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AFSCME Council 13 Scholarship Program 2025 winners

Congratulations to the 29 winners of the 2025 AFSCME Council 13 Scholarship Program!

Scholarships were awarded to the children and grandchildren of Council 13 members and retirees.

AFSCME Council 13 Scholarship Program 2025 winners

PennWest workers urge reconsideration, offer partnership to mitigate furloughs

Pennsylvania Western University (PennWest) notified AFSCME Council 13 on October 17 of its intention to furlough more than a dozen employees at the California and Clarion campuses beginning on November 16.

PennWest workers urge reconsideration, offer partnership to mitigate furloughs

Three members added to Council 13 PennDOT Workers' Memorial

Local Union Presidents representing Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) workers from across the commonwealth gathered in Harrisburg on Thursday, October 23, for a Labor-Management meeting followed by a Dedication Ceremony where the names of three members were added to AFSCME Counc

Three members added to Council 13 PennDOT Workers' Memorial

Volunteer Member Organizers blitz Delaware County

Volunteer Member Organizers (VMOs) teamed up with Council 13 staff in Delaware County, PA, over the weekend of October 17-18 for an organizing blitz to have important one-on-one conversations with AFSCME members and build worker power throughout Delco. 

Volunteer Member Organizers blitz Delaware County

Franklin County Correctional Officers raise the alarm on staffing emergency

Corrections Officers from Franklin County Jail in Chambersburg, PA, spoke out at the October 15 county commissioners meeting on what has become a staffing emergency at their facility. 

Franklin County Correctional Officers raise the alarm on staffing emergency