Council 13 Members Make Historic Elections Happen

As polls close in Pennsylvania, we want to take a moment to thank you for everything you’ve done throughout this election cycle to support worker-endorsed candidates across our Commonwealth.

From knocking on doors and making calls to mobilizing voters and rallying your communities, Council 13 members showed what solidarity and democracy look like.

And while AFSCME members have been out there advocating for working families as citizens, we also make democracy work every day through the vital work we do. From state to county government, our members play critical roles in facilitating safe, secure, and accessible elections for Pennsylvanians.

But our work doesn’t stop here. Now is the time to turn that same energy toward the fights ahead:

• Winning a strong state contract through our Contract Action Campaign. 
   
• Securing the revenue we need to fund the vital public services AFSCME members provide every day by taxing skill games, taxing digital advertising, and legalizing marijuana. Find your legislator here and let them know where you stand on these issues.
   
• Promoting safe workplaces by advancing Public Sector OSHA legislation and ensuring every public service worker has the safe, healthy workplace they deserve. Sign our petition to demand workplace safety.
   
• Investing in PASSHE to protect university workers, strengthen our public universities, and ensure students have access to affordable, high-quality higher education. University workers are speaking out and need your support.
   
• Getting Organized and growing our AFSCME activist network so we can continue making gains in the workplace and at the ballot box. Become a Council 13 Activist here!
   

Together, we’ll keep fighting for the respect, resources, and protections our members and communities deserve.

Thank you for standing strong, showing up at the polls, and making Pennsylvania happen. The work continues, and we’re ready to take it on together!

In Solidarity,
Jim Howell, Administrator
Maximus Weikel, Deputy Administrator