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American Library Association Sues To Stop Trump Cuts

Jennifer Schuessler The New York Times
The American Library Association and a union representing more than 42,000 cultural workers nationwide have filed a lawsuit contesting the Trump administration’s deep cuts to the federal agency that supports the nation’s libraries.

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Unions Rise As America’s Defiant Shield Against Trump’s Authoritarianism

Euan Gibb & Ethan T. Young Public Services International
As it becomes increasingly clear what a second Trump presidency means, America's labor movement has positioned itself as democracy's strongest, most important and best-organized line of defense against a sweeping authoritarian agenda.

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Denver Art Museum Workers Vote To Unionize

News Desk Artforum
Workers at the Denver Art Museum (DAM) last week voted 120 to 59 in favor of unionizing under the auspices of American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Cultural Workers United Council 18

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DC37 Retirees Association Taken Over by AFSCME

Chrystal Lewis Chief
The DC37 Retirees Association President said the trusteeship by AFSCME was a result of their opposition to being forced into a Medicare Advantage Plan and their support for the lawsuit brought by the NYC Organization of Retired Public Servants.

Jerry McEntee: 1935–2022

AFSCME Staff AFSCME
Gerald W. McEntee, the longtime president of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFL-CIO), who led the union to historic growth, positioning it as a voice for working people and a force to be reckoned with in the nation’s civil rights movement, died Sunday, July 10, 2022.
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