Who We Are

With more than 1.4 million members nationwide, AFSCME (the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees) is the fastest-growing and most progressive union in the country.

Council 13 of AFSCME was established in 1971 to improve wages, benefits, and working conditions for public and private non-profit employees – those who protect and serve the citizens of the Commonwealth. Our members are employed at the state, county, township, borough, and city level, and in health care and social service facilities throughout Pennsylvania.

Executive Director David Fillman has added more than 4,500 new members to the ranks of Council 13, including employees from Northwestern Human Services, the state's largest provider of mental health and mental retardation services.

Council 13's Executive Director, David Fillman (seated, third from left) with Senator Joseph Rocks (seated, fourth from left), CEO of Northwestern Human Services (NHS), and the NHS negotiating team at the signing of the first AFSCME-NHS contract.
March 31, 2005