From the Blog

Feb 01 AFSCME Under 35 Members United in Demanding Jobs, Not Cuts Join a National Day of Action event to help end the budget showdown in Capitol Hill.
Feb 01 AFSCME Solidarity Provides Relief after Deadly Accident Puerto Rican corrections officers were on their way to a private prison in Oklahoma.
Jan 31 Governors Who Reject Medicaid Expansion Will Harm Workers, Families Several governors say they will refuse to set up health care purchasing “exchanges.”
Jan 30 One-Man March for NYC Child Care Gains Support IVP Raglan George, Jr. vows to protest Bloomberg’s damaging Early Learn program until it’s gone.
Jan 25 Millennials Want to Protect Social Security and Medicare Tele-town hall will help young AFSCME members in the fight to protect vital programs.
Jan 24 Thousands in Philly Demand Fairness from Mayor Nutter City workers call on Philadelphia mayor to respect workers’ rights and think about working families.
Jan 22 Who Are the “Working Poor”? New study is sobering reminder of why we must protect the nation’s economic safety net.
Jan 18 In Anti-Nutter Rally, AFSCME Members Support Sisters and Brothers in Philadelphia Mayor Nutter was in DC to chair a meeting of the National Conference of Mayors.
Jan 18 In Memoriam: Norm Gleichman SEIU Deputy General Counsel helped create partnership with AFSCME.
Jan 15 Register Now for Dynamic Legislative Conference Want to raise your voice for workers? Come to Washington, DC, and do just that.
Jan 15 Victory at Corona Registered nurses at the Corona Regional Medical Center vote to join UNAC/UHCP.
Jan 14 Union Mourns the Loss of Dedicated Activist, Leader Rita Urwitz, Vice President of AFSCME District Council 47 and Local 2186 passed away Jan. 6.
Jan 11 Newtown Cops Deserve Workers’ Compensation Benefits AFSCME calls for changes in Connecticut state law to protect first responders.
Jan 11 Illinois Governor Quinn Continues His War on Public Service Workers Newest effort is to deny collective bargaining rights to 3,580 employees.
Jan 10 President Saunders: Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis “a Tireless Advocate” for Workers Cabinet member praised for protecting and preserving the rights of union members and working families.
Jan 09 The Ever-Shrinking Paycheck Washington Post columnist Harold Meyerson explains the growing wealth inequality gap.
Jan 08 Iowa State Employees Launch Statewide Media Blitz Against Governor’s Double Dealing With contract negotiations underway, AFSCME Council 61 members speak out about Gov. Terry Branstad’s hypocrisy.
Jan 08 AFSCME’s Kansas/Missouri Council 72 Steps Boldly Into the Future Delegates to special convention approve revised constitution, elect officers and recognize members for outstanding performance.
Jan 06 Illinois, Rhode Island Poised to Become the Next States with Marriage Equality AFSCME members are hopeful that marriage equality will become the rule instead of the exception.
Jan 04 Right to Know Webinar for AFSCME Members on Hazard Communication Standard Learn about new health and safety regulations in an online course being held Jan 15.
Jan 04 Rush to Weaken Illinois’ Pension System Unwise Governor Quinn uses lame-duck session to undermine workers’ retirement security.
Jan 03 Congress Passes Tax Cuts for Middle Class AFSCME will be vigilant about proposed slashing of Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid.
Dec 21 Maryland Council 3 Holds Founding Convention AFSCME’s newest council held its founding convention Dec. 14-15 in Columbia, Md.
Dec 21 Wall Street Journal Duo: You’re Not Working Hard Enough Right-wing bloggers Biggs and Richwine ignore data that show lay-offs cut public services.
Dec 20 Saunders’ Focus: Ending the War on Working Families AFSCME president pledges to stay in campaign mode, fight attacks in states across the country.
Dec 20 AFSCME Women Leaders Gather for a Historic Meeting The task at hand: develop AFSCME women into union leaders through mentoring, opportunities.
Dec 19 AFSCME Retiree, 92, Doesn’t Let Age Slow Activism Rosyln Sims, a former school librarian in Youngstown City, Ohio, has activism in her blood.
Dec 19 Protect Medicare, Protect Nurses Cuts to Medicare would mean job losses for nurses. AFSCME is working to stop them.
Dec 18 In Illinois, the Anti-Worker Fraternity Gets a New Member in Quinn Pat Quinn joins right-wing governors in scapegoating working people.
Dec 17 AFSCME Stands With Its Sisters and Brothers Responding to Newtown Tragedy Our thoughts and prayers are with all of Newtown's residents and town employees.
Dec 17 Custodians at Saint Michael’s College Unionize The pope called unions indispensable, yet hardly any Catholic colleges have collective bargaining agreements.
Dec 14 Reflecting On Today’s Tragedy A message from Diann Woodard, President of the American Federation of School Administrators, AFSA, AFL-CIO.
Dec 14 In Memory of a Working Class Hero AFSCME mourns the loss of Juanita Rodriguez, organizer and inspiration.
Dec 13 Michigan Battle Extends Beyond Labor Right-to-work isn’t the only legislation that ALEC is moving in Michigan.
Dec 12 Call Congress to Protect the Middle Class – I Did Working men and women pay the bills of this country. We deserve a fair shake.
Dec 12 Mich. Emergency Financial Manager Law: The Saga Continues In the midst of Michigan’s right-to-work battle, Governor Snyder brings back the Local Dictator Law.
Dec 11 Thousands Protest Michigan’s Right-to-Work (for Less) Bills Corporate-driven lawmakers pass legislation to weaken workers’ rights.
Dec 10 President Obama: Michigan Right-to-Work Bill is All About Politics “What they’re really talking about is giving you the right to work for less money.”
Dec 06 A Competition with Very Few Winners An investigation by The New York Times reveals a race among state and local governments for the benefit of large companies
Dec 06 Michigan Anti-Union Advocates Want to Undermine the Middle Class Supporters of “right-to-work (for less)” law launch battle to undermine workers’ unions.
Dec 06 Ohio County Workers Join AFSCME Employees overcome anti-union campaign to improve their jobs.
Dec 05 White House Official Thanks AFSCME Members for Work Senior Advisor Valerie Jarrett spoke with members of the union’s International Executive Board.
Dec 05 Arkansas Race for Power Reflected National Dynamics AFSCME Council 38 Exec. Dir. Jim Nickels relied heavily on ground game to clinch victory.
Dec 04 Florida Privatization Scheme Illegal, Judge Rules Decision: State illegally bypassed Legislature to implement Gov. Rick Scott’s scheme.
Dec 04 Illinois Governor Terminates State Contract, AFSCME Responds With no warning or explanation, Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn terminated the contract with state workers.
Nov 30 We Won in San Diego AFSCME-endorsed mayoral candidate Bob Filner prevailed over Carl DeMaio, an anti-worker city councilman.
Nov 29 Saunders on Fiscal Showdown: ‘Our Message Is Very Clear’ AFSCME Pres. Lee Saunders discussed the grassroots push for legislation that puts working families first.
Nov 29 A Building for “A Builder” AFSCME headquarters in Washington, DC, named after former Pres. Gerald W. McEntee.
Nov 28 AFSCME Stands with Walmart Workers Fighting for a Fair Deal Members participated in Black Friday demonstrations for justice at America’s biggest private-sector employer.
Nov 27 Clark Memorial Scholarship Deadline is April 30 Program for children of AFSCME members provides $5,000 awards to sophomores majoring in social sciences.
Nov 22 Giving Thanks, Remembering Those in Need A Thanksgiving message from AFSCME Pres. Lee Saunders and Sec.-Treas. Laura Reyes.
Nov 21 Stand with Walmart’s Workers on Black Friday Workers need our support in efforts to get respect and a voice in the workplace.
Nov 21 Iowa AFSCME Member Gains Spot in Electoral College Marc Wallace will cast his ballot for President Obama on Dec. 17.
Nov 20 Union Ads Echo Voters’ Voices from Across the Country TV and radio ads by AFSCME, SEIU and NEA are airing in select states.
Nov 19 Gobble, Gobble the Union Way This Thanksgiving, you can show solidarity when choosing the goods that garnish your table.
Nov 16 Philadelphia Workers Drive Their Message Home to Nutter, Literally Members of AFSCME District Councils 33 and 47 stage candlelight vigil outside the mayor’s house.
Nov 15 Rising Income Inequality Revealed, State by State Report: States can mitigate inequality by raising minimum wage, reforming taxes and protecting union rights.
Nov 15 Rhode Island AFSCME Members Honor Our Veterans Leaders call on President and Congress to take care of veterans with good jobs, education.
Nov 14 In Meeting with Labor Leaders, Obama Vows to Stand behind Middle Class Pres. Lee Saunders says AFSCME is ready to “keep the pressure on” during budget negotiations.
Nov 14 13,000 Missouri Home Care Workers Win Final Legal Challenge, Now Set to Bargain First Union Contract Victory in four-year struggle for a voice on the job and strengthened quality of care.
Nov 07 Labor and Its Allies Make the Difference in Campaign 2012 AFSCME President Saunders: Lawmakers who attack workers “might think twice” based on Tuesday’s results.
Nov 07 A Force to Be Reckoned With A video tribute to all the AFSCME members who made a difference in this election.
Nov 06 Obama Re-Elected to the White House More than 65,000 AFSCME activists delivered wins at every level of government tonight.
Nov 06 Last Push by AFSCME Members Standing Up for Main Street Final 48 hours of Campaign 2012 a whirlwind of activity for AFSCME members.
Nov 05 What’s At Stake in Massachusetts AFSCME volunteers getting out the vote for Senate candidate Elizabeth Warren.
Nov 03 We Are AFSCME: A New York Paramedic Shares Harrowing Hurricane Sandy Story FDNY paramedic Madelyn Brown and her AFSCME sisters and brothers did extraordinary work this week.
Nov 01 We Are AFSCME: Campaign Volunteer Shares His Story of Activism Public workers are organizing and campaigning for candidates who support working class families.
Nov 01 How Hundreds of Thousands of South Floridians Could Be Disenfranchised GOP cuts early voting nearly in half, lengthens ballots and creates six-hour lines to vote.
Oct 24 America’s Workers Fed Up With Romney’s Say Anything Strategy You can fool some of the people some of the time, but you can’t fool AFSCME members any time.
Oct 23 Shedding Light on Election Choices in the Sunshine State AFSCME members in Florida urging voters to head to polls early, remember workers’ rights.
Oct 22 An Education on Activism at One California University UCLA workers’ pensions and rights are under attack but they’re schooling opponents in face-to-face activism.
Oct 19 AFL-CIO Registers 450,000 Voters from Union Homes Labor group boosts its effort to re-elect President Obama and pro-worker candidates
Oct 18 Romney’s Policies Put American Women in a Bind When it comes time to vote, women won’t forget Romney’s refusal to acknowledge our rights.
Oct 16 Romney and Ryan and Respect for Workers Romney stands against the right of public employees to have a voice on the job.
Oct 16 Supreme Court Protects Last Three Days of Early Voting in Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted’s efforts to restrict voting rights fails again.
