While it is unclear exactly how the sudden passing of Justice Antonin Scalia will affect the deduction of Fair Share fees in the Friedrichs v. California Teachers Association case, here’s...
Variety: The Children’s Charity held a “My Bike” presentation at Capital Area Intermediate Unit in Central Pennsylvania, where seven children received their new adaptive bikes, including a child of an...
Governor Tom Wolf made his annual budget address today, in which he did not focus on a new budget proposal so much as he urged action on the previous budget...
On Thursday afternoon, AFSCME Council 13’s Steering Committee voted unanimously to endorse Katie McGinty for U.S. Senate. McGinty’s extensive background in both the private and public sectors, along with her...
AFSCME Council 13 applauds Governor Tom Wolf’s line-item veto of House Bill 1460, an unbalanced budget bill sent to him by the GOP-controlled legislature. The line-item veto allows Wolf to...
This afternoon, the Pennsylvania House of Representatives voted to defeat Senate Bill 1071, pension reform, by a vote of 149 to 52. The actions of the AFSCME members who contacted...
The House of Representatives will be voting on a Pension “Reform” bill TODAY, currently Senate Bill 1071. The changes in this bill will affect current employees’ future pensions. Legislators are...
Ten of the 14 victims who died in the San Bernardino shooting attacks were members of Service Employees International Union (SEIU), our union brothers and sisters. This is an unimaginably...
Misinformation on pensions is running rampant as Pennsylvania legislators try to impose a “reform” bill on both new and current employees. Arm yourself with knowledge before it’s too late! The...
AFSCME members’ work on and off the job touches people’s lives in more ways than most realize. Whether serving the public at work, vigorously volunteering in their communities or serving...
