299, union among some of its UC-affiliated members after 24 months have ...

After more than a year of negotiations, the University of California today offered its employees, represented by the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) union, a ...

This post was updated Nov. 6 at 11:04 p.m. Over 80,000 workers may strike across the UC on Nov. 17 and 18. The University Professional and Technical Employees-Communications Workers of America 9119 – ...

A phishing scheme swindled Maryland’s public employee union out of more than a million dollars several years ago, yet the public is just starting to learn details about the scam. AFSCME Council 3, ...

This post was updated April 16 at 10:34 p.m. A union representing about 40,000 UC employees announced Wednesday that it plans to strike indefinitely starting May 14 if the university does not meet its ...

In the rapid-fire 35-day legislative session concluding March 10, it can be tough to know which special interest is behind a particular piece of legislation. Not so with Senate Bill 1578. That bill, ...