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Vacation Donation a Game-Changer for DNR Award Winner with Terminal Diagnosis

Marvin Timmons is a self-declared union man, through and through. He’s also a veteran; a “mechanical guy;” a loving husband, grandfather and brother; a lover of animals and nature; and, in his own words, a “forever optimist.”

Vacation Donation a Game-Changer for DNR Award Winner with Terminal Diagnosis

Caught in Limbo: AFSCME Member Struggles with Student Loan Forgiveness

As a public librarian for the Philadelphia Free Library, Sheila O’Steen embodies what we think of when we imagine a public service worker. Every day, she interacts with members of her community.

Caught in Limbo: AFSCME Member Struggles with Student Loan Forgiveness

Beating the Expectations, Believing in His Community

Beating the Expectations, Believing in His Community

AFSCME Supports Bill to Restore Voting Rights Protections

The 1965 Voting Rights Act worked. In the years and decades that followed its implementation, the law helped minority voters make their voices heard, especially African Americans who had been discriminated against at the polls. As a result, our democracy became stronger.

AFSCME Supports Bill to Restore Voting Rights Protections

State and Local Workers See High Value in Their Jobs Despite Stress, Survey Finds

Despite high levels of stress on the job, many state and local workers say they highly value serving the public and their communities and feel generally satisfied with their jobs.

State and Local Workers See High Value in Their Jobs Despite Stress, Survey Finds