AFSCME members are working hard during the public health emergency posed by the coronavirus, often on the front lines where they are at greater risk for exposure to COVID-19.

During the COVID-19 crisis, AFSCME members are on the front lines. This compilation of resources can help answer questions.

On March 23, AFSCME's International Executive Board voted unanimously to endorse Joe Biden for President.

See the results of AFSCME-backed races in the Illinois Primary Election on March 17.

Check out an interactive map showing what the Fair Tax will mean to you and your community and download a helpful fact sheet.

More than 500 delegates to Council 31’s PEOPLE Conference on Feb. 1 made endorsements for the March Primary election, prepared for the crusade to pass a Fair Tax in Illinois, and set the union’s 2020 legislative agenda.

"I can’t put a price tag on what the union has done for me. It has completely changed what I thought my life would be and I will always be grateful."

Candidates who garnered AFSCME backing based on their pledges to stand with working families won in local government elections across the state on April 2. These are the results in contested races where the AFSCME regional PEOPLE committees took action.

AFSCME-backed candidates fared well in the first round of voting in the city's municipal election on February 26. The run-off election is April 2.

Bill Daley and Willie Wilson have problematic political alliances and downright dangerous positions—both lost their bid to be Chicago's mayor.