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Fighting Back
2011 was a pivotal year for the working middle class. It started with the scapegoating of public service workers for the country's economic woes, and continued with unprecedented attacks on...
Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow: 75 Years of AFSCME
A powerful video featuring key moments in the history of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME), including the union's organizing campaigns, fights to protect Social Security...
Think Again: Taking Back Ohio
With the astonishing defeat of Gov. Kasich's extreme anti-worker Senate Bill 5, working families in the Buckeye State made history and told corporate-backed politicians to think again. Hear the story...
AFSCME 2011 Public Safety Congress
AFSCME-represented corrections and sworn law enforcement employees from all over the country gathered in Houston, Texas, from September 16-18, 2011, at the AFSCME Public Safety Congress. This Congress was especially...
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- Jan 04 AFSCME’s McEntee on Recess Appointments Statement of AFSCME President Gerald W. McEntee after President Obama made recess appointments to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the National Labor Relations Board (Press Release)
- Jan 04 AFSCME’s McEntee on Recess Appointments Statement of AFSCME President Gerald W. McEntee after President Obama made recess appointments to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the National Labor Relations Board (Press Release)
- Jan 03 Iowa Caucus Results Show GOP is the Fraternity of the 1 Percent Statement of AFSCME President Gerald W. McEntee on the Iowa GOP caucus (Press Release)
- Jan 03 Iowa Caucus Results Show GOP is the Fraternity of the 1 Percent Statement of AFSCME President Gerald W. McEntee on the Iowa GOP caucus (Press Release)
- Jan 02 California pension system not in crisis Despite those who claim otherwise, the sky is not falling on the California pension system.... (San Francisco Chronicle)
- Dec 24 Fairness for Home Care Aides Proposed changes to Labor Department rules grant home care workers needed protections. (New York Times)
- Dec 15 AFSCME’s McEntee to Congress: Stop Playing Political Games and Help the Middle Class Statement of AFSCME President Gerald W. McEntee in response to the continued debate on unemployment and payroll tax extension (Press Release)
- Dec 15 AFSCME’s McEntee to Congress: Stop Playing Political Games and Help the Middle Class Statement of AFSCME President Gerald W. McEntee in response to the continued debate on unemployment and payroll tax extension (Press Release)
- Dec 15 AFSCME’s McEntee: Overtime Pay Long Overdue for Nation’s 2.5 Million Home Care Workers
- Dec 15 AFSCME’s McEntee: Overtime Pay Long Overdue for Nation’s 2.5 Million Home Care Workers
- Dec 12 Sharpton's Jobs March Hits 25 Cities on Same Day Sharpton and his organization, the National Action Network, along with partners such as AFSCME, held... (The Root)
- Dec 08 Obama Gains Major Union Endorsement And, Potentially, $100 Million War Chest The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees formally endorsed President Barack Obama's reelection... (Huffington Post)
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- Jan 06 NH Lawmakers Stand Up for Workers, Their Unions and the Middle Class Legislators try to stop right-to-work proposal that would undermine unions in New Hampshire. (Blog)
- Jan 06 Pro-Worker Lawmakers, NFL Players Fight Controversial Indiana Right-to-Work Bill Democrats in Indiana team up with NFL players against anti-worker legislation. (Blog)
- Jan 06 Yes, Ultra Conservatives: There Really Is an Income Gap The gap between the very rich and everyone else has been growing for decades. (Blog)
- Jan 05 Obama Stands Up for Workers, Consumers with Recess Appointments President fills vacancies at two federal agencies tasked with protecting workers' and consumers' rights. (Blog)
- Jan 04 Indiana Citizens Welcome at Their Own Statehouse After All As legislative session opens, Gov. Mitch Daniels drops plan to severely limit crowd size. (Blog)
- Dec 27 And the Award for Worst Governor of the Year Goes to… Help us choose the very worst governor of 2011 by casting your vote on Facebook.... (Blog)
- Dec 22 We’re Not Backing Down In a pivotal year for the working middle class, we pulled together and fought back.... (Blog)
- Dec 21 Less Holiday Cheer for Working Families Thanks to House GOP Republicans reject a bipartisan Senate compromise to extend unemployment insurance and the payroll tax cut.... (Blog)
- Dec 16 Historic Ohio Contract Agreement Ratified New contract demonstrates that unions can work together with states to solve economic problems. (Blog)
- Dec 15 White House Proposes Wage Protections for Home Care Workers Changes announced by President Obama would extend coverage under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).... (Blog)
- Dec 14 A Win for NYC and Good Government City council overrides Mayor Bloomberg’s veto of a bill protecting public services and public employees.... (Blog)
- Dec 14 Time Names “The Protester” Person of the Year; Main Street America’s Protesters Deserve A Bow Before Occupy Wall Street there were hundreds of thousands of protesters occupying Madison, Wis.. (Blog)
- Dec 13 Judge to Iowa Governor: You Can’t Pick and Choose on Vetoes Budget bill included funding for unemployment offices which Gov. Terry Branstad decided to close. (Blog)
- Dec 09 Video: Debunking GOP Claims of Voter Fraud On MSNBC, Sec.-Treas. Saunders explains how the Republican agenda threatens working families. (Blog)
- Dec 09 Judge Forces Thousands of Minnesota Child Care Providers to Wait for Their Right to Unionize Temporary restraining order blocks election due to lawsuit by union-busting conservative think tank. (Blog)
- Dec 07 Take an AFSCME Union Break, Change the World Participants get hands-on experience that can lead to a career as an AFSCME organizer. (Blog)
- Dec 06 AFSCME Endorses President Obama’s Reelection Unanimous vote by International Executive Board cites health care, the economy and collective bargaining rights.... (Blog)
- Dec 05 Video: Gingrich and the GOP War on the Poor On MSNBC, Sec.-Treas. Saunders discusses outrageous statements by GOP presidential candidate Newt Gingrich. (Blog)
- Dec 02 Jobless to Congress: Extend Unemployment Benefits More than 2 million unemployed Americans could lose their safety net in February. (Blog)
- Nov 30 AFSCME Speaks Out Against Perilous Legislation A constitutional balanced budget amendment would force devastating spending cuts totaling $1.5 trillion. (Blog)
