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Tentative DC 37 Economic Agreement

Tentative DC 37 Economic Agreement

16.21% in compounded wage increases over contract term

(May 26, 2021 to November 6, 2026)*

1. Term of Contract – 65 months & 12 days

Tentative DC 37 Economic Agreement

Contract Negotiation News

Contract negotiations:

Contract Negotiation News

AFSCME member activism delivers pro-worker majorities in Congress, drives solid gains in many states

The intense activism of AFSCME members across the country has paid off with pro-worker candidates winning control of both the U.S. House of Representatives and the Senate and making solid gains in many states.

AFSCME member activism delivers pro-worker majorities in Congress, drives solid gains in many states

AFSCME protects the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program from political meddling

The Trump administration is no longer able to politicize the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program, thanks to AFSCME.  

The administration has abandoned its plan to appeal a judgment that AFSCME, local governments, and other organizations won in June protecting PSLF. 

AFSCME protects the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program from political meddling

Workers get paid a lot less in states with anti-union laws, report shows

Workers who live in states with anti-union laws – the so-called “right-to-work” states – earn on average 6.7% less than those who live in states favorable to collective bargaining, a

Workers get paid a lot less in states with anti-union laws, report shows