Oct 15 Romney-Ryan Medicare Plan Picks Seniors’ Pockets Changing Medicare to a “voucher” system means higher premiums for 6 out of 10 seniors.
Oct 15 In Ohio, the Next Chapter in a Fight for Workers AFSCME campaign volunteers speak up for Obama and fair Congressional representation.
Oct 15 Vice Presidential Debate Highlights Fight for Fairness On MSNBC, Pres. Lee Saunders says Joe Biden made the case for the middle class.
Oct 14 Meet the New Mitt. Same As the Old Mitt. With his campaign on the skids, Romney tries on a number of personas – none of them authentic.
Oct 12 Working People Flying the Unfriendly Skies Aboard Delta Sky magazine praises union-bashing, anti-worker Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker.
Oct 12 This Campaign Hits Home for Workers AFSCME members, president tackle 1% Mitt Romney’s attack on the 47%
Oct 11 That Knock at the Door? It’s An AFSCME Member Fighting for Workers. Michigan members hit the streets to rally for candidates and causes that will boost the working middle class.
Oct 10 AFSCME Michigan Members Stand Up to Local Dictators Thousands of calls focus on threat to democracy from Public Act 4.
Oct 10 The Walmart Strike Spreading to Your Area: Here Are 9 Reasons it Matters Walmart workers, who are not unionized, have long complained of low pay and poor benefits.
Oct 10 AFSCME Rallies for Justice in Education at Supreme Court High court hearing arguments on University of Texas admissions system.
Oct 10 Cash for Voter Registration Raises Fraud Question Accusations of fraud surface against vendor hired by Florida Republican Party to register voters.
Oct 09 We Are AFSCME: Campaign Volunteer, Retiree Renita Hoover Wisconsin activist urges fellow retirees to get involved. She’s been doing it for decades.
Oct 05 Romney Shakes the Etch-A-Sketch Again The candidate who doesn’t care about the poor or the 47% also disregards the truth.
Oct 05 New Online Course: Respect in the Workplace Online Leadership Academy course educates members on how to prevent harassment in the workplace.
Oct 04 Early Voters Are Sleepless in Cincinnati Citizens camp out overnight to cast their votes for working families across the Buckeye State.
Oct 03 César Chávez: A Life Devoted to Workers’ Rights Is Honored President Obama to designate Chávez site in California a national monument.
Oct 03 No ID Required to Vote in Pennsylvania, Judge Rules AFSCME president calls on governor to launch public information campaign to inform voters.
Oct 02 Romney Doesn’t See Richard and Temo. He Doesn’t Want to Pay Them Either. Videos give a face to the invisible people Romney is disregarding with his tax-avoiding acrobatics.
Oct 02 EMS Professionals Coast-to-Coast Vote to Join AFSCME Thousands of paramedics and emergency staff for California and New England communities unite for profession.
Oct 02 Saunders: Trickle-Down Doesn’t Work On Current TV, AFSCME president says we must create jobs to grow the American economy.
Oct 01 Meet Richard Hayes: He Collects Mitt Romney’s Trash Videos spotlight public service workers, underscore Romney’s arrogant dismissal of nearly half of all Americans.
Sep 28 Friday Funnies: Ten Points Down? No Problem, Says Romney “Polls go up, polls go down,” GOP president candidate declares.
Sep 28 Governor Kasich’s Crusade to Privatize Ohio’s Transportation Department Attacks on public employees in the Buckeye State despite the important work they do.
Sep 28 Weeks Before Election, Concerns Remain in Ohio and Pennsylvania Fate of Michigan collective bargaining proposal might hinge on voter turnout.
Sep 27 1,800 EMS Workers Vote to Join AFSCME Organizing win comes as professionals across the country look for solidarity, strength through the union.
Sep 27 AFSCME’s ‘Pat Quinn Truth Squad’ Is on the March in Illinois Union spreads message that governor’s proposed budget cuts will devastate critical services.
Sep 26 We Are Better Off Than We Were Before Economic reality forces presidential contender Mitt Romney to alter his campaign slogan.
Sep 26 The Referees Are Fighting for All of Us Billionaire team owners are trying to take the professional NFL officials’ pensions away.
Sep 26 Rising Inequality the Direct Result of Policy Choices New EPI report highlights role of Congress in lives of working families and the poor.
Sep 25 Eye-Opening Summer: Union Scholar Goes to the White House Darrell Wilson, Jr., participated in the AFSCME/UNCF/Harvard Union Scholars Program this summer.
Sep 25 Do Your Part: Vote! Sec.-Treas. Laura Reyes: Registering to vote is the first step to raising our voice.
Sep 24 Secretary-Treasurer Reyes Urges Latinos to Vote in November AFSCME leaders address New York and DC audiences about hitting the polls on Nov. 6.
Sep 21 Romney Attempts to Sweep Tax Returns under the Rug Campaign releases 2011 tax returns late on Friday in an attempt to minimize news coverage.
Sep 21 Jindal’s Job Hypocrisy Hurts Louisiana Governor cares about his deep-pocketed campaign donors, not jobs.
Sep 21 It Takes a Lot of Brass: Romney and America’s Veterans Romney shows nothing but contempt for the men and women who sacrifice for all Americans.
Sep 21 Smoke, Mirrors and Mitt Romney’s Economic Deceptions The candidate’s economic plan just doesn’t add up. Our proof? Studies he cites.
Sep 20 The Simpsons Tackles Voter ID, Romney’s Tax Records Homer Simpson hits a roadblock before he can get into the voting booth.
Sep 20 What’s Stirring the Waters in Kenova? AFSCME Local 598 in West Virginia fights efforts to privatize water and sanitation services.
Sep 20 Campaign Activists in Ohio Hear from AFSCME’s President Saunders It’s a family affair as volunteers work the phones for Obama and state candidates.
Sep 19 Remembering Two Tennessee Labor Leaders Rev. James E. Smith and Willie Joe Alexander from Local 1733 passed away this month.
Sep 19 In Surprise Visit, Obama Delights AFSCME Members in Ohio The President dropped by the Ohio AFL-CIO Convention held in Columbus.
Sep 18 Romney Uninterested in Half of Country He Wants to Lead Candidate calls 47 percent of the country freeloaders because they voted for President Obama.
Sep 14 Judge Strikes Down Scott Walker’s Law Attacking Collective Bargaining in Wisconsin Unpopular law touched off weeks of protest in Madison by public workers and their allies.
Sep 13 Report Finds New Threat to Voting Rights Findings: Certain states not well-prepared to protect voters’ right to cast a ballot.
Sep 12 AFSCME Stands with Chicago Teachers and Public School Children Saunders: Chicago mayor and school board must collaborate with teachers for student success.
Sep 12 VMOs: Making a Difference in Florida Volunteer member organizers head out in the Sunshine State.
Sep 11 Elections Officials in Ohio File Lawsuit to Get Jobs Back Dennis Lieberman and Tom Ritchie were recently fired over a dispute involving early voting hours.
Sep 10 AFT Statement in Support of Striking Chicago Teachers Union Members Statement of AFT President Randi Weingarten in support of striking Chicago Teachers Union members.
Sep 07 Obama: The Choice for a Stronger America Is Now Ours A vow to strengthen Medicare, Social Security, Medicaid.
Sep 07 Opting for a Medicaid Donut Hole Makes State Budgets the Biggest Loser A bad policy decision by governors in some states carries a devastating health impact.
Sep 06 AFSCME Pres. Lee Saunders on MSNBC’s Jansing & Co. Saunders discussed the stark differences in this election and how AFSCME will make a difference.
Sep 06 AFSCME Next Waver Campaigns for President Obama’s Election – and Her Own For Shannon Schroeder, it’s not enough to vote in the election. She’s running for office.
Sep 06 DNC Speakers Emphasize Message of Inclusion Bill Clinton, Richard Trumka and Benita Veliz among those who addressed the convention’s second night.
Sep 05 Vermont Home Care Workers Organize to Amplify Voice Despite attempts to quash union organizing in other states, Vermont caregivers push ahead.
Sep 05 AFSCME Convention Delegate has Connection to President HGEA Local 152 retiree Ed Hasegawa attended the University of Hawaii with Barack Obama, Sr.
Sep 04 Collective Bargaining Benefits Non-Union Workers, Too New Economic Policy Institute report ties the declining power of unions to general wage stagnation.
Sep 04 Democratic National Convention Opens with AFSCME in the House Pres. Lee Saunders addresses AFSCME delegates, warns of the anti-union planks in the GOP platform.
Sep 04 On PBS NewsHour, Saunders Pledges to Fight Attacks AFSCME Pres. Lee Saunders joined SEIU, Teamsters presidents to discuss the upcoming presidential election.
Sep 03 Saunders on the GOP Convention: “All Lies and No Solutions” Pres. Lee Saunders appeared on “Washington Watch” to discuss attacks on working families and unions.
Sep 03 In Letter to AFSCME, Solis Thanks Public Employees for Their Hard Work This Labor Day, U.S. Secretary of Labor tells workers “there’s no challenge we can’t overcome.”
Sep 01 A Union-Made Labor Day Even firing up the grill is a chance to salute union workers’ achievements.
Aug 31 Judges Thwart Texas Efforts to Silence Minorities Two federal courts this week ruled against the state’s “racially discriminatory” legislation.
Aug 31 Romney Opposes Expanding Collective Bargaining Rights for Public Workers At the Republican National Convention, presidential hopeful declares he will fully embrace an anti-worker agenda.
Aug 31 Labor Day and the Future of America We must do more to insure that future Americans live in a country where their voices can be heard and their freedom is secure.
Aug 31 To Vote You Must Stick Your Hand into the Hollow Stump Satirical newspaper The Onion deftly skewers the sad truth about disenfranchising voter ID laws.
Aug 30 Gingrich Takes Both Sides on the Same Issue The Republican also-ran praises big government – then calls for smaller government.
Aug 30 Sign Up Now for Pride at Work Convention AFSCME Pres. Lee Saunders to address attendees in Cleveland, Ohio.
Aug 30 Paul Ryan Acceptance Speech Light on Reality Wisconsin retirees: Paul Ryan would “tear seniors’ safety net to shreds.”
Aug 29 Warren to Christie: Not So Fast Senate candidate Elizabeth Warren calls out Gov. Chris Christie on his RNC keynote speech.
Aug 29 Walker Endorses Romney-Ryan Agenda at the RNC, while Wisconsin Workers Push Back Wisconsin governor delivers full-throated endorsement of the anti-worker policies of the Romney-Ryan ticket.
Aug 29 Ohio Secretary of State Takes the Low Road Firing of two county officials demonstrates partisan politics at its worst.
Aug 29 In Memoriam: Stuart Leibowitz New York retiree leader was a tireless champion for seniors.
Aug 29 They Said What?! Remarks from anti-worker governors at the Republican National Convention had us scratching our heads.
Aug 28 Public Services Help Convention Goers Weather the Storm Response to Hurricane Isaac demonstrates the value of government scientists, authority and workers.
Aug 28 Michigan Appellate Court: Place Collective Bargaining Amendment on Ballot State Supreme Court to have the last word as corporate-backed politicians appeal decision.
