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March 18, 2020

AFSCME Council 13 Convention POSTPONED

The 48th annual AFSCME Council 13 Convention, originally scheduled for April 24-26, has been postponed in response to the coronavirus outbreak. No new date has yet been set. This decision was made...

March 16, 2020

AFSCME Council 13 to continue servicing members remotely amid coronavirus outbreak

In response to the ongoing COVID-19 (coronavirus) outbreak, AFSCME Council 13 and its district councils will be restricting in-person visits to offices and will use phone/videoconferencing services to continue to serve members....

March 12, 2020

Statement from Executive Director David Fillman on COVID-19 (coronavirus)

As of this notice, 22 presumptive positive cases of COVID-19 (coronavirus) have been reported in Pennsylvania. This number is expected to rise, and state agencies and other employers of AFSCME-represented workers are...

March 5, 2020

COVID-19 Updates

As AFSCME Council 13 continues to gather information and monitor the situation in Pennsylvania, AFSCME International President Lee Saunders released the following statement regarding COVID-19 (the coronavirus): With COVID-19 (the coronavirus) continuing...

January 23, 2020

Organizing Victory!

The workers of Platinum Ridge Center for Rehabilitation and Healing voted by a count of 31-27 for representation by AFSCME District Council 84. This brings 85 new workers to AFSCME ranks. Welcome...

January 15, 2020

Organizing Victory!

The workers of the Tioga/Bradford County Housing Authority and Tioga County Redevelopment Authority voted by a count of 21-2 via mail-in ballot for representation by AFSCME District Council 87. This brings 25...

November 27, 2019

AFSCME’s Got Your Back: Local 2902 donates backpacks to Veterans Leadership Program

Members of AFSCME Local 2902 (Lawrence County) formed an “assembly line” to fill backpacks full of blankets, socks, toiletries, food, and water bottles to donate to the Veterans Leadership Program (VLP) of...

November 13, 2019

AFSCME members recognized at PennDOT IdeaLink 20/20 Awards Ceremony

AFSCME members make the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) happen, and a few of those members were recognized at the IdeaLink 20/20 Awards Ceremony in Harrisburg. IdeaLink 20/20 is an online system...

November 8, 2019

Council 13 issues statement on Dark Money lawsuit

On Thursday, November 7, the Liberty Justice Center and the National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation filed Schaszberger et al., v. AFSCME Council 13. This lawsuit stems from the 2018 United...

November 7, 2019

In Memoriam of Alfred Stanslaw

The AFSCME family is saddened to learn that former Council 13 Executive Board member Alfred Stanslaw has passed away. Even as health problems arose, Al remained a dedicated union brother. He was...