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June 9, 2016

Council 13 Next Wave Conference Agenda

AFSCME Council 13’s Next Wave Conference is almost here! June 17-19th, the future of the labor movement rolls into Reading, Pennsylvania! Click here for the full conference agenda!

May 13, 2016

CBS 21 Town Hall on minimum wage

CBS 21 News presents “Your Voice, Your Future Town Hall” on the subject of the Minimum Wage. Does it lift workers out of poverty or kill jobs? Moderated by award-winning television journalist...

May 5, 2016

Correctional Officer serves his community and his union

Derrick Sampson, correctional officer and President of AFSCME Local 543, Lehigh County Jail, was recently nominated as a Trustee on Council 13’s Executive Board. “It was definitely an honor that somebody would...

May 5, 2016

AFSCME Day comes to Millersville University

For the third year in a row, members of AFSCME Local 2421, Millersville University, organized AFSCME Day for the nearly 300 members making that campus happen. AFSCME represents maintenance, custodial, facilities, food...

April 29, 2016

AFSCME Council 13 stands with Verizon workers

Members of Communications Workers of America (CWA) and the International Brotherhood of Electricians (IBEW) employed by Verizon continue to strike as Verizon executives refuse to settle a contract that would put many...

April 28, 2016

Council 13 enters into negotiations with Commonwealth

On Thursday, April 28, the Council 13 negotiating team, 110 Rank-and-File AFSCME members and 30 1st Level Supervisors, sat down across from Commonwealth negotiators to continue the process of hammering out a new contract...

April 28, 2016

Remembering those we lost and fighting for the living on Workers Memorial Day

“Safety first” is the motto for a lot of things in life, and going to work should be no different. Unfortunately, more than 4,800 people died on the job in 2014, while...

April 27, 2016

All Council 13-endorsed candidates take home wins in PA Primary

Congratulations to all of AFSCME Council 13’s endorsed candidates for taking home big wins in Pennsylvania’s Primary Election on April 26! AFSCME’s endorsed candidate for president, Hillary Clinton, won 55 percent of...

April 25, 2016

PA Primary Election Day TODAY

Today, Tuesday, April 26, is Pennsylvania’s Primary Election Day! This is a crucial election, and it is more important than ever that AFSCME members get out to vote. Pennsylvania’s polls are open...

April 25, 2016

44th Annual AFSCME Council 13 Convention

403 delegates attended the 44th Annual AFSCME Council 13 Convention on April 22-24, 2016, at the Hershey Lodge and Convention Center. General Session speakers included State Senator Rob Teplitz, Executive Director of...