Funding Priorities Based on American Values
A budget is a reflection of our priorities as a nation. America's working middle class has sacrificed enough with drastic cuts to services. Meanwhile, 2010 tax revenues were the lowest in over three generations, and tax rates are at historic lows. The surefire way to balance the budget is to create jobs, close corporate tax loopholes and require the wealthiest Americans to pay their fair share. We have a revenue problem and a priorities problem — not a spending problem.
- Apr 27AFSCME’s McEntee: Legislation Pits Women & Children’s Health Against Student LoansStatement of AFSCME Pres. Gerald W. McEntee in response to the passage of H.R. 4628, a bill capping student loan rates by siphoning funds from health prevention
- Apr 16AFSCME Letter Supporting Buffett Rule Bill (S. 2230)Bill is key step to ensure America's highest earners pay their fair share of federal taxes.
- Mar 28AFSCME Letter Opposing the Ryan Budget Plan
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...
One Nation Working Together 10-2-2010
Thousands of AFSCME members participated in the One Nation Working Together march and rally in Washington, DC on October 2, 2010.
Doors
AFSCME's latest television spot, entitled "Doors," focuses on the choice voters face in the November mid-term election. More here: http://www.afscme.org/press/29088.cfm The television spot will run for two weeks in media...
Hey Republicans, Thanks for Throwing American Workers Under the Bus
Just in time for Labor Day, AFSCME has released a new video reminding voters of the critical choice they face in the November elections. You see, this summer Congress handed...
- Oct 06 Why the GOP Won’t Vote on the American Jobs Act Putting more people to work is the last thing House Republicans want to accomplish. (Daily Kos)
- Sep 27 State Worker Benefits Threatened as U.S. Supercommittee Considers Cuts A congressional supercommittee is seeking another $1.5 trillion in deficit reduction, which may cut deeply... (Bloomberg)
- Aug 03 Labor Steamed at Debt Deal, But Do They Blame Obama? President Obama met for more than hour with the executive committee of the AFL-CIO Tuesday... (ABC News)
- Aug 02 Stalemate in Senate Leaves 4,000 Out of Work at F.A.A. Senate negotiators tried and failed on Tuesday to end a stalemate over temporary financing for... (New York Times )
- Aug 02 Fewer cops, more potholes: How debt deal could hit states hardest The debt-and-deficit bill will slash aid to states already reeling from the recession. (Christian Science Monitor )
- Jul 22 Unions Go After Gang Of Six Deficit-Cutting Plan: 'It Would Kill Jobs' Unions are coming down hard on the so-called "Gang of Six" deficit-cutting plan, blasting the... (Huffington Post)
- Jul 14 Why Unemployment Makes the Tea Party Happy Tea party Republicans see political benefit from increasing unemployment with Pres. Obama at the helm.... (Firedoglake)
- Jul 13 Debt Ceiling Medicaid Cuts: Union Lobbies Democratic Senators For Help AFSCME urges moderate Senate Democrats to reject debt ceiling proposals that would cut Medicaid funding.... (Huffington Post)
- Jul 10 Labor angered by Obama's willingness to cut Social Security in debt ceiling deal “I think this is a huge political mistake,” said AFSCME legislative director Chuck Loveless. (The Hill)
- Jun 24 Austerity Is Already Here, and It's Killing the Recovery State and local government spending has already declined, dampening growth and hiring. (The Atlantic)
- May 18 Unions to lawmakers: Take away corporate tax expenditures to pay down deficit Organized labor and other groups are pushing Congress to eliminate corporate tax breaks and use... (The Hill)
- May 15 Federal worker pensions emerge as target in debt-reduction talks Republicans have proposed saving more than $120 billion over the next decade by requiring the... (Washington Post)
- May 10 Public Job Losses Hit Women, African-Americans Hardest New EPI report reveals the human costs of cuts to public services. (Blog)
- May 01 May Day Commemoration Calls Attention to Workers’ Rights and Economic Justice Occupy protesters organize nationwide actions against corporate greed. (Blog)
- Apr 25 President Obama Slow Jams a Scary Truth About College Costs Behind the laughter on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon was a serious message to Congress.... (Blog)
- Apr 19 Tax Day Protesters Call on Congress to Be Fair to 99% Hundreds of working families nationwide chastised Congress for failing to pass the Buffett Rule. (Blog)
- Apr 17 Senate Fails to Pass Buffett Rule Making Super-Wealthy Pay Fair Share Millionaires and billionaires exploit loopholes in the tax code to pay a lower tax rate.... (Blog)
- Apr 13 Romney’s Clearer Path Thrusts Ryan Budget in the Spotlight Republican budget plan attacks working families, slashes benefits, and ends Medicaid coverage for millions. (Blog)
- Apr 13 AFSCME to Congress: Make GE and Other Big Corporations Pay Their Fair Share in Taxes Tax avoidance leads to cuts in vital community services nationwide. (Blog)
- Apr 11 Postal Service Under Attack Demonstrations are being held nationwide against legislation that would gut the United States Postal Service.... (Blog)
- Apr 05 The Value of Taxes If paying taxes means valuing public service workers, we love taxes. (Blog)
- Apr 02 LGBTaxes Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender workers get the short end of the federal tax code.... (Blog)
- Mar 30 Five Myths about the Ryan Budget The top myths about Rep. Paul Ryan's budget plan in 140 characters or less. (Blog)
- Mar 22 The Ryan Republican Budget, v2.0 GOP re-releases last year’s budget, plan decimates programs to give tax breaks to the wealthy.... (Blog)
