The New York Public Library Guild Local 1930

New York Public Library officially closed on Saturday, March 14, 2020 due to the Coronavirus and out of concern for the health and safety of the staff and the members of the communities we serve.

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AFSCME Local 101 members picket San Jose City Hall for pay equity in July 1981. (Photo by Lou Dematteis)

Honoring the anniversary of America’s first pay equity strike

Striketober and Strikesgiving are over, but worker strikes are still going strong.

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AFSCME’s Saunders urges Senate to act on House-approved Build Back Better Act

AFSCME President Lee Saunders on Friday urged the Senate to follow in the footsteps of the House of Representatives and

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President Joe Biden signs the infrastructure bill at the White House as he is surrounded by lawmakers, Cabinet members and other allies, including AFSCME President Lee Saunders. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

AFSCME President Lee Saunders joins signing ceremony of historic infrastructure bill

AFSCME President Lee Saunders on Monday joined President Joe Biden and members of his administration, as well as a bipartisan group of lawmakers, for

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Photo of crane and bridge with a skyline in the background.

Congress has finally passed an infrastructure bill. Build Back Better should be next.

The House of Representatives has passed President Joe Biden’s

National AFSCME News

New part-time library workers join CSEA
It took six months of persistence, but 89 part-time library workers in Long Island are now part of CSEA. Welcome. — Sep 24
Reproductive justice is economic justice
AFSCME signed on to an amicus brief in a case before the Supreme Court that threatens the constitutional right to access reproductive care, including abortion. — Sep 23
AFSCME supports lowering drug prices to help millions of Americans
AFSCME supports a proposal to lower drug prices that would help millions of Americans afford their prescription medications and avoid impossible choices. — Sep 21
DC 37 and nonprofit workers applaud signing of labor peace agreement
DC 37 and nonprofit workers applaud the signing of a labor peace agreement. — Sep 20
A New Jersey member’s career grows thanks to the AFSCME Free College Benefit
AFSCME’s Free College benefit is helping a New Jersey member fulfill her life goal. — Sep 17

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