Aug 27 AFSCME Founder’s Grandson Eyes Seat in Alaska State Legislature Andy Josephson’s candidacy fires up labor and community supporters.
Aug 24 CSEA Cheers Federal Court’s Ruling to Protect Union Contracts Labor leaders expect positive implications for labor-management relations across the country
Aug 24 Illinois Gov. Quinn Has a Bad Day at the State Fair AFSCME members, working families make their voices heard during the fair’s annual Governor's Day.
Aug 23 Wisconsin Private Health Care Workers Vote to Unionize with AFSCME Council 40 boosts membership by nearly 300 following last week’s vote.
Aug 23 GOP Convention Theme: Another Distortion of the Truth The Tampa Bay Times Forum, site of the Republican Convention, was built with public financing.
Aug 22 Michigan Politicians Continue to Play Legal Games Over Workers’ Rights An expected court ruling could help Michigan citizens fighting back for collective bargaining.
Aug 22 CLUW on Lawmaker’s Rape Remarks: “One More Example of the War on Women” The Coalition of Labor Union Women calls on union women to run for office nationwide.
Aug 22 New Webinar for AFSCME Members on Hazard Communication Standard Learn about the Right to Know Law in an online course being held Sept. 11.
Aug 22 Safety First Following California Hospital Workers’ Win Only after an attack on an employee does state acknowledge problem with safety device’s roll-out.
Aug 21 Maddow: Ohio Becomes Front Line in Fight for Voting Rights MSNBC on the suspension of two Board of Elections officials for supporting weekend voting hours.
Aug 21 With Voter Disenfranchisement on the Rise, an AFSCME Sister Fights Back Colorado’s Josette Jaramillo isn’t going to let unjust laws keep people from voting.
Aug 20 Ohioans Stand Up for Democracy in Protest over Suspended County Elections Officials Elections officials are punished by Republican Secretary of State for supporting weekend early voting hours.
Aug 20 A Vote in Favor of Reclaiming Collective Bargaining in Wisconsin AFSCME Local 502 President La Tonya Johnson moves one step closer to Assembly seat.
Aug 20 On Social Security’s Birthday: Strengthen and Preserve It (Medicare, Too!) Celebrating our country’s most successful insurance program for individuals, retirees, the disabled and family survivors.
Aug 17 Oklahoma Workers Regain AFSCME Union Membership Aquatics technician Dustin Williams of Muskogee, Okla., shares his story
Aug 16 We Are AFSCME: Hall Monitor Charles Martin AFSCME school worker in Baltimore, Md., is eyes, ears and aid for victims of bullying.
Aug 16 Democracy Takes a Step Backward in Pennsylvania Judge rejects challenge to state law requiring voters to present identification to cast a ballot.
Aug 15 Romney-Ryan Ticket Raises Question: Do We Still Believe In Community? Mitt Romney’s choice of Rep. Paul Ryan confirms contempt for working people and public services.
Aug 14 Paul Ryan’s Real Motivation: Cutting, Privatizing Public Services, Programs Ezra Klein says Rep. Paul Ryan would radically change the way government provides public services.
Aug 14 Risk Is Its Own Reward. If You’re a Corporation When financial risks turn sour, the titans of finance are quick to point a finger.
Aug 11 Romney Taps Medicare-Slashing Paul Ryan as VP Pick Congressman designed a budget that hurts seniors, working families.
Aug 10 Boycott Hyatt AFSCME supports UNITE HERE in opposing hotel chain’s abusive labor practices.
Aug 08 Florida AFSCME Members Organize, Defeat Privatization Scheme North Miami Beach city council overwhelmingly voted down a plan to privatize sanitation services.
Aug 08 Report Gives House’s Extreme Anti-Worker Agenda a Failing Grade Right-wing Republicans get an “F” when it comes to creating jobs and protecting workers’ rights.
Aug 06 Michigan ‘Local Dictators’ Law Will Go On Ballot for Citizen Vote AFSCME-led coalition pushes for 200,000 petition signers’ voices to be heard.
Aug 06 Northern California EMS Workers Score Organizing Win EMS workers from Rural/Metro of Northern California voted overwhelmingly to join AFSCME Local 4911.
Aug 03 Things Are Looking Up for MSNBC Host Chris Hayes One-time labor reporter swapped his notepad for a TV studio, kept his pro-union, progressive politics.
Aug 03 Happy Birthday Medicare. Here’s to Many More, Free of Right-Wing Attack Celebrating 47 years of Medicare and Medicaid, pillars of our nation’s health and economic security.
Aug 03 Win-win for Residents and Public Service Workers in California In a recent open competition over operation of a San Diego landfill, city workers won.
Aug 03 New York Members Speak Out Against Parking Meter Privatization Call for city workers to continue their effective job of raising more than $150 million/year in revenue.
Aug 02 Romney’s Tax Plan: Give to the Rich, Take from the Poor Presidential candidate’s latest scheme for “tax reform” is neither new nor helpful.
Aug 02 Study Links Good Jobs and Bargaining Power New study from CEPR blames decline of good jobs on workers’ deteriorating bargaining power.
Aug 02 Don't Blame Union for Bankrupt Cities Saunders: Scapegoating public workers does not address the real problems facing cities across the country.
Aug 01 Lexington, Ky., Sanitation Workers Win Vote to Unionize with AFSCME Newest members of Council 62 look forward to having an increased say on the job.
Aug 01 American Taxpayers Foot the Bill for Congressional Inaction Report shows last summer’s fight over whether to raise the debt ceiling cost $1.3 billion.
Aug 01 Remembering a Leader of the Memphis Sanitation Strike Grieving the loss of Joe Warren, a champion in the civil rights and labor movements.
Jul 30 Communications between Workers and Our Union are Protected, Alaska Court Rules Decision ensures fairness and provides protections for AFSCME public service workers in Alaska.
Jul 30 Indiana Judge Condemns Privatization Taxpayers lose out when a plan to privatize the state’s welfare system ends in failure.
Jul 27 Taxes, Offshore Accounts and Corruption Serious questions remain about Mitt Romney’s tax returns and use of offshore accounts.
Jul 26 UNAC/UHCP Members in Southern California Ratify New Contract After months of negotiations, three-year contract with Kaiser Permanente includes yearly raises and protects pensions.
Jul 25 AFSCME Members in PA Make a Difference with Donation to USO Over $5,000 raised during the Council 13 convention for the USO’s United Through Reading program.
Jul 25 AFSCME Members in New York Tell Con Ed to Put Safety First New York City power company locked out 8,500 utility workers in lieu of negotiations.
Jul 24 The Minimum Wage Is Outdated The Rebuild America Act will help struggling families become self-sufficient and join the middle class.
Jul 23 HBO Show “Newsroom” Spotlights Scott Walker’s Attack on Bargaining In the latest episode of HBO’s drama, fictional news anchor reports on the Wisconsin uprising.
Jul 23 Wall Street Money Undermines Our Democracy President Saunders responds to the latest attack on unions from the Wall Street Journal.
Jul 20 Jon Stewart Speaks Out for Public Sector Unions Daily Show host thinks we should look closely at LIBOR scandal when discussing economic woes.
Jul 20 Fighting Back Against ‘Local Dictators’ in Michigan State Supreme Court will hear arguments on ballot access from both sides on July 25.
Jul 19 Romney Protest Shines Light on Why He’s No Good for America Union members, allies, protest Romney’s policies at GOP Presidential candidate’s fundraiser in Toledo, Ohio.
Jul 18 AFSCME Member Discusses Retirement Security at White House New York retiree Stuart Leibowitz spoke of the need to preserve Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security.
Jul 16 Saunders: Attacks on Public Sector Harm Middle Class President Saunders discusses the climate for public service employees on NPR’s “Tell Me More” program.
Jul 16 The Bain of Mitt’s Existence Newly disclosed records show Romney stayed at Bain Capital three years longer than he claimed.
Jul 13 Romney: “I Believe in America,” but Bank in Switzerland Why would a man who says he believes in America need a Swiss bank account?
Jul 12 California Governor Signs Budget with No New Cuts to Home Care Jerry Brown enacts financial plan with no reduction in In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS).
Jul 11 AFSCME Member Action Saves Florida’s Jackson Hospital Rapid mobilization spiked a hasty attempt to privatize the entire Miami-Dade Jackson Health System.
Jul 10 Boehner Bunch Still Trying to Repeal Obamacare Despite the Supreme Court ruling upholding health reform, Republican leaders refuse to let go.
Jul 10 Saunders on C-SPAN: Unions Help Build the Economy On C-SPAN’s “Newsmakers,” Pres. Lee Saunders discusses the state of the American labor movement.
Jul 09 AFSCME Applauds Extension of Middle Class Tax Cuts President Saunders says it’s time for tax breaks for the wealthy to expire.
Jul 09 Romney: Betting on Bermuda Vanity Fair article details how Mitt Romney hides his money overseas to avoid U.S. taxes.
Jul 05 Mitt Romney’s “Fake-Facts” The Romney campaign is attempting to distort the real impact of the Affordable Care Act.
Jul 03 Collective Bargaining Works in Puerto Rico Restoration of collective bargaining in Puerto Rico leads to new contracts for workers.
Jul 02 Remembering Joyce Miller The American labor movement grieves the loss of a hero who passed away this weekend.
Jul 02 Michigan Coalition Protests Stalling Tactics to Stop Repeal of the Emergency Manager Law Stand Up for Democracy asks court to compel placement of repeal on ballot.
Jun 29 Muskogee City Employees Win Back Collective Bargaining Rights City council restores rights that were stripped away last spring.
Jun 28 President Obama Reacts to High Court Health Care Affirmation Remarks from the White House following the Supreme Court’s ruling upholding the Affordable Care Act.
Jun 28 U.S. Supreme Court: Obamacare is Constitutional High court upholds President Obama’s health care reform law, which AFSCME helped champion.
Jun 25 Remembering Laurie Merta AFSCME family grieves loss of loyal, passionate advocate.
Jun 25 President Saunders: ‘We Won’t Back Down’ In a New York Times interview, Pres. Lee Saunders lays out his vision for AFSCME.
Jun 22 AFSCME Pres. Lee Saunders and Sec.-Treas. Laura Reyes Turn to Challenges Ahead Newly elected officers address delegates to AFSCME’s 40th International Convention in Los Angeles.
Jun 22 Saunders, Reyes Elected Convention delegates yesterday elected Lee Saunders to be president, and Laura Reyes to be secretary-treasurer.
Jun 21 California AG Harris: ‘We Are Too Big Too Fail’ Attorney general praises AFSCME members for leading the fight for working families every day.
Jun 21 Gabrielle Giffords Embodies AFSCME’s ‘Spirit of Public Service’ Former U.S. Representative Giffords from Arizona praised as a true public service hero.
Jun 21 Solidarity. Candidates for AFSCME president and secretary-treasurer met Wednesday in historic debates.
Jun 21 Fighting As One Thousands of AFSCME delegates rallied in Los Angeles with their California sisters and brothers.
Jun 20 AFSCME Members Stand Together, Fight Back Ed Schultz emceed a program highlighting AFSCME's efforts in battles across the country.
