Category: General
- 07/06/12 Get the Scoop on Union-Made Ice Creams and Products A list of union-made ice creams and products.
- 07/05/12 Ohio Voters Will Get to Vote on Redistricting Measure Hoping to prevent incumbent state and federal lawmakers from drawing districts that protect themselves, a coalition of labor unions and other progressive groups has placed a redistricting measure on the November ballot.
- 03/01/12 New AFL-CIO Website Puts Workers Front and Center Revamped website offers many new features.
- 03/21/11 MnDOT Worker Drowns Battling Floods Flood preparations turned tragic Tuesday when Michael Struck, a MnDOT maintenance worker, and his backhoe were swept into the churning Minnesota River.
- 03/01/11 Solidarity Takes the Day at DNC Meeting AFSCME’s members of the Democratic National Committee took center stage at the DNC’s annual winter meeting and made an impassioned plea for support of workers in Wisconsin and elsewhere whose rights are under attack.
- 12/23/10 Guide to Talking Unions This Holiday Season It's easy to tune out misinformation about unions and the workers who make them strong when you hear it on the news, but what should you do this holiday season when the same misinformation comes from your friends and family?
- 05/15/09 Watch AFSCME on “60 Minutes” for Sounding Alarm Early on AIG This Sunday night, the CBS News program “60 Minutes” will feature a story on American International Group (AIG), the failed insurance giant bailed out by taxpayers with more than $180 billion.
- 04/30/09 Pay for Performance? No Thanks, I’m a CEO Did you know that Citigroup CEO Vikram S. Pandit raked in a sweet $38 million in total compensation last year while running his company to the ground? Let’s not forget that Citigroup has already received $45 billion in federal bailout funds.
- 04/15/09 In Praise of Public Service In honor of Tax Day, this story from a 2003 issue of AFSCME’s Public Employee magazine seems fitting. Tip O’Neill, the late and great Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, loved to tell this story. [...]
- 04/09/09 Former AFSCME Staffer Jordan Barab Named Acting OSHA Chief Former AFSCME staffer Jordan Barab was appointed yesterday as the acting head of the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). Barab is well-known as a strong advocate for health and safety in the workplace.
