MnDOT Local 695

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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

Rail Workers Reject Contract Recommendations, Say They’re Ready to Strike
Railroad unions continue their slow creep along the path to a settlement—or strike—in contract negotiations covering 115,000 workers. On August 16, the Presidential Emergency Board convened by President Biden issued its recommendations for a settlement. Many rail workers say they fall short and are prepared to strike to win more. The PEB recommended 22 percent […] — Sep 6
State Building Trades convention asks Governor Walz to call special session to pass bonding bill, complete unfinished business of 2022 legislature
The convention saw remarks from Governor Walz, MN Attorney General Keith Ellison, and passed 14 resolutions, including a call for a special session to pass a $1.4 billion bonding bill. — Sep 1
Building Trades Council steps up efforts to welcome and support veterans, celebrates new designation as a ‘Beyond the Yellow Ribbon Company’
A yellow ribbon company is one that supports military service members and their families. — Sep 1
Trader Joe’s Union Campaign Takes Two Steps Forward, One Step Back
Trader Joe’s workers in Minneapolis won their union in a landslide vote August 12, making theirs the second store to go with the new, independent Trader Joe’s United. The win raises the question of whether the grocer, with its 530 locations and progressive image, could be the next Starbucks. It seems that Trader Joe’s management […] — Aug 28
After walking away from workers, Millennium gets heat from convention delegates
Housekeepers and other hotel employees took the stage on Day 1 of the AFL-CIO’s Pride at Work convention and told delegates that the Millennium Hotel had pulled back tentative agreements with their union two months after booking the convention. Delegates didn’t take the news sitting down. They marched out of the Millennium ballroom and into the lobby, […] — Aug 27