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2019 AFSCME Council 13 Scholarship now open!

Applications are now being accepted for the 2019 AFSCME Council 13 Scholarship! AFSCME Council 13’s Scholarship Program is for Members Only. Scholarships are one-time-only payments, which may be applied toward...

#AFSCMETOO: 2019 Council 13 Women’s Conference

As the #MeToo movement has reshaped America’s workplaces, politics and society as a whole, AFSCME women have continued to make strides in all of those areas and beyond. Hundreds of...

Team AFSCME elects new officers at 47th Annual Council 13 Convention

Council 13’s starting lineup hit the field in full force at the 47th Annual Convention, electing new officers and reinvigorating its team spirit as we push forward in a turbulent...

State contract negotiations update

Contract negotiations between AFSCME Council 13 and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania are ongoing with numerous sessions having taken place in recent weeks and more taking place this week. Eighty rank-and-file...

Council 13 members recognized for outstanding service by DOC

As we celebrate National Correctional Officers and Employees Week, many Pennsylvania Department of Corrections (DOC) employees received special recognition today, including Valerie Hale of AFSCME Local 2246 (State Supervisory –...

Council 13 thanks correctional employees and nurses

Public Service Recognition Week fittingly coincides with both Correctional Employees Week and National Nurses Week — two lines of work that epitomize public service. Council 13 thanks all of its...

Council 13 members receive Governor’s Awards for Excellence

Congratulations to the 49 recipients of this year’s Governor’s Awards for Excellence, including AFSCME Council 13 members Brian Garrity (Local 2245, State Supervisory – District 8), Jason Reuter (Local 2367,...

Organizing Victory!

The Parking Enforcement Officers of the Lancaster Parking Authority voted by a count of 4-0 for representation by AFSCME District Council 89. This brings six new workers to the existing...

AFSCME Council 13, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania reach tentative agreement for four-year state employee contract

Negotiators for AFSCME Council 13 have reached a tentative agreement with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for a four-year contract for state employees. Council 13’s rank-and-file negotiators have spent the last...

Organizing Victory!

The workers at the Lycoming Pre-Release Center voted by a count of 19-0 for representation by AFSCME District Council 86. This victory brings 26 new workers to AFSCME ranks. Welcome...