AFSCME Local 668

"In our glorious fight for civil rights, we must guard against being fooled by false slogans, as 'right to work'. It provides no 'rights' and no 'works'. It's purpose is to destroy labor unions and the freedom of collective bargaining... We demand this fraud be stopped."

- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., 1961

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AFSCME supports lowering drug prices to help millions of Americans

When Fran Krugen’s late husband was first diagnosed with diabetes, his insulin cost about $35 a bottle.

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A New Jersey member’s career grows thanks to the AFSCME Free College Benefit

The pandemic has led many of us to take stock of our lives and our goals.

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Approval of labor unions continues to rise; is highest since 1965

More Americans approve of labor unions today than at any time since 1965, according to annual Gallup poll

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Photo of four AFSCME members in different professions

To honor those who died on the job, give every worker a voice in the workplace

Workers Memorial Day 2021 arrives at a moment of the greatest urgency, when the front lines of the war against

National AFSCME News

New part-time library workers join CSEA
It took six months of persistence, but 89 part-time library workers in Long Island are now part of CSEA. Welcome. — Sep 24
Reproductive justice is economic justice
AFSCME signed on to an amicus brief in a case before the Supreme Court that threatens the constitutional right to access reproductive care, including abortion. — Sep 23
AFSCME supports lowering drug prices to help millions of Americans
AFSCME supports a proposal to lower drug prices that would help millions of Americans afford their prescription medications and avoid impossible choices. — Sep 21
DC 37 and nonprofit workers applaud signing of labor peace agreement
DC 37 and nonprofit workers applaud the signing of a labor peace agreement. — Sep 20
A New Jersey member’s career grows thanks to the AFSCME Free College Benefit
AFSCME’s Free College benefit is helping a New Jersey member fulfill her life goal. — Sep 17