AFSCME Blog Feed

AFSCME nurse on staffing crisis: ‘With less people, it makes our job harder’
Wendy Smith of Baltimore says hiring more community nurses like her is hard enough, but keeping them is even harder because of low pay. — May 3
A DC 37 member speaks out about staffing crisis in Head Start programs
Head Start educator Linda McPherson explained why more investment in her program is needed now. — May 2
Today is not just International Workers’ Day – it’s also Worthy Wage Day
Today is Worthy Wage Day, when we call attention to the low wages earned by early childhood educators and the need to adequately compensate them. — May 1
Walters Art Museum workers are heading to a union election after two years
It’s taken two years, but workers at The Walters Art Museum in Baltimore will soon be able to vote to form a union. — May 1
Today, we honor workers who died on the job
Today is Workers Memorial Day, when we honor workers who died in the line of duty last year. — Apr 28