THE STRUGGLE CONTINUES
We are AFSCME Local 1733. This is where change starts.
Here in Memphis and across the county, our communities never rest. Streets need cleaning. Families need care. Students deserve well-run schools, and our neighborhoods demand safety. That’s why people who work in public service never stop. This isn’t just a job. It’s a calling. The work matters because it means something to make a community better.
AFSCME believes that every person working to sustain their community deserves respect. As part of the AFL-CIO, AFSCME is one of the nation’s leading advocates for working women and men. Our 1.4 million members provide the vital services that make America happen, and we believe everyone deserves a chance to fulfill the American dream.
In 1968, the men of the Memphis Sanitation Department went on strike because of poor working conditions and faulty equipment that caused the death of two workers.
AFSCME is the union that honors solidarity without conformity, drawing each member’s story into a force of experience and commitment that can’t be ignored. That’s how we win better lives for ourselves, our families, and our communities. For people proudly committed to public service, we never quit.
We are AFSCME, join us.
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AFSCME Local 1733 Workers Have Reached a Tentative Agreement for a Livable Wage
The City of Memphis Backtracks on Promised Wage Increases
AFSCME protects the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program from political meddling
Workers get paid a lot less in states with anti-union laws, report shows
AFSCME National Updates
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AFSCME member activism delivers pro-worker majorities in Congress, drives solid gains in many states
AFSCME members deliver sweeping victories for pro-worker candidates in the mid-term elections.
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SoCal aquarium workers win a voice on the job, prepare to negotiate their first contract
Workers at Southern California’s largest aquarium won their union and are now part of AFSCME District Council 36.
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AFSCME members are fired up and getting out the vote for pro-worker candidates
AFSCME members throughout the country are mobilizing to get out the vote for these crucial midterm elections.
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Why vote? These AFSCME Ohio members have the answer.
Four Ohioans share their reasons why public service workers should vote in the midterm elections.
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This Never Quit winner’s upbringing motivates him to care for his community.
Tashawn Tarver Jr., a crew chief with the City of Albany, New York, and a member of AFSCME Local 1961 (Council 66), is the latest winner of our union’s Never Quit Service Award.
AFSCME members make America happen.
With members in hundreds of different occupations, AFSCME advocates for fairness in the workplace, excellence in public services and prosperity and opportunity for all working families.