Council 81

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Happy International Workers Day!

In 1886, the organziation that would become the American Federation of Labor (AFL), set out to help workers across the United States to gain better working conditions.

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I Am Story podcast now available

1968. Memphis, Tennessee. The heart of the racially segregated South. Black sanitation workers faced poverty wages and degrading, dangerous conditions on the job.

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International Women's Day 2023

March 8, 2023 is international women's day! We want to thank all the women who make AFSCME Council 81 Happen.

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Drive-Thru COVID Test Kit Event

In solidarity with Delaware CBTU Chapter, the Delaware AFL-CIO, UFCW Local 27, and LiUNA Local 199; AFSCME Council 81 is participating in a COVID-19 Test Kit distribution event.

National AFSCME News

AFSCME Oklahoma City members connect laid off Teamsters with 80 job offers
See how AFSCME members in Oklahoma City flexed their union solidarity muscles. — Sep 22
A Never Quit winner realizes his dream of honoring Native Americans
Never Quit winner Charles Smith, Jr. has fulfilled his dream of honoring Rhode Island Native American veterans. — Sep 21
U.S. Treasury Department: nation’s economy would benefit from stronger labor unions
A new report by the U.S. Treasury Department makes the case that stronger unions would benefit the overall national economy. — Sep 20
St. Charles Public Library workers in Illinois win first contract
Library workers in St. Charles, Illinois, won a first contract that ‘ticks all the boxes.’ — Sep 19
Amid tragedy, the ‘true soul of Hawaii’ shines bright
HGEA member Cameron Dexter describes how the Maui wildfires unfolded. — Sep 18