Jun 20 Secretary-Treasurer Saunders: ‘We Don’t Back Down’ In his keynote address, Sec.-Treas. Lee Saunders exhorted delegates to pull together and fight.
Jun 20 Vice President Biden to Public Workers: ‘We Owe You’ Responding to attacks on public employees, Biden thanks AFSCME delegates for the work they do.
Jun 19 Thank You, Jerry Members from across the country speak during a moving tribute to Pres. Gerald W. McEntee.
Jun 19 AFSCME Women Fired Up and Ready to Go National Women’s Advisory Committee is challenging AFSCME women to make a difference in upcoming elections.
Jun 15 AFSCME’s 40th International Convention Gets Under Way in Los Angeles Delegates will elect new leaders and celebrate AFSCME’s 75th Anniversary.
Jun 15 Child Care Professional: California Budget Cuts Endanger Kids, Communities and Workers Communities across the state are speaking out against the cuts and arguing for a smart, fair state budget that protects child care.
Jun 15 Michigan to Vote on Anti-Worker ‘Dictator’ Law, Union Rights Amendment Measures to repeal Public Act 4, protect collective bargaining rights to be on November ballot.
Jun 13 Economic Inequality Linked to Deunionization Study finds as unions decline and workers’ ability to collectively bargain is weakened, inequality rises.
Jun 12 Romney, Allies Target Public Service Workers Presidential hopeful claims fewer teachers and first responders is what taxpayers want.
Jun 08 Activists Gather in Providence for Netroots Nation 2012 Annual conference features a strong labor presence, strategies for online and offline mobilization.
Jun 06 What Happened in Wisconsin The spirit of Wisconsin should continue to inspire our commitment to fight even harder.
Jun 05 A Fight for the History Books – and Workers Everywhere Wisconsin’s working families fight back against corporate-backed policies that have devastated the state’s economy.
Jun 05 Volunteers in Walker Recall Election Inspired to Get Out the Vote AFSCME Sec.-Treas. Lee Saunders inspires troops in the final hours of Wisconsin’s recall election.
Jun 05 For Wisconsin Activist, A Long-Awaited Day Arrives Leah Lipska is ready to recall Scott Walker and win back Wisconsin for working people.
Jun 05 Solidarity Knows No State Boundaries Support for Walker recall transcends Wisconsin’s borders.
Jun 05 Returning the Favor: Ohio Workers Get Out the Vote to Recall Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker Volunteers from Ohio’s OAPSE/AFSCME help Wisconsin voters recall Governor Walker.
Jun 04 Face to Face, and Call after Call, Volunteers Are Making a Difference in Walker Recall Effort AFSCME Council 24 member Paul Spink gets out the recall vote.
Jun 04 Getting the Walker Recall Vote Out in Wisconsin Two volunteers on the front lines of the fight talk about why they do it.
Jun 04 The Unsung Heroes behind the Wisconsin Recall Campaign Meet some of the volunteers who perform the less glamorous but essential campaign jobs.
Jun 03 Right to Collective Bargaining “Not Negotiable,” Declares Wisconsin Worker AFSCME member D.J. Dixon recalls the fight that brought him to this moment.
Jun 02 Rock the Vote Rally Energizes Wisconsin Recall Effort Campaign to recall Gov. Scott Walker hits a musical high note.
Jun 01 EMS Workers Circulate Petition to Protect and Improve Services California EMS workers calling on their employer, AMR, to let their union election proceed.
Jun 01 AFSCME’s Saunders Hits the Airwaves to Discuss The Main Street Moment Book examines the unprecedented attacks on workers’ rights by right-wing politicians and their corporate backers.
May 31 Alan Simpson Slams Seniors Group for Disagreeing With Him on Social Security Former Sen. Alan Simpson targets seniors for standing up for retirement security.
May 31 Romney MIA on Pay Equity When asked if he supports the Paycheck Fairness Act, Presidential-hopeful Mitt Romney ducks the question.
May 30 North Miami Beach AFSCME Members Fight Sanitation Privatization Member mobilization, community outreach put the brakes on city manager's push to privatize sanitation services.
May 30 AFSCME’s McEntee and Saunders Release Book: The Main Street Moment Book offers searing look at income inequality and a plan for rebuilding the American Dream.
May 29 Wisconsin Recall Race in a Dead Heat New polling shows Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett closing in on Gov. Scott Walker.
May 25 Memorial Day: Support Those on the Frontlines of Taking Care of Veterans Improve veteran care by extending minimum wage and overtime protections to home care workers.
May 25 New Studies: Unions Boost Child Care Workers’ Training, Job Satisfaction Child care providers have better access to crucial professional development when they join a union.
May 23 Bluff Called on Corporate Deception in California Corporations and the super-rich are pushing a ballot measure that would silence working families’ voices.
May 22 AFSCME Honors National Emergency Medical Services Members Recognizing tireless service and professional care that saves lives during National Emergency Medical Services Week.
May 22 College Students and Workers Coming Together in Main Street Movement AFSCME is engaging young people and developing young worker activists across the country.
May 22 “We Are Wisconsin” Documentary film shows the experiences of six regular people who joined the Wisconsin uprising.
May 21 AFSCME Members Fight to Protect Jobs, Pay Raises in Maryland, Missouri Hard bargaining and grassroots legislative activism secures pay raises for the upcoming fiscal year.
May 21 San Diego AFSCME Members Overwhelmingly Ratify One-Year Agreement One-year deal with the city protects the pay and rights of working families.
May 17 Expecting a Baby, Not a Lay-Off The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act would ensure reasonable pregnancy accommodations for workers.
May 15 Walker and Gingrich Share a Donor No surprise: Anti-worker casino owner Sheldon Adelson backs Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker’s re-election.
May 15 Arizona Legislature Champions the Rich, Corporations, but Attacks Workers Legislature wipes out civil service protections but fails to kill collective bargaining.
May 14 Twitter Regulates JP Morgan Politicians, pundits and tweeters call for heavier regulation in wake of $2 billion in losses.
May 11 AFSCME Honors Law Enforcement Officers Congress urged to adequately fund grant programs critical to law enforcement.
May 11 Romney’s (Lack of) Vision GOP presidential hopeful manufactures an image of public service workers that's just plain wrong.
May 11 During Corrections Officers Week, A CO Speaks Out About Privatization Corrections officer says private prisons are a danger to staff, inmates and the public.
May 10 Public Job Losses Hit Women, African-Americans Hardest New EPI report reveals the human costs of cuts to public services.
May 10 Romney: “Governor Kasich Is Doing a Heckuva Job” At a campaign stop in Ohio, presidential candidate praises the state’s unpopular governor.
May 09 Marriage Equality Matters for Workers President Obama endorses same-sex marriage to level the playing field for LGBT working families.
May 08 AFSCME Social Worker Rescues Infant 23-year social services veteran subdued mother to save wounded infant in Baltimore.
May 08 Bill Press: ‘The Conservative Stranglehold on Morning Cable news Television in America Is Over.’ Host of The Bill Press Show talks about Current TV’s role in today’s political environment.
May 07 Honor Nurses by Supporting Nurse-Patient Staffing Bill National Nurses Week is a time to honor nurses by helping them.
May 04 Public Pension Opponents Argue from Both Sides to Distort Truth Dean Baker contends that politicians are “using heaping doses of the politics of envy" to divide workers.
May 04 AFSCME Celebrates National Correctional Officers and Employees Week Honoring the tens of thousands of AFSCME members across the country who keep our communities safe by putting their lives on the line every day.
May 03 New England EMS Workers on Their Way to Joining AFSCME EMS workers in Maine, Massachusetts and New Hampshire file for a union election.
May 03 Maryland Workers Win Expansion of Collective Bargaining Workers in four previously excluded agencies now enjoy collective bargaining rights.
May 03 Governor LePage’s Mean Words Maine’s first-term governor steps up his anti-worker rhetoric, adding to his string of outlandish statements.
May 02 San Diego Businesses Speak Out Against Threat to Retirement Security from Proposition B The measure is being used to score political points at the expense of city employees.
May 02 Missouri Home Care Providers Win Historic Court Ruling Vote by 13,000 workers for representation with AFSCME upheld by Court of Appeals.
May 02 Retirees Organize 1,300 in Puerto Rico Joint organizing campaign signs up retired public employees for automatic dues deduction with AFSCME.
May 01 May Day Commemoration Calls Attention to Workers’ Rights and Economic Justice Occupy protesters organize nationwide actions against corporate greed.
May 01 Obama Stands Up for Workers’ Rights in Powerful Speech Collective bargaining is at the core of a strong economy, President says.
Apr 30 Right-to-Work (For Less) Derailed in Minnesota House votes to table the corporate-backed, anti-worker measure.
Apr 30 Saunders: AFSCME Members Are Everyday Heroes On progressive radio show Rebuild America, Secretary-Treasurer Saunders discusses attacks on public service workers.
Apr 27 Workers Memorial Day: A Reminder of Unfinished Work Millions of public employees work in jobs that don’t provide adequate safety protections.
Apr 27 In Michigan, Democracy Loses to a Technicality Voters unfairly denied a chance to decide whether the “dictator law” should stand.
Apr 27 Random Drug Testing of Florida State Workers Unconstitutional, Judge Rules Suit, brought by AFSCME and the ACLU, overturns Gov. Rick Scott’s executive order.
Apr 26 Jindal Bows to Public Pressure, Halts State Prison Sale Louisiana governor’s plan to sell a prison called off due to public outcry.
Apr 26 Politico: It’s a Big Moment for Labor Workers are pulling together like never before to stand up to corporate-backed politicians.
Apr 26 AFSCME Members Fight to Protect Colorado Voters Voter rights under attack by Secretary of State Scott Gessler.
Apr 25 In Memoriam: DeLois Brown Minnesota Council 5 activist and her parents are found murdered.
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.
Apr 25 AFSCME Organizing Home Care Workers in Vermont Members from Vermont as well as Pennsylvania and Kentucky contact caregivers across the state.
Apr 25 Walker’s Cronies Get Bonuses While Working Families Cut Back As Wisconsin leads the nation in jobs lost, governor’s top staff get big payouts.
Apr 25 Under a Spotlight, ALEC Continues to Lose Supporters The American Legislative Exchange Council loses a member as it pursues its right-wing agenda.
Apr 20 Memphis School Workers Remind School Board of Public Workers’ Value Future of community’s public education at stake as city-county school systems merger approaches.
Apr 19 Florida AFSCME Members Fight Privatization Members of AFSCME Council 79 participated in the Push Back Summit to Save South Florida.
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.
Apr 19 ‘BigWhine’ Should Stop Making Myth About Workers’ Compensation Despite repeated efforts to confuse the issue, the facts show public workers are not overpaid.
Apr 18 Utah Police Officers Vote to Unionize 325 police officers in Greater Salt Lake City vote to join The Unified Police Federation.
Apr 17 California EMS Workers Fight for Voting Rights Rally calls on American Medical Response to allow workers to proceed with their union election.
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.
Apr 17 Let’s Get Women Out of the Red Women are bearing the brunt of attacks on workers from corporate-backed politicians nationwide.
