In an exclusive interview with The Nation, AFSCME President Lee Saunders explains organized labor’s enthusiasm for the Democratic ticket. Lee Saunders, president of the American Federation of State, ...

William Parker’s bid to buck the AFSCME establishment and become president of newly minted Local 6368 failed in an election marked by extremely low turnover by Maryland Department of Transportation ...

Newly elected AFSCME President Lee A. Saunders addresses delegates at AFSCME's International Convention in Boston, soon after he was elected Secretary-Treasurer in 2010. The election of the ...

Last week, the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME), the nation’s largest union of public sector workers, kicked off its 45th annual convention in Philadelphia. By ...

Frustration has been building within the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 3299, or AFSCME 3299, union among some of its UC-affiliated members after 24 months have ...

After two years in a top job at one of Oregon’s most powerful labor unions, Joe Baessler faces a fellow union member who would like his job. The Oregon chapter of the American Federation of State, ...

In the rapid-fire 35-day legislative session concluding March 10, it can be tough to know which special interest is behind a particular piece of legislation. Not so with Senate Bill 1578. That bill, ...

A phishing scheme swindled Maryland’s public employee union out of more than a million dollars several years ago, yet the public is just starting to learn details about the scam. AFSCME Council 3, ...