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- Feb 13 AFSCME’s McEntee: Obama Budget Puts Middle Class First, Right-Wing Temper Tantrum Ensues Statement of AFSCME Pres. Gerald W. McEntee on President Obama’s 2013 Budget (Press Release)
- Feb 10 AFSCME Applauds President Obama’s Contraception Policy Statement of AFSCME Pres. Gerald W. McEntee regarding President Obama’s contraception policy (Press Release)
- Feb 03 Latinos in the Direct-Care Workforce Revenues in the for-profit home care industry have doubled in the last 30 years, but... (National Council of La Raza)
- Feb 01 Florida Prisons Bill Would Expand Private Management, Netting A Big Win For Political Contributors State could hand over a major slice of its prison system to private, for-profit businesses.... (Huffington Post)
- Jan 27 Liberal Union Joins Attack on Romney in Florida The American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees is running a TV ad in... (FactCheck.org )
- Jan 26 Liberal groups join in Fla. ad war against Mitt Romney Several liberal groups are funding new ad campaigns in the Sunshine State targeting the vulnerable... (Washington Post)
- Jan 24 AFSCME Calls for Congress to “Stop Their Games and Get to Work” Statement of AFSCME President Gerald W. McEntee after Pres. Obama’s State of the Union address (Press Release)
- Jan 19 Investors Announce New Shareholder Initiative Seeking Disclosure of Company Lobbying Activities
- Jan 17 Imperial CEOs Targeted as AFSCME Employees Pension Plan Announces 2012 Shareholder Proposals
- Jan 17 AFSCME Plan to JP Morgan: End Dimon Double Duty
- Jan 16 Martin Luther King Jr., the labor movement and the American dream Dr. King often spoke of the links between the struggle for workers' rights and the... (The Grio)
- Jan 16 Economic Justice Key Part of Dream Dr. King recognized that civil rights and workers’ rights are intertwined. (Albuquerque Journal)
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- Feb 22 DiNapoli: ‘Stop Twisting the Facts’ on Public Pensions New York State Controller warns lawmakers 401(k)-style plans provide inadequate retirement security. (Blog)
- Feb 22 This is What Democracy Looks Like in Florida on Lobby Day Hundreds of AFSCME members travel to Tallahassee to meet with their elected representatives. (Blog)
- Feb 22 Romney’s Campaign Figures Don’t Add Up FEC reports show Mitt Romney's campaign fundraising is particularly weak among small donors. (Blog)
- Feb 22 The Simpsons’ Solidarity This week marked the 500th episode of the animated sitcom about the Simpsons family. (Blog)
- Feb 22 The Truth Behind Right-to-Work-For-Less Corporate-driven, anti-worker legislation will undermine Minnesota’s middle class. (Blog)
- Feb 21 AFSCME Wisconsin Members Mobilizing with Teletownhalls Statewide virtual meetings focus on anti-worker attacks and effective ways to fight back. (Blog)
- Feb 21 Prison Privateer Offers to Buy Prisons from Starving States Corrections Corporation of America will give cash in exchange for own-and-operate services. (Blog)
- Feb 17 Asserting a Claim on Democracy As we observe Black History Month, AFSCME members are taking part in a Main Street... (Blog)
- Feb 17 Attacks on Worker Rights Can Be Defeated, Says Ohio AFSCME Leader IVP Joseph Rugola participated in a panel discussion on politics of public sector bargaining rights.... (Blog)
- Feb 17 #ALEC Exposed Twitter users expose the agenda of the secretive American Legislative Exchange Council. (Blog)
- Feb 17 280 Private Sector EMS Workers in Santa Clara County Vote to Join AFSCME EMS workers across Northern California are building their own AFSCME local. (Blog)
- Feb 16 Author John Nichols Discusses New Book on Wisconsin Protests “Uprising” recounts the historic 2011 events in support of public service workers. (Blog)
- Feb 15 Poll Doesn’t Show Full Picture of ‘Right-to-Work-for-Less’ in Ohio Questions in new poll were overly simplified and biased in favor of anti-worker legislation. (Blog)
- Feb 15 Look Familiar? Public service workers are now part of the latest internet meme making the rounds. (Blog)
- Feb 14 Prison Privatization Fails in Florida Senate Plan is rejected by a 21-19 vote, handing Gov. Rick Scott a major defeat. (Blog)
- Feb 14 This Valentine’s Day, We Love Progressive Media America’s workers can show a little love to journalists who focus on the working class.... (Blog)
- Feb 13 Rick Berman: Like a Bad Penny… Millionaire lobbyist polluted the airwaves with a fraudulent performance during the Super Bowl. (Blog)
- Feb 10 Walker’s Attack on Wisconsin Values Anything But Progressive Setting the facts straight about Scott Walker's real record as governor. (Blog)
- Feb 10 Collective Bargaining Rights Upheld in SD Legislative effort defeated by activists from Council 59 and other supporters of workers’ rights. (Blog)
- Feb 10 Kasich Fails to Address the Real State of His State AFSCME Council 8 activists demonstrate during Ohio governor’s State-of-the-State address (Blog)
