American Federation of State County &

The union advances worker interests through collective bargaining on wages, benefits, and working conditions, and through political advocacy to secure resources, protect public services, and hold elected officials accountable.

The organization forms and supports worker organizations to collectively negotiate with employers on wages, benefits, and working conditions, and to advocate for their interests with a unified voice. This strategy aims to empower public service workers and improve their workplaces and communities.

Organizes public service workers to collectively negotiate wages, benefits, and working conditions, using unionization to amplify worker voice and secure rights through structured advocacy and negotiation.

The union builds collective strength by organizing public service workers into a unified voice, leveraging solidarity-based unionism to advocate for workplace and community change while respecting individual member experiences.

The organization ensures fair and democratic elections, encourages freedom of speech and active discussion on union affairs, and provides full financial transparency to its members. This approach fosters member participation and trust in the union's operations.

The union operates through democratic principles, ensuring member autonomy, transparent financial practices, and full participation in decision-making, including fair elections, freedom of speech, and voting on key agreements.

The union employs a democratic governance model characterized by elected officers, fair elections, financial transparency, and member-driven decision-making to ensure accountability, autonomy, and active participation in union affairs.

Beyond collective bargaining, the organization supports the well-being of its members by promoting access to employee assistance programs for emotional and personal issues, and by leveraging its membership to provide additional advantages like consumer discounts.

The organization builds collective power through member solidarity while respecting individual experiences, and ensures that members have autonomy in managing internal union affairs without external interference. This approach fosters a strong, independent, and member-driven union.

Enhances member value through non-bargaining benefits such as consumer discounts, leveraging collective membership to provide tangible advantages.

The organization actively engages in political advocacy to build support for public services, protect members' rights, and hold politicians accountable. It also advocates for specific policies, such as treating child care as public infrastructure and securing urgent government funding for public services, while opposing policies that undermine these goals.

Advocates for robust public investment in essential services, including child care and health care, by opposing regressive tax policies and promoting public infrastructure models that prioritize community and worker needs over corporate interests.

Builds collective power through member solidarity while supporting individual well-being via programs like Employee Assistance, recognizing both collective and personal dimensions of worker resilience.

The union promotes holistic member support through access to employee assistance programs and consumer benefits, addressing personal, emotional, and financial needs beyond the workplace.

The organization utilizes unionization as a model to improve the affordability of child care for families and to increase wages and benefits for child care providers.

Advocates for the recognition and proper resourcing of public service workers—such as 911 dispatchers—as essential public safety personnel, promoting their value and visibility through awareness campaigns and policy efforts.