Apr 16 Wear Red for Pay Equity Tuesday AFSCME is joining with women’s rights organizations in support of Equal Pay Day.
Apr 13 Californians Preparing to Fight Corporate Power Grab New video highlights deceptive ballot measure that would limit union members’ political power.
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.
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.
Apr 13 California Child Care Providers Recognized for Service Community recognizes contributions of child care providers during Cesar Chavez Day festivities in Orange County.
Apr 12 Saunders Calls on Labor and Civil Rights Groups to ‘Join Together Like Never Before’ Labor leaders engaged in a panel discussion at the National Action Network’s national convention.
Apr 12 Louisiana Gov. Jindal Takes Aim at State Constitution Governor could violate state Constitution to impose changes to workers’ pensions, law firm concludes.
Apr 11 Postal Service Under Attack Demonstrations are being held nationwide against legislation that would gut the United States Postal Service.
Apr 10 Library Workers Will Not Be Shushed On National Library Workers Day, AFSCME is fighting to protect our nation’s public libraries.
Apr 10 University of California Irvine Ends Outsourcing of Custodial Services After a four-year battle, 94 custodial workers were officially classified as University employees.
Apr 09 ALEC Too Extreme for Coke and Kraft Foods Corporate backers back away from American Legislative Exchange Council over ‘Stand Your Ground’ law.
Apr 09 Honoring Public Safety Telecommunicators National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week recognizes 911 dispatchers and other related public service employees.
Apr 05 The Value of Taxes If paying taxes means valuing public service workers, we love taxes.
Apr 05 Vigil Honors Dr. King and His Legacy Hundreds gather to remember Martin Luther King Jr.’s quest for civil, human and workers’ rights.
Apr 04 Georgians Win Fight for Constitutional and Worker Rights Bill designed to stifle free speech and worker rights dies under weight of protests.
Apr 04 Students and Labor: A Perfect Union The United States Student Association and AFSCME pull together to fight state battles nationwide.
Apr 04 Honoring Dr. King by Continuing His Struggle Forty-four years later, AFSCME remembers the legacy of Dr. King and the Memphis sanitation strike.
Apr 02 LGBTaxes Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender workers get the short end of the federal tax code.
Mar 30 Court Strikes Down Portions of Wisconsin Governor’s Anti-Worker Agenda State ordered to reinstate automated paycheck deductions for state workers by May 31.
Mar 30 AFSCME Converges on Minnesota Capitol Building Over a thousand AFSCME members filled the rotunda in St. Paul to challenge an anti-worker agenda.
Mar 30 Five Myths about the Ryan Budget The top myths about Rep. Paul Ryan's budget plan in 140 characters or less.
Mar 28 Memphis School Employees Score a Huge Victory The Unified School Board votes to extend labor agreements through 2013.
Mar 28 AFSCME to Honor Workers with 75 for 75 Awards Nominations are being accepted for 75 individuals for recognition during the convention.
Mar 27 Cribs: The Mitt Romney Edition Regular guy Mitt Romney’s new oceanfront mansion will reportedly include an elevator for his cars.
Mar 27 Florida Local Stops Privatization Scheme Community sides with workers, against attempt to privatize the Hallandale Beach Building Services Department.
Mar 26 Supreme Court Justices Urged to ‘Protect the Law!’ Supporters of the Affordable Care Act speak out as three days of hearings begin.
Mar 23 Stand Up for the Affordable Care Act Supporters are organizing picket lines on Monday in front of the Supreme Court.
Mar 23 They Showed the Green – AFSCME Green Members of Council 59 entered a float in the Sioux Falls St. Patrick’s Day parade.
Mar 22 Missouri Public Service Workers Lobby for Their Rights AFSCME Council 72 members defend collective bargaining in meetings with state representatives.
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.
Mar 22 Maryland Workers Beat Back Privateers Prince George’s County Public Schools will not contract out Before- and After-Care services.
Mar 21 Democracy Wins a Victory in Michigan Judge’s ruling invalidates ‘dictator law’ in Flint over Open Meeting Law violation.
Mar 19 Iowans Win Victory Over Gov. Branstad’s Abuse of Power State Supreme Court rules governor defied constitution to close unemployment offices.
Mar 19 Twitterverse Takes on Limbaugh Radio host and conservative pundit continues to feel the heat over controversial remarks from February.
Mar 16 Ariz. Governor Pushing Pro-Cronyism Bill Legislation would wipe out protections for public service workers and promote political cronyism.
Mar 16 Scaled Back Tier 6 Plan Rammed Through N.Y. Legislature Open government gave way to backroom deals in the middle of the night.
Mar 15 On St. Patrick’s Day, Celebrate With a Union Beer If you’re raising a glass this St. Patrick’s Day, be sure to choose worker-friendly brews.
Mar 14 Saunders: We Must Build a Main Street Movement In radio appearances nationwide, Sec.-Treas. Lee Saunders talked about AFSCME’s history — and its future.
Mar 14 New Yorkers Say ‘Tier It Down’ to Tier 6 Retirement Plan Hundreds rally to defend the retirement security of New York public service workers.
Mar 14 Jobs and the Economic Recovery, by the Numbers The economy is recovering slowly, dragged down by continued job losses in the public sector.
Mar 13 AFSCME Heads South for an Alternative Spring Break Learn to be a union organizer by spending a week at Local 1733 in Memphis.
Mar 13 Report: NY Governor’s Plan Cuts Retirement Security 40 Percent Study by independent organization confirms benefit cut.
Mar 12 AFSCME Endorses Knope, Twitter Goes Wild Fictional endorsement of Amy Poehler’s character on Parks and Recreation gets big reaction online.
Mar 12 ‘A Winter We Will Never Forget’ AFSCME’s Fallen Heroes fund helps disaster survivors resume normal lives.
Mar 11 Rally Goers March to Take Back Wisconsin Tens of thousands send a powerful message to Gov. Scott Walker and corporate-backed politicians.
Mar 09 San Jose Workers Vow to Fight Pension Deception Audit ordered after politicians caught inflating pension costs by more than $250 million.
Mar 09 Ohioans Fired Up – to Support Candidates Who Defend Collective Bargaining Reuters article reveals growing Democratic support in Ohio after attacks on workers’ rights.
Mar 08 California EMS Workers Vote to join United EMS Workers-AFSCME Local 4911 New AFSCME members are from emergency medical services company Medic Ambulance in Solano County, Calif.
Mar 08 Super Tuesday Tweets This week’s primaries proved there is nothing super about the GOP field for working families.
Mar 08 Lee Saunders, Memphis Sanitation Workers Join Thousands in March to Protect Voting Rights Activists reenact Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s historic march from Selma to Montgomery.
Mar 07 Public Sector Workers Rally in New York State Capital for Working Families Nearly 2,000 public service workers gathered in Albany for AFSCME's annual lobby day.
Mar 06 AFSCME Members Rebuild after Tornadoes Aid in clean-up and recovery efforts is being provided through the Fallen Heroes Fund.
Mar 06 AFSCME Goes Social in Outreach to Spanish-Speaking Members Revamped website, Facebook page and Twitter feed aim to reach Spanish-speaking members.
Mar 06 Kahlenberg and Marvit: Workers’ Rights Are Civil Rights Authors say the right to organize should be enshrined in the Civil Rights Act.
Mar 02 Arizona’s Republic Columnist: There Is a Concentrated Assault on Workers Column makes the case that public workers deserve respect.
Mar 02 Santa Clara United EMS Workers Win First Job Action a Week After Certification New AFSCME members stand together against attempted layoffs.
Mar 02 AFSCME Families Among Tornado Victims AFSCME members pull together to assist with rescue and clean-up.
Mar 01 New AFL-CIO Website Puts Workers Front and Center Revamped website offers many new features.
Feb 29 The Rule of 29 AFSCME history and the number 29.
Feb 27 Mitt Romney: Not the Average NASCAR Fan Romney tries to court NASCAR fans, but may find himself stuck in reverse.
Feb 27 AFSCME Endorses Kathleen Falk for Wisconsin Governor Falk fought to protect the collective bargaining rights of public service workers.
Feb 24 Romney Likes Firing People – and Unions, Too Presidential candidate makes right-to-work legislation a key theme of his campaign in Michigan.
Feb 24 Benefits for Workers’ Same-Sex Partners Michigan House Bill 4770 bans public institutions from offering benefits to domestic partners.
Feb 24 #UnionOscars As the Academy Awards approach, we wondered: what are the best films about workers?
Feb 22 DiNapoli: ‘Stop Twisting the Facts’ on Public Pensions New York State Controller warns lawmakers 401(k)-style plans provide inadequate retirement security.
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.
Feb 22 Romney’s Campaign Figures Don’t Add Up FEC reports show Mitt Romney's campaign fundraising is particularly weak among small donors.
Feb 22 The Simpsons’ Solidarity This week marked the 500th episode of the animated sitcom about the Simpsons family.
Feb 22 The Truth Behind Right-to-Work-For-Less Corporate-driven, anti-worker legislation will undermine Minnesota’s middle class.
Feb 21 AFSCME Wisconsin Members Mobilizing with Teletownhalls Statewide virtual meetings focus on anti-worker attacks and effective ways to fight back.
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.
Feb 17 Asserting a Claim on Democracy As we observe Black History Month, AFSCME members are taking part in a Main Street movement.
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.
Feb 17 #ALEC Exposed Twitter users expose the agenda of the secretive American Legislative Exchange Council.
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.
Feb 16 Author John Nichols Discusses New Book on Wisconsin Protests “Uprising” recounts the historic 2011 events in support of public service workers.
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.
Feb 15 Look Familiar? Public service workers are now part of the latest internet meme making the rounds.
Feb 14 Prison Privatization Fails in Florida Senate Plan is rejected by a 21-19 vote, handing Gov. Rick Scott a major defeat.
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.
Feb 13 Rick Berman: Like a Bad Penny… Millionaire lobbyist polluted the airwaves with a fraudulent performance during the Super Bowl.
Feb 10 Walker’s Attack on Wisconsin Values Anything But Progressive Setting the facts straight about Scott Walker's real record as governor.
Feb 10 Collective Bargaining Rights Upheld in SD Legislative effort defeated by activists from Council 59 and other supporters of workers’ rights.
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
Feb 09 #ClintEastwood and Half-Time Hopes The Super Bowl has come and gone, but Chrysler's commercial continues to make waves.
Feb 09 San Jose City Officials Caught Lying about Pensions Investigative report reveals Mayor Reed used exaggerated figure to mislead the public.
Feb 09 Public Employees Save Family from Blaze OCSEA/AFSCME Local 11 members act swiftly to save lives.
Feb 08 Unemployment Insurance Under Attack, Again Two-month stopgap extension set to expire, ending benefits for 6 million unemployed workers.
Feb 07 Arizona Workers Brace for Battle State legislators move quickly to pass several anti-worker bills.
Feb 07 From New York to California, EMS Workers Uniting for Strength Uniformed EMTs and paramedics from FDNY join forces with their peers in Northern California.
