About Staff the Front Lines
Across the country, states, cities, towns and schools face severe staffing shortages. Public service workers are on the job around the clock, caring for our communities and responding to emergencies. But they need help.
Through important legislation like the American Rescue Plan, the Biden Administration provided direct relief to working families and secured historic investments for our communities that brought our economy back from the brink and kept essential workers on the job.
But this legislation was only the first step on our path to recovery.
For decades, public services have been understaffed. To address this crisis, AFSCME members are organizing together to Staff the Front Lines. We are working with governors, mayors, city council members and other leaders to urge them to invest in public service workers and recruit qualified and passionate people to work in public service. Our communities are counting on us.