AFSCME
Organizations & Companies abbreviation · Professional Association and Labor Union
| Stands for | American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees |
|---|---|
| Categories | Organizations & Companies |
AFSCME stands for American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, a professional association and labor union abbreviation.
One of the largest public-sector unions in the United States, representing about 1.4 million workers in state and local government, health care, child care and other public services. The union belongs to the AFL-CIO federation.
Example: AFSCME members at the state prisons voted to authorize a strike.
Usage notes
Founded in Wisconsin in 1932 and chartered by the AFL in 1936, it represented the Memphis sanitation workers whose 1968 strike, with its "I Am a Man" signs, brought Martin Luther King Jr. to the city where he was assassinated. The Supreme Court's 2018 Janus v. AFSCME decision ended mandatory fees for public-sector workers who do not join. It is pronounced "AFS-mee".
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