Time to Stop the Lies

December 01, 2010

Public service workers are under attack everywhere — on the front-page, cable news, the radio — every day. Wall Street CEOs — with the help of their political friends in Congress and the media — are trying to divert attention from the simple fact that they caused our economy to collapse by blaming public employees. And we're not going to let them get away with it. That’s why AFSCME has launched a "Stop the Lies" campaign, to challenge the attacks against public service workers and the vital public services we provide.

“Public service workers have become the scapegoats for the far right. We’re not going to sit around and let corporate CEO’s define the debate. After all, it was their greed and incompetence that drove this country’s economy into the ditch,” says AFSCME President Gerald W. McEntee. Indeed. Public service workers are not the problem. Attacking public service workers won’t create jobs. It will not solve the problem of states trying to save vital public services that so many rely on. You can help stop the lies. Watch our new video and add your name to our Stop the Lies open letter.