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We are HOPE AFSCME Local 123
As HOPE AFSCME Local 123 members, we have the power to make a difference. By joining together, HOPE members have clout at the ballot box, in the halls of government and at the bargaining table. HOPE AFSCME Local 123 is one of the city’s most powerful advocates for working families in the city of Houston.
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Upcoming Events
October 2026 General Membership Meeting
AFL-CIO Union Hall
2506 Sutherland St.,
Houston, TX 77023
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Your HOPE Executive Board invites you to your October General Membership Meeting.
HOPE October City Hall Action
City Hall
Council Chambers
901 Bagby St,
Houston, TX 77002
As City Employees, HOPE Members are responsible for making sure Houston is a great place to live and work.
November 2026 General Membership Meeting
AFL-CIO Union Hall
2506 Sutherland St.
Houston, TX 77023
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https://us06web.zoom.us/j/88680368927
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Your HOPE Executive Board invites you to your November General Membership Meeting.
The meeting agenda will be available soon!
AFSCME National Updates
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AFSCME applauds court ruling that pauses USDA reorganization
AFSCME President Patrick Moran praised a federal court ruling on Tuesday that halts, for now, the illegal reorganization of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). The Trump administration’s attempts to gut the USDA threaten essential public services that protect working families and support American farmers, as well as public benefits including the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance […]
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California EMS workers overwhelmingly vote AFSCME yes
Paramedics and EMTs from a Southern California ambulance service voted to organize with AFSCME.
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For Tulsa workers, grit and solidarity lead to historic new contracts
AFSCME members in Tulsa achieve historic contract.
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Obama Foundation and Presidential Center employees are organizing with AFSCME
Employees at the Obama Foundation and Presidential Center announced a union organizing effort with AFSCME Council 31 in Illinois.
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New York forensic scientist is driven by ‘the human behind the evidence’
Sofia Papamitrou is a criminalist in the New York City Police Department and member of AFSCME Local 3778 (DC 37) who is committed to serving her community.
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.