AFSCME Council 36

Thank you to all the AFSCME District Council 36 moms making a difference every day! We celebrate all that you do. Happy Mother’s Day!

This National Library Workers Day, we celebrate the library workers who fight every day for fair wages, safe workplaces, and the resources our communities deserve. From protecting access to knowledge to standing up for public services, their work is essential and benefits us all.

Great win for our libraries!

This St. Patrick’s Day, we’re feeling lucky to stand shoulder to shoulder with workers who show up for their families, their communities, and their country.

A judge has canceled mass firings at Voice of America after finding that Kari Lake was illegally serving as the CEO of the United States Agency for Global Media. This is a major victory for AFSCME, our allies, and federal workers who defend democracy. afscme.org/press/releases…

Nurses, health care workers & social workers deserve respect for the work they do. That means being classified as the professionals they are. Submit a comment today and stand in solidarity with AFSCME members: act.afscme.org/letters/tell-t…

AFSCME District Council 36 attended UNAC/UHCP's Unity Gathering in Pasadena, CA on Saturday to call attention to Kaiser's unsafe staffing and refusal to negotiate a fair contract. afscme36.org/news-0/unacuhc…

Millions of working families are counting on us. Email your senator TODAY and demand they pass a clean extension of the Affordable Care Act premium tax credits: act.afscme.org/letters/tell-t…

Newson joined the probation dept to help make change. “When I get frustrated, when I get upset at work, or any of those things, I just remind myself why I signed up, and I signed up to help make change,” says Newson. afscme36.org/news-0/local-6…

AFSCME District Council 36 helped to distribute food to families in need at Labor Community Services' Thanksgiving Food Distribution event in Commerce!

Solidarity with @afscme3299 on the picket line!

Yesterday, AFSCME DC 36 volunteered with Labor Community Services to help fill food boxes for families in need. We filled 1,560 boxes that will be handed out on November 22 along with a turkey and a gift card to families for the holidays. The goal is to serve 15,000 families.

Staff at LACMA support forming a union, but management refuses to respect their voices. actionnetwork.org/letters/tell-l…

AFSCME Local 143's Micshalay Wilson knows firsthand the importance of Section 8 and is calling for full funding of the program. afscme36.org/news-0/hacla-e…

Make sure your voice is heard and vote yes on Prop 50 today!

City of Inglewood workers unanimously ratify impressive contract afscme36.org/news-0/city-in…

Members of AFSCME Local 143 are speaking out about the expected reduction in federal funding to HACLA. Millions of people across the US could lose their federal housing assistance due to expected budget cuts to HUD’s homelessness program. afscme36.org/news-0/hacla-e…

The weekend of Oct 4, AFSCME CA PEOPLE held a candidate forum. Members from different AFSCME affiliates asked questions about what matters to working families to candidates vying for the governor's office. Read the full story at afscme36.org/news-0/afscme-… #cagovernor2026 #gotv

On Tuesday, 31,000 healthcare workers of UNAC/UHCP launched their 5-day strike against Kaiser Permanente. In solidarity, AFSCME District Council 36 joined UNAC/UHCP on the picket line in front of the Kaiser Downey Medical Center. afscme36.org/news-0/council…