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AFSCME Corrections United – We're 62,000 corrections officers and 23,000 corrections employees who've joined forces in AFSCME to fight for better pay and benefits, for safe workplaces, and to uphold the standard of professionalism in our field. ACU members are men and women working all across the country, in both maximum- and minimum-security facilities, state prisons and county jails. ACU has a proven record of accomplishments on the federal, state and local levels, and at the bargaining table – fighting to improve the pay and working conditions of all COs and corrections employees.

AFSCME Corrections United Online Network

Join your brothers and sisters in the AFSCME Corrections United Network. We’ll discuss shared concerns, learn about what’s going on around the country and exchange information and ideas.

What's Hot

  • Philadelphia Corrections Officers Win Arbitration Ruling
    The Commonwealth Court has ruled that nearly 2,000 corrections officers in the City of Philadelphia are entitled to reach new agreements through an arbitration process.
  • Deal reached for new state prison
    State corrections officials and a court-appointed overseer of prison healthcare have agreed to build a new 1,733-bed facility for sick and mentally ill inmates at an estimated cost of $1.1 billion. The deal, announced today, appears to end a long-running standoff between state officials and the receiver, J. Clark Kelso, who was appointed by U.S. District Judge Thelton Henderson to improve medical care for inmates.
  • Webinar: What You Need to Know About H1N1 Flu
    Forget the hype, attend one of our H1N1 webinars and let an AFSCME health and safety specialist give you the latest information for you and your family.

Corrections In Action

Fighting Privatization

Health & Safety on the Job

Corrections on Capitol Hill

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