We are AFSCME Local 517.
Upcoming Events
General Membership Meeting (Virtual)
Our General Membership Meetings are the third Wednesday of the month; except in December, when no meeting is held.
In-Person General Membership Meeting
The AFSCME Local 517 General Membership Meeting will be held on Wednesday, November 19th from 12:00pm-1:00pm, in-person, at the Washingto
News and Updates
September 7th, 2025 Contract Negotiations Update
August 3rd, 2025 Negotiations Season Update
Wanna talk? Our AFSCME Local 517 Field Rep Drop-In Days For The Rest of 2025
AVAILABLE NOW: 2026-2027 Contract Negotiations Survey!
AFSCME National Updates
-
Health care cuts, government shutdown put Michigan families at risk
A Michigan member explains how health care cuts will hurt her patients.
-
Maryland nurse says government shutdown is going to be ‘devastating’
Jenny Reese, a nurse from Maryland, says a government shutdown will be “devastating.”
-
Government shutdown a ‘one-two punch for working families’
AFSCME President Lee Saunders called the federal government shutdown a “one-two punch for working families.”
-
AFSCME heroes help heal MI community gripped by tragedy
The AFSCME public service spirit shines in Grand Blanc, Michigan.
-
City of Jacksonville, Florida, workers celebrate winning back their union
AFSCME members who work in one Florida city are happy that they won their union back.
AFSCME members make America happen.
With members in hundreds of different occupations, AFSCME advocates for fairness in the workplace, excellence in public services and prosperity and opportunity for all working families.