Executive Director Reports

No doubt about it, Project 2025 is coming after the power of working people.

The corporate elite's plan to reshape America

Turning up the heat on employers for better working conditions

Instead of inflation, what we’re experiencing is better called corporate “greedflation.”

That's the AFSCME way.

Carrying on their struggle for dignity

Unity. A common purpose. Power in numbers.

Respect and fairness—that's as basic as it gets. And that's what it's all about.

Workers are demanding a bigger slice of the pie

Passing on union values

We are determined to keep up the fight for human working conditions.

We’re driving them crazy! Or driving them out of town—way out!

Our best hope of remaining a democracy governed by the rule of law and responsive to the interests of the majority rather than an oligarchy is to build the power, including the political power, of the labor movement.

Union rights are human rights. We’re working every day to strengthen and expand them. Voting ‘yes’ for the Workers’ Rights Amendment is one critical way to affirm just how fundamental collective bargaining is to our democracy.

The simple reality is that the State of Illinois budget is essential to the wellbeing of just about every AFSCME member in our state.

Anti-union forces seek to divide and conquer

Tough times test even the strongest bonds. The coronavirus may be our toughest fight.

Union efforts make a difference at State Capitol

AFSCME members are ready to rebuild together.

We can face down our fears and summon the courage to move forward.