AFSCME Council 13 - Representing Over 65,000 Pennsylvania Employees

New digital edition of Council 13 Connection available now!

Full schedule of 2021 union training webinars

Lock Haven workers rally to save jobs, Council 13 responds to PASSHE Chancellor’s threat

AFSCME Free College program offers “new hope” for member’s family

AFSCME member leads PA Department of Agriculture in racial justice initiative

New digital edition of Council 13 Connection available now!

Catch up on the latest news from your union in this digital edition of the Council 13 Connection!

Full schedule of 2021 union training webinars

AFSCME Council 13 has announced free webinar trainings for members throughout all of 2021!

Lock Haven workers rally to save jobs, Council 13 responds to PASSHE Chancellor’s threat

As the workers of Lock Haven University were preparing to rally to save their jobs, PASSHE's Chancellor was threatening to dissolve the whole system.

AFSCME Free College program offers “new hope” for member’s family

Read the story of an AFSCME Local 1985 member's daughter's experience with the AFSCME Free College Benefit and how you and your family can get enrolled!

AFSCME member leads PA Department of Agriculture in racial justice initiative

“I am over the moon with the conversations that are finally being had in Department of Agriculture about race, diversity and equality."

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April 28, 2021

PRESS RELEASE: PASSHE consolidation plan worse than expected for workers

Harrisburg, PA (April 28, 2021) – The Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) Board of Governors voted on Wednesday, April 28, 2021, to open a 60-day public comment period on their...

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April 27, 2021

New report reveals destructive economic impact of proposed state university job cuts

It was already known that the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education’s (PASSHE) “system redesign” threatened the jobs of faculty and staff at all 14 universities, but we now know the economic...

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April 27, 2021

Luzerne County PennDOT worker struck in active work zone

AFSCME Local 2143 member and Luzerne County PennDOT employee Tom Vitale was struck by an oversized load while operating a jackhammer in an active work zone on Monday, April 26. Tom sustained...