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University of Pennsylvania libraries staff win union election, extending wave of unionization

Library staff at the University of Pennsylvania have unionized with AFSCME DC 47.

University of Pennsylvania libraries staff win union election, extending wave of unionization

AFSCME members support President Biden’s new student debt relief plans

AFSCME is 100% behind President Joe Biden’s newest student debt relief measures.

AFSCME members support President Biden’s new student debt relief plans

Security when it matters: Pay raises for unionized workers reached multi-decade high in 2023

Union contracts in 2023 included the highest average pay raise of any year since at least 1988, at 6.6%.

Security when it matters: Pay raises for unionized workers reached multi-decade high in 2023

Mr. Montoya goes to Washington

AFSCME member had a ringside seat to the State of the Union speech last week.

Mr. Montoya goes to Washington

Congratulations, 2025 Award Recipients!

We were thrilled to honor these members with our 2025 awards at our annual membership convention in September 2025. 

Mike Buesing Local Union DevelopmentAward:
AFSCME Local 607 member Becky DeGroot

Congratulations, 2025 Award Recipients!