News and Advocacy

Cleaning House: The End of CPS's Contract with Aramark

As the custodial management contract with Aramark inside Chicago Public Schools (CPS) comes to an end, there’s a palpable mix of anticipation and reservation.The decision to bring management back unde

Data-Driven AP Lifts Up Students, Teachers

Lizzy Crispin headed the committee that led Leonardo Da Vinci High School to become the first and only Blue Ribbon high school in Buffalo, New York.

Increase in Job-Related Deaths

Overall, fatalities on the job rose 5.7%. The rise in fatal occupational injuries from 2021 to 2022 is “alarming and unacceptable” to the AFL-CIO.

PRO Act Coming Up in the House

The PRO Act is bold, comprehensive legislation to strengthen unions and the American workforce.

NLRB Fears Union Buttons

By a partisan 3–1 vote, the National Labor Relations Board’s GOP majority shrank the size of union buttons and other insignia workers can wear on the job.

Union Activism Grows as Membership Holds Steady

Union activism, success in community-backed strikes and the record numbers of unionists elected to public office is the real story of unions this year.

One Million to Zero: The influence of race on special education funding in Chicago Public Schools

We must not let our political leaders pit us against one another….

AFSA Team at AFL-CIO MLK Celebration

Honoring the life and times of MLK. Getting ready for the elections.

Donate to the Puerto Rico Earthquake Relief Fund

Our AFSA family members in Puerto Rico are hurting.