Join your union in the fight against authoritarianism in the USA! Learn how you can make a difference.

Rally & march from City Hall with workers who are taking a stand against billionaire control of the country! 4PM start.

Stand with workers on 5/19! See our picks for the 2026 Primary Election & VOTE by May 19th.

Take us with you to the polls! See our handy voter guide that supports working people in the 5/19 Primary Election. VOTE by May 19th!

DC47 continues to stand against ICE in our communities! DC47 submitted amendments to the City Council legislation that further protects workers which were accepted by the Council members.

DC47 members and thousands of working Philadelphians stood up for: No Kings! in the USA on March 28th.

This session is designed to prepare you, your family, and your coworkers to stay safe and informed in the face of immigration enforcement.

3/9 + 3/26: Check out DC47 student debt support, a union benefit powered by Union Plus, available now to our members and their families.

Guidance on navigating immigration enforcement issues that may affect AFSCME members and their workplaces.

Please see the latest edition of Labor Notes newsletter.

“AFSCME members are heartbroken and outraged by the senseless killing of our fellow union member Alex Jeffrey Pretti..."

It takes a lot of work and many different kinds of workers to effectively run a community library.

See the latest information, updates, organizing efforts, and events from your AFSCME union family!

HSP Project Archival Processor Sara: “With historical and cultural institutions under attack, HSP’s mission is essential. I support HSP Staff United because job security..."

DC47 VP Robert Harris: “If we don’t get it… SHUT. IT. DOWN!” DC47 members showed up strong, standing shoulder to shoulder with sbworkersunited @phillyjobswithjustice & community allies...

Just who, or what, is an AFSCME DC47?? We know! Our name has a lot of random-looking letters and numbers. It’s confusing. It’s hard to pronounce.

Why are inflatable costumes appearing at ICE protests?

8/6/25: Solidarity works. Look what our workers have achieved together since April 2025!

Gov. Josh Shapiro warned Wednesday that the Medicaid cuts Congress is considering would mean billions of dollars in lost federal aid to Pennsylvania...

91% of the workers vote UNION YES at the Independence Seaport Museum.

VOLUNTARY RECOGNITION! We are pleased to announce that we have reached an agreement with The Fabric Workshop and Museum.

We're under attack by billionaires and anti-union extremists who want to destroy the public services we provide...

Catch Pat on NBC 10. In December AFSCME Local 2187 member Pat Lane was interviewed by NBC Philadelphia about the work that she does at the Philadelphia Police Department as a Forensic Scientist.

More and more people are discovering all that the union difference has to offer.

1968. Memphis, Tennessee. The heart of the racially segregated South. Black sanitation workers faced poverty wages and degrading, dangerous conditions on the job. The city refused to act. But after two sanitation workers were crushed...