Feb 07 Building Worker Strength in Lean Times AFSCME union in Florida grows in the face of a tough economic climate.
Feb 06 New Poll: Americans Concerned About Unfair Tax Policy That Aids the Wealthy Washington Post-ABC News poll shows that Americans want a tax system that’s fair to everyone.
Feb 03 Right-To-Tweet-For-Workers #superbowledition The Twittersphere responds to right-to-work-for-less law in the Super Bowl state.
Feb 02 Volunteer Member Organizers Head Out in Tulsa, Okla. City employees organize against privatization and anti-worker threats.
Feb 02 N.H. Gov. Lynch Stands Up for Public Employees In State of the State address, governor vows to block threats to collective bargaining.
Feb 01 Indiana Workers Speak Out Against ‘Right-to-Work-for-Less’ Bill Gov. Mitch Daniels disregarded workers’ views when he signed the bill.
Jan 31 S.D. Workers’ Collective Bargaining Rights Safe – For Now Sponsor of anti-worker bill changes mind, but the bill is not dead yet.
Jan 31 Florida Public Safety for Sale Republican state Sen. Mike Fasano speaks out against a bill to privatize Florida's prisons.
Jan 30 New Campaign Highlights Real Impact of Working Americans AFL-CIO highlights how “Work Connects Us All” with new television ads, interactive website.
Jan 27 Mitt Romney and the 1% If they have their way, Mitt Romney and the wealthiest people in America won't have to release their tax returns. They won't even have to file.
Jan 26 Fallen Corrections Officer Remembered Killed in the line of duty, Sgt. Barbara Ester was loved by everyone who knew her.
Jan 25 Tweets of the Union Americans tweet their own responses to President Obama's State of the Union address.
Jan 25 Tax Fairness Is Common Sense Mitt Romney’s federal tax return proves the tax system unfairly benefits the super-rich.
Jan 25 ‘Our Democracy is Not for Sale’ Arizona retirees, public service workers and community activists protest undue influence of corporate special interests.
Jan 24 Video: State of the Anti-Union Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels will deliver the Republican address to the State of the Union.
Jan 23 Middle Class Surprised to Hear Santorum Say They Don’t Exist GOP Presidential candidates charge ‘class warfare’ to protect their own interests.
Jan 20 Policy Experts: Public Pensions Should Be Strengthened, Not Eliminated Panel addresses efforts to diminish retirement security for working, middle-class Americans.
Jan 20 Union Plus Scholarship Deadline: Jan. 31 College scholarships ranging from $500 to $4,000 are available to students from AFSCME families.
Jan 19 Caution, @GovWalker, Roads Are Slippery When Anti-Worker Twitter users react to the more than 1 million signatures collected to recall Wisconsin’s governor.
Jan 19 Mitt’s 15 Percent Tax Rate Highlights Tax Burden of America’s Middle Class Romney’s speaking fees alone place the mega-millionaire in the top 1 percent nationwide.
Jan 19 Prison Privatization in Florida Puts Public at Risk State moves closer to putting prisons in the hands of lobbyists and for-profit corporations.
Jan 18 AFSCME to Wall Street: End Dimon’s Lucrative Double Duty CEO and chairman has unyielding power over JPMorgan – and unfathomable compensation.
Jan 17 Rhode Island Decision Victory for Retirees Judge says City of Pawtucket cannot unilaterally cut health benefits promised to retired employees.
Jan 17 One Million-Plus Demand Wisconsin Governor Walker’s Recall for Opposing Workers’ Rights Wisconsin voters seek recall of governor, lieutenant governor and four senators for opposing collective bargaining.
Jan 17 Fear of Inadequate Retirement Savings Forcing More Older Americans to Keep Working Shift from secure employee pension plans to riskier 401(k) plans is largely to blame.
Jan 16 Martin Luther King Jr., Campaign 2012 and the American Dream We must recommit to creating the kind of nation Dr. King wanted us to be.
Jan 13 Killing Pensions to Benefit the 1 Percent Wall Street Journal continues its push to gut the retirement security of American workers.
Jan 13 1968 Sanitation Strikers Speak to Young Activists Students inspired by visit to Memphis Local 1733 during tour of historic civil rights sites.
Jan 12 State Employees Deserve Same FMLA Rights as Private Sector Workers Supreme Court to decide if a State of Maryland worker was unfairly denied his rights.
Jan 11 Scott Walker, the GOP’s Great Uniter The Nation's John Nichols points out one thing the Republican presidential candidates have in common.
Jan 10 We’ll Bet You Dollars to Donuts Rick Scott Doesn’t Get It Breakfast pastries, not jobs, are the focus of Florida governor’s State of the State Address.
Jan 10 Another Reason to Oppose Right-To-Work-For-Less Study shows right-to-work means less pay, less benefits and less retirement security.
Jan 10 Play the Match Game 2012 Video Quiz Test your knowledge of the presidential candidates’ positions on issues that matter to you.
Jan 09 Shortchange on Taxes Means Shortchange on the Middle Class New IRS report shows a growing federal tax gap of $450 billion a year.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Dec 22 We’re Not Backing Down In a pivotal year for the working middle class, we pulled together and fought back.
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.
Dec 16 Historic Ohio Contract Agreement Ratified New contract demonstrates that unions can work together with states to solve economic problems.
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).
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.
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..
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.
Dec 09 Video: Debunking GOP Claims of Voter Fraud On MSNBC, Sec.-Treas. Saunders explains how the Republican agenda threatens working families.
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.
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.
Dec 06 AFSCME Endorses President Obama’s Reelection Unanimous vote by International Executive Board cites health care, the economy and collective bargaining rights.
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.
Dec 02 Jobless to Congress: Extend Unemployment Benefits More than 2 million unemployed Americans could lose their safety net in February.
Nov 30 AFSCME Speaks Out Against Perilous Legislation A constitutional balanced budget amendment would force devastating spending cuts totaling $1.5 trillion.
Nov 30 Strong Women Growing the Union A group of new Volunteer Member Organizers participated in a two-day training in Madison, Wis.
Nov 30 Exposing Undue Corporate Influence Press conference and new report highlight influence of the American Legislative Exchange Council in Arizona.
Nov 29 Most Vulnerable Hurt By Attacks Against the Public Sector When nothing gets done on jobs legislation, the working middle class gets hit hard.
Nov 29 What’s In a Name? A Load of Dishonesty The Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act would actually undermine workforce democracy.
Nov 22 Court Says a Promise Is a Promise California Supreme Court rules cities and counties cannot reduce health benefits promised to existing retirees.
Nov 21 Toomey Super Committee Plan Would Raise Taxes on Working Families to Protect Wall Street Dangerous proposal would endanger health coverage for working Americans while reducing taxes on the wealthiest.
Nov 16 Minnesota Child Care Providers Win Right to Vote for Union Representation Executive order sets the stage for negotiations over standards, funding and quality of care.
Nov 16 Remembering Taylor Rogers Former AFSCME Local 1733 president led the historic 1968 sanitation workers strike in Memphis.
Nov 16 Putting Ohio in Perspective The mobilization that led to the resounding defeat of Issue 2 will continue into 2012.
Nov 15 Attacking Public Workers Is Bad Policy That Ignores the Real Problem: Jobs In their zeal to attack public service workers, right-wing governors overlook job creation.
Nov 14 Rhode Island Public Employees Call on Legislature to Keep the Promise Over 5,000 union members and supporters rally at the statehouse to oppose pension overhaul plan.
Nov 14 HGEA Debuts Media Campaign Television ads highlight the critical roles that Hawaii’s public employees play in the community.
Nov 10 AFSCME Helps Stem the Red Tide This week across the country, hard-working Americans occupied the voting booth and sent a message.
Nov 10 Pueblo Public Service Workers Help Neighbors, Urge Congress to Create Jobs Local 1335 members join community organizations to hold politicians accountable for their failure to act.
Nov 09 Think Again: Taking Back Ohio Watch this video to hear from the people in Ohio who made this victory happen.
Nov 09 Ohio Voters Send a Message Sec.-Treas. Saunders on MSNBC: “This will carry from Ohio across this country.”
Nov 08 Main Street Stands Up in Ohio and Defeats Anti-Worker Bill Ohio voters resoundingly reject Senate Bill 5’s attacks on working, middle class families.
Nov 07 From Alabama to Ohio, the Struggle for Justice Continues BJ Simmons-Talley is determined not to let Issue 2 roll back women’s rights.
Nov 07 ‘Guerilla Drive-In’ Exposes Billionaire Koch Brothers’ Role in Destroying Middle Class, Crushing Workers Demonstrators focus on corrosive role of corporate money in politics, dangerous agenda of right-wing groups.
Nov 07 State Pushing Cuts on Backs of ‘Grateful’ Workers New York Times takes a critical look at the pitfalls of outsourcing public services.
Nov 07 Ohio Zookeeper Worries About Security at Work, Home Matthew De Voe is concerned Issue 2 would impact zoo safety, hit his family’s budget.
Nov 06 A Different Kind of Sunday Service Retiree Jamie Fant gives up his weekend routine to help defeat Issue 2 in Ohio.
Nov 06 Fighting for Her Younger Colleagues, Youngest Students School bus driver Karen Holdridge has spent the past eight months working against Issue 2.
Nov 05 AFSCME Retirees’ $10,000 Boosts Ohio Campaign Donation helps We Are Ohio educate state residents about the anti-worker Issue 2.
Nov 04 Time for Capitol Hill to Occupy Reality With a dismal economic picture looming, Congress' lack of action is hurting American workers.
Nov 04 A Pep Talk on Main Street Sec.-Treas. Saunders, Ohio AFSCME leaders encourage volunteers working to defeat Issue 2.
Nov 04 The Tax Man Doesn’t Cometh for Corporations Thanks to tax shelters and loopholes, many highly profitable companies pay little or no taxes.
Nov 04 John Glenn is Voting NO on Issue 2 Famed astronaut, American hero and former U.S. Senator for Ohio opposes Senate Bill 5.
Nov 04 Remembering Darker Days in Ohio That Could Return OCSEA’s Kathy Stewart never dreamed she’d find herself fighting again for collective bargaining in Ohio.
Nov 03 Unions, Nurses Protest Wall Street Greed in Washington More than 1,000 gather in Lafayette Square in solidarity with the International Day of Action.
Nov 03 Walking the Walk to Oppose Issue 2 AFSCME members fan out across Ohio to make sure voters repeal Senate Bill 5.
Nov 03 A Great Summer as a Harvard/UNCF/AFSCME Union Scholar Program offers students a valuable opportunity to learn about a career in the labor movement.
Nov 02 A Safety Net About to Unravel in Ohio Issue 2’s passage would wipe out protections for public workers, including the state’s corrections employees.
Nov 01 Romney: $3.45 for Gas a ‘Good Price’ On the campaign trail, GOP presidential candidate once again shows how tone deaf he is.
Oct 27 A “No!” Vote on Ohio’s Issue 2 Will Help Protect Public Safety, Says State Meat Inspector Ohio state meat inspector says Issue 2 must be defeated for safety’s sake.
Oct 25 Romney Was for Issue 2 Before He Was Against Saying He Was Former Massachusetts governor known for his inconsistent positions outdoes himself in Ohio.
