Stand Up for the Middle Class
State and local governments must find balanced solutions to budget challenges, recognizing that state employees and services have already taken big cuts and further reductions will cause the most harm – both to state residents and to the state’s economic recovery. It’s time to have smarter government that best meets the needs of our communities.
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- Nov 20AFSCME, SEIU and NEA Launch Ad Campaign to Protect Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid and EducationNew poll shows major opposition to cuts to vital services
- Sep 14“Governor Scott Walker Rejected Again”Statement of AFSCME Wisconsin in response to the ruling by the Dane County Circuit Court Judge Juan Colas
- Sep 12AFSCME’s Saunders on Chicago Teachers’ StrikeStatement of AFSCME President Lee Saunders on the strike by the Chicago Teachers’ Union
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Gov. Mitch Daniels (R-IN): People ought to be scared
Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels was chosen to deliver the response to the State of the Union. Here's why that's so scary.
Fighting Back
2011 was a pivotal year for the working middle class. It started with the scapegoating of public service workers for the country's economic woes, and continued with unprecedented attacks on...
Think Again: Taking Back Ohio
With the astonishing defeat of Gov. Kasich's extreme anti-worker Senate Bill 5, working families in the Buckeye State made history and told corporate-backed politicians to think again. Hear the story...
From Wisconsin to Wall Street
Public service worker Tim Birkley travels to New York City from his hometown of Madison, Wisconsin. He explores the connection between the February occupation of his capitol by thousands of...
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- Jan 18 Drawing Inspiration from Lincoln, King on the Eve of President Obama's Second Inauguration It is time for all of us to pull together and fight for the enduring... (Huffington Post)
- Aug 31 Labor Day and the Future of America We must do more to insure that future Americans live in a country where their... (Huffington Post)
- Jul 12 The Road to More Jobs The Republicans’ relentless opposition to constructive policies has kept unemployment high… (New York Times)
- Jul 08 Newsmakers with Lee Saunders AFSCME’s president discusses his plans for the union, the upcoming presidential election and related issues.... (C-SPAN)
- Jul 03 Economic Pressures On Local Governments Kerry Korpi discusses economic pressures on local governments and the push to privatize public services.... (NPR)
- Apr 04 They stood their ground for respect The Memphis sanitation workers' strike and its aftermath continue to inspire AFSCME today. (Commercial Appeal)
- Feb 01 Florida Prisons Bill