AFSCME District Council 36, an affiliate of the AFL-CIO in Southern California, is dedicated to restoring America's fundamental democratic values and the dignity of working people, including protecting the struggling middle class, narrowing record income gaps, ensuring equal opportunity, and reinforcing the critical roles of public service workers in providing quality services -- mental health clinics, hospitals, courts, parks, libraries, jails, and schools, to name just a few -- that communities depend on, pay for, and deserve.