Oct 25 Ed Schultz Moves to 8 P.M. ET MSNBC host, champion of America's working- and middle-class, now broadcasts live in prime time.
Oct 25 CNBC Puts a Spotlight on For-Profit Prison Firm Report cites assaults at privately run Idaho Correctional Center.
Oct 20 Judge Blocks Michigan Veterans Home Privatization Scheme Veterans’ health and safety comes first, judge rules in outsourcing dispute.
Oct 18 Former Arkansas Gov. Huckabee’s Voter Suppression Remark is No Joke FOX News commentator encourages Ohio voters to suppress turnout to repeal anti-worker law.
Oct 17 Honoring Dr. King’s Life and Pursuing his Fight for Jobs and Justice AFSCME Sec.-Treas. Lee Saunders addresses Jobs and Justice rally and MLK Memorial dedication.
Oct 14 AFSCME Marching Saturday for Jobs and Justice at MLK Event Thousands expected on the National Mall to celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy.
Oct 13 Pass the Jobs Bill: Reclaim the American Dream AFSCME today unveiled a television ad demanding Congress pass President Barack Obama’s American Jobs Act.
Oct 11 AFSCME to Congress: Pass the Jobs Bill Now!
Oct 11 DC March and Rally for Jobs and Justice Rescheduled event takes place the day before the memorial to Dr. King is formally dedicated.
Oct 05 Young Union Members Talk About Being ‘Next Up’ AFL-CIO event brings together over 800 young people to foster political activism and organizing.
Oct 04 Koch Brothers Make Billions While Flouting U.S. Laws Billionaire tea party financiers raked in tons of money while secretly trading with Iran.
Oct 04 Reagan and Obama: Separated at Birth? When it comes to tax loopholes for millionaires, these leaders have a lot in common.
Oct 03 AFSCME Women Pledge Action in Upcoming Political Fights Conference attendees head home prepared to out-organize, out-fundraise and outlast opponents of America’s workers.
Oct 02 AFSCME Women Celebrate Key Collective Bargaining Victories, Prepare for Fights Ahead Sec.-Treas. Saunders urges relentless activism on behalf of public service employees and workers’ rights.
Oct 01 Florida Court Rebukes Governor’s Prison Sale Ruling blocks Gov. Scott’s plan to turn 29 state facilities over to private contractors.
Oct 01 AFSCME President, U.S. Labor Secretary Thank Members, Urge Action on Jobs Act Women's Conference attendees praised for their efforts in the ongoing fight for the American worker.
Sep 30 AFSCME Members Gather in Milwaukee for Women’s Conference Conference attendees will share experiences, discuss important union issues and develop leadership skills.
Sep 30 Ten Senators Sign on to Merkley Proposal Endorsed by AFSCME, AFL-CIO Senator Merkley's proposal to score the jobs impact of deficit reduction schemes is gaining support in the Senate.
Sep 30 The Truth About Pensions New York State Comptroller says vast majority of state pension plans are sustainable for the long term.
Sep 29 Judge to Arizona Gov. Brewer: Paycheck Deception is Unconstitutional Federal court stops anti-worker measure pushed by extremist politicians to silence political speech.
Sep 21 A Jobs Plan Even Our Kids Can Understand AFSCME is launching an ad campaign in support of passing The American Jobs Act.
Sep 19 McEntee: Millionaires’ Tax Welcome, But Congress Must Pass Jobs Bill Now There is no better way to reduce the deficit than putting Americans back on payrolls.
Sep 18 Public Safety Congress Ends with Rousing Call-to-Arms Sec.-Treas. Lee Saunders exhorts public safety officers to continue the fight for public services.
Sep 17 Pres. McEntee to Public Safety Officers: ‘This Is a Time of Real Opportunity’ Conference attendees aim to counter challenges faced by corrections and law enforcement employees nationwide.
Sep 16 Keeping the Super Committee Honest on Jobs Labor leaders want jobs impact of all budget-cutting proposals scored by non-partisan CBO.
Sep 16 AFSCME Councils 4 and 15 Earn Big Wins Union-supported alderman candidates in New Haven, CT, pledge to combat privatization, layoffs and furloughs.
Sep 16 AFSCME Public Safety Congress Opens Over 400 AFSCME-represented corrections and law enforcement employees gather for joint conference in Houston.
Sep 15 GOP Gives Corporations “Get Out of Jail Free” Card AFSCME Pres. Gerald W. McEntee blasts House GOP for vote undermining NLRB’s power.
Sep 15 Rhode Island Public Workers Win Key Pension Ruling Judge rules R.I. public employees should have their day in court in pension battle.
Sep 14 ‘Americans Are Hurting’ Census Bureau data shows poverty has gone up while household incomes have gone down.
Sep 13 Privatization Doesn’t Pay, POGO Study Proves New report details why contracting out is a bad idea for taxpayers.
Sep 09 President Obama is Right: The Country Needs Jobs Now The American Jobs Act, is a necessary first step to growing jobs in an economy that was sent reeling by Wall Street and corporate excesses during the previous administration.
Sep 08 Marching for a Fair Verizon Contract AFSCME members join in solidarity with other union members outside a Verizon store in DC.
Sep 08 ‘All Hell Broke Loose’ and DC 37 Wound Up Displaced After 9/11 Ten years after the attacks, Lee Saunders still remembers the day with perfect clarity.
Sep 08 “Next Up” Is Coming Up! Second annual AFL-CIO Next Up Young Workers Summit takes place Sept. 29 - Oct. 2.
Sep 06 Report: CEOs Rewarded for Parking Profits Overseas Major U.S. corporations pay chief executives more than they pay in federal income taxes.
Sep 05 Labor Day Isn’t About the Past, It’s About Today AFSCME New Mexico members and their fellow public service workers speak out about workers' rights.
Aug 31 America’s Future Is at Stake this Labor Day Working families will not turn back the clock. We will fight for the future.
Aug 31 Obama: Dr. King Marched for Jobs, Economic Justice President urges Americans to remember the civil rights leader died standing with Memphis sanitation workers.
Aug 31 Unemployment Hurts More than the Unemployed New report shows high unemployment has dire consequences for the broader economy.
Aug 30 AFSCME Member Killed on the Job in Tragic Accident A Pennsylvania sewer worker, Larry Fisher, is killed in a workplace accident in Delaware County.
Aug 29 Cleaning Up After the Storm Thousands of public service workers are cleaning up and keeping us safe after Hurricane Irene.
Aug 26 Kasich's Call for Compromise Smacks of Desperation Ohio governor, Republican leadership scramble as referendum approaches on unpopular SB 5 legislation.
Aug 24 Warren Buffett Is Right: Tax the Rich Multi-billionaire calls on Congress to stop coddling wealthy Americans, make them pay their fair share.
Aug 17 Wisconsin’s Working Families Win Final Recall Elections State Senate now boasts a pro-worker majority that would have blocked Walker's divisive anti-worker bill.
Aug 11 Worth a Read: Wisconsin’s Warning to Union Busters Those who oppose efforts to undermine public unions should draw strength from Tuesday's success.
Aug 04 “No” Vote Means Repeal Senate Bill 5 Ohio voters will vote “no” on Issue 2 this November to repeal radical, anti-worker law.
Aug 03 Anti-Worker Mackinac Center Takes Aim at Univ. of Mich. Graduate Research Assistants Right-wing, anti-worker organization tries to stop graduate research assistants from organizing with a union.
Aug 03 FAA Shutdown Continues as Politicians Play Games As U.S. House members enjoy their summer vacations, thousands of FAA employees remain furloughed.
Jul 29 Default: It’s Not Just a Game of Politics Federally funded state programs could get hammered if Congress fails to raise the debt ceiling.
Jul 29 Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Open for Business, GOP Attacks Continue New agency protects consumers by making financial products' prices and risks easier to understand.
Jul 29 Ad Campaign Launched to Pressure Lawmakers to Do the Right Thing AFSCME-sponsored TV ads target eight members of Congress on debt ceiling vote.
Jul 29 Coalition of Workers, Religious Leaders, Demand Fiscal Accountability of N.M. Hospital Executives Christus St. Vincent fails to disclose how money intended for indigent care is being spent.
Jul 28 Enough Is Enough! Hundreds rally at the U.S. Capitol to oppose deep cuts to the social safety net.
Jul 27 Petition Urges City of Memphis to Act in Good Faith City council violated contract, imposing a 4.6 percent pay cut for all city workers.
Jul 27 Media Matters: Fraud Video Outed as a Fraud Supposed undercover ‘sting’ exposes right-wing activist James O’Keefe as an illegitimate news source.
Jul 26 Americans Reject Cuts to the Middle Class, Favor Higher Taxes on the Wealthy, Corporations New poll shows voters oppose the Republican plan to cut Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security.
Jul 25 Undermining the Right to Vote New requirements will keep students, minorities and seniors from having their voices heard.
Jul 22 Madison Meets Cairo A conversation between Wisconsin labor activist Tim Birkley and Egyptian democracy activist Sarah Kamal.
Jul 21 Gut & Scrap The Republican proposal to gut and scrap Medicare looks like the Ryan plan on steroids.
Jul 21 It's Official: SB 5 Heads to the Ballot Ohio Secretary of State certifies 915,456 signatures to bring repeal to a vote in November.
Jul 21 Minnesota Public Services to Resume – but Problems Remain The statewide government shutdown is over, but the budget deal won’t solve Minnesota’s many problems.
Jul 20 Ohio Gov. Kasich: Wake Up and Smell the Polls! Anti-worker, right-wing policies are sinking Ohio Governor Kasich’s popularity with the state’s voters.
Jul 20 Wisconsin’s Voters Again Reject Corporate Agenda Incumbent state Sen. Dave Hansen (D) retained his seat in the state's first recall contest.
Jul 19 New Haven 911 Dispatcher Saves Drowning Boy Emergency center worker directed family members to perform CPR until paramedics arrived on the scene.
Jul 18 Iowans Tell Gov. Branstad: No More Corporate Agenda! Des Moines rally calls on the governor to “put people before profits, politics and polluters.”
Jul 18 Right Trumps Might in Tennessee Activists arrested in March during state Senate hearing on anti-union legislation have been acquitted.
Jul 16 Newly Released Documents Expose ALEC’s Corporate Agenda Secretive organization writes “model legislation” to advance business interests at the expense of working Americans.
Jul 15 Minnesota Agreement Reached? It’s No Deal Until It’s a Done Deal! Details of an agreement between lawmakers and Gov. Dayton have not yet been made public.
Jul 15 GOP Plays the Debt Ceiling Game: Will We All Lose? House Republican lawmakers are putting their political and ideological interests ahead of the nation's well-being.
Jul 14 Coalition of 247 Organizations Say ‘No!’ to Balanced Budget Constitutional Amendment Proposal is the opposite of what's needed and would damage the economy, not strengthen it.
Jul 14 They Thought Voters Were Dumb. They Were Wrong! Wisconsin voters rejected all six GOP candidates who posed as Democrats in Tuesday's primary election.
Jul 13 AFSCME Co-Chairs August March for Jobs and Justice Rally takes place the day before the MLK Memorial is unveiled on the National Mall.
Jul 13 AFSCME Helps Launch National Drive to Better Home Care Providers’ Lives, Services Caregivers from across the country kick off campaign at town hall meeting in Washington, DC.
Jul 12 NYC Fire Fighters Get Out the Vote in Wisconsin FDNY members volunteer in recall efforts to restore workers' rights and protect middle class families.
Jul 11 AFSCME’s Next Wave of Young Leaders Energized to Confront Challenges More than 600 new and young AFSCME activists get a crash course on union power.
Jul 10 AFL-CIO Sec.-Treas. Shuler Dives into the Next Wave National labor federation's youngest-ever elected officer addresses the next generation of AFSCME leaders.
Jul 09 Next Wavers Protest Georgia Immigration ‘Hate Law’ Labor, civil rights and immigration activists denounce HB 87 as an affront to human dignity.
Jul 08 AFSCME’s Young Activists Meet at Next Wave Conference in Georgia The next generation of union leaders gather to learn strategies for fighting back and winning.
Jul 08 Minnesotans Demand End to Government Shutdown Public service workers and supporters hold massive demonstration at the Capitol steps in St. Paul.
Jul 07 Need a Job? Go to Prison Thanks to Gov. Scott Walker, Wisconsin public service employees lose work to unpaid inmates.
Jul 07 Lillian Roberts Becomes AFSCME International Vice President Executive director of District Council 37, legend of NYC's labor movement, joins International Executive Board.
Jun 30 Standing Up for Public Service Workers in San Diego Sec.-Treas. Saunders and Rev. Sharpton speak out against right-wing attacks on city employees.
Jun 30 Telling the Truth about Public Pension Systems Pension experts rebut the myth that public pensions are unsustainable.
Jun 29 Rachel Maddow Spells Out Koch Brothers’ Influence Tea Party financiers brought several Republican governors to a secret, invitation-only meeting in Colorado.
Jun 29 Ohio Voters Celebrate End of Petition Drive to Repeal SB 5 Thousands of union members and community supporters march alongside a semi-truck filled with signatures.
Jun 27 Training for the Bargaining Table in Rhode Island Rank-and-file members learn about the challenges posed by shrinking budgets and right-wing attacks on workers.
Jun 24 Tax “Holiday” for Corporate Profits will Vacate U.S. Jobs Recycled Bush-era initiative actually led to further job losses the first time around.
Jun 24 New Jersey Legislature Attacks Workers’ Rights Legislation would roll back benefits and bargaining rights for 750,000 state and local workers.
Jun 24 Next Wave: We Are What Democracy Looks Like! Join young AFSCME activists at the Next Wave Convention in Atlanta from July 8–10.
Jun 22 Tent Cities Pop Up in Trenton and New York City NJ's “Camp Collective Bargaining” and NYC’s “Bloombergville” were inspired by protests in Madison and Cairo.
Jun 21 Michigan Voters Launch Campaign to Stop Local Dictator Law Organizers vow to gather 190,000 signatures by Labor Day to put repeal on the ballot.
Jun 21 Are You With Us? Watch the Democracy for America video that debuted at the 2011 Netroots Nation conference.
Jun 21 A Better New Jersey for All New Jersey public employees talk about the important services they provide to the state.
Jun 20 Sec.-Treas. Saunders at Netroots Nation: Rebuilding the Progressive Movement Progressive online activists are urged to join with unions, fight attacks on middle class.
Jun 18 Netroots Nation Video: Attack on America's Middle Class Footage from Saturday morning's keynote featuring Sen. Al Franken and AFSCME Sec.-Treas. Lee A. Saunders.
Jun 17 We Are Ohio Collects Over 714K Signatures for Citizens' Veto Grassroots group reports than triple the number of signatures needed to qualify for the ballot.
Jun 17 From Memphis to Madison to Minneapolis AFSCME sponsored the reception and opening keynote session to kick off the Netroots Nation conference.
Jun 16 Netroots Nation Video: Bloggers Unite! Panelists discussed how bloggers in Wisconsin turned the Madison uprising into a national story.
Jun 16 Thousands Protest New York City’s Budget Cuts Mayor Bloomberg's budget plan threatens to cut services and lay off workers.
Jun 16 AFSCME Joins Progressive Activists at Netroots Nation The annual conference for online activists takes place June 16-19 in Minneapolis.
Jun 16 New Jersey Public Employees Rally Against Union-Busting Legislation Activists protest Gov. Christie's continued assault on public sector workers.
Jun 15 Wisconsin Supreme Court Rules 4-3 Against Workers' Rights Despite the setback, Wisconsin's pro-worker movement remains as vital and committed as ever.
Jun 14 Prison Privatization as Political Payback Taxpayers wind up paying more when private contractors cut corners on safety, health and services.
Jun 14 Protesters Spread the News: Keep Hands Off Medicare Opposition to Republican budget makes headlines at a town hall meeting held at DC's Newseum.
Jun 13 Ohio Bikers Make Themselves Heard at the Statehouse Motorcycle rally draws attention to the campaign to get SB 5 on the November ballot.
Jun 10 Iowans Protest Frankenstein Bill Omnibus legislation was assembled from a hodgepodge of bills that failed earlier this year.
Jun 09 Creating a National Infrastructure Bank Federal investment in infrastructure will help rebuild the economy and get Americans back to work.
Jun 08 State Battles Summit Ends with Commitment to Fight Civil rights leader Wade Henderson energizes AFSCME activists with call to preserve the Middle Class.
Jun 08 Memphis Sanitation Workers Complete Induction Into ‘Labor Hall of Fame’ Ceremony at the University of Memphis recognizes the courageous strike for dignity and workers' rights.
Jun 07 Sec.-Treas. Saunders: ‘We're the Last Line of Defense’ for the Middle Class Activists at AFSCME's State Battles Summit learn more about successful efforts to fight back.
Jun 07 Bush Tax Cuts 10 Years Later Massive tax giveaway squandered a massive budget surplus, and we're still paying for it.
Jun 06 “Walkerville”: Friendly Face of the Budget Battle Tent city springs up near the Wisconsin State Capitol to protest Gov. Walker's anti-worker agenda.
Jun 06 AFSCME’s State Battles Summit Opens Conference will focus on fighting unprecedented right-wing attacks on public service workers and collective bargaining.
Jun 02 Illinois Union Coalition Blocks Bills Attacking Public Service Workers Grassroots outpouring turns back huge increases in pension contributions, health insurance premiums for state employees.
Jun 01 Playing Chicken with Our Fiscal Future Tuesday’s staged vote on the “clean” debt limit was only held so it would fail.
May 26 Congress’ Attack on Unemployed Workers Instead of helping Americans get back to work, new legislation would restrict unemployment benefits.
May 26 Collective Bargaining in Wisconsin Gets Another Reprieve Judge rules open meeting law was violated in rush to pass Gov. Walker's anti-union measure.
May 25 Wisconsin Voter ID Bill is Morally Wrong Gov. Walker signs fast-tracked law designed to make it harder for Wisconsinites to vote.
May 25 Hands Off Medicare Senate must reject the Ryan budget plan that would eliminate Medicare as we know it.
May 24 San Jose Mayor Doesn't Know the Way to a Fair Budget Community members speak out against devastating cuts and attacks on city workers' bargaining rights.
May 20 Women at Greater Risk if Health Care Reform Isn't Implemented Changes required by the Affordable Care Act will ease health care cost burden on women.
May 19 Private Prison Savings Are a Hoax New York Times report shows prisons run by private corporations cost taxpayers more, not less.
May 18 AFSCME Members Beat Privatization in Pennsylvania Northampton County voters overwhelmingly reject a ballot measure to privatize Gracedale nursing home.
May 13 AFSCME Members Rally in NYC to Support Child Care Services Mayor Bloomberg’s proposal would deny subsidized day care services to 7,000 children next year.
May 12 Honoring Law Enforcement Service and Sacrifice AFSCME joins the nation in honoring our law enforcement officers during National Police Week.
May 11 NH Gov. Lynch Stands with the Middle Class Governor sides with Main Street and vetoes "right-to-work" bill, blocking efforts to weaken collective bargaining.
May 11 Maryland Home Care Providers’ Bargaining Rights Become Law Gov. O'Malley signs bill ensuring collective bargaining rights for nearly 5,000 independent providers.
May 10 School Privatization Conference Draws Hundreds of Protesters Attendees gathered in DC to discuss replacing the public education system with a voucher program.
May 10 Shining a Light on House GOP Budget Cuts to Medicare and Medicaid The Republican budget plan replaces Medicare with a voucher system and slashes Medicaid spending.
May 09 Florida Legislature Adjourns; Privatization, Dues Deduction Efforts Fail Session was defined by attacks on public services, but working families achieved considerable victories.
May 06 Taking Hypocrisy to a New Low Anti-worker Govs. Kasich (R-OH) and Walker (R-WI) issue ironic proclamations praising public service workers.
May 05 Pride at Work Energizes LGBT Support for Public Employees Solidarity statement recognizes that attacks on collective bargaining are also attacks on fundamental American values.
May 04 Prison Corporations are ‘Making a Killing’ New report details corruption, increased cases of violence and death at for-profit facilities.
May 03 Hundreds Protest New Jersey Gov. Christie’s Plan to Devastate Working Families Sec.-Treas. Saunders, Rev. Sharpton and AFT Pres. Weingarten spoke in defense of working families.
May 03 Finding Real Solutions for Our Schools Former DC school superintendent Michelle Rhee exaggerates her abilities, putting children's education at risk.
May 02 Video: Memphis Comes to Washington Eight of the original 1968 Memphis sanitation strikers attended an induction ceremony in Washington, DC.
May 02 Honoring Our Corrections Officers Recognizing the thousands of corrections officers who risk their lives to keep our communities safe.
May 02 Michigan AFSCME Members Protest Snyder Commencement Address More than 1,000 students, community and union activists rallied at the Univ. of Michigan.
May 02 USDA Tells Walker: Don’t Privatize Food Assistance Program! The federal government notifies Wisconsin that privatizing the FoodShare program would violate the law.
May 02 AFSCME Connecticut Members Protest State Budget Plan More than 2,500 rallied against a plan to extract $2 billion from state workers.
Apr 28 AFSCME Michigan Stands Up for Education Gov. Rick Snyder has proposed stripping $900 million from K-12 school funding.
Apr 26 Telling the Whole Story About Public Employee Pension Funds Pew Center on the States portrays the public pension system as "broken," but the facts don't back that up.
Apr 14 Tax Day Travesty When big corporations skip out on their tax bills, it’s working Americans who pay the price.
Mar 18 Income Inequality and Union Decline: Connect the Dots The richest 1 percent in this country takes home almost 24 percent of income, up from nearly 9 percent in 1976.
Mar 16 House Democrats introduce Fairness in Taxation Act
Dec 22 Keeping the Holiday Spirit Alive Shortly after Chuck Hicks joined Local 1808 (Council 20) three decades ago, he organized a holiday party in his home for co-workers from the District of Columbia Public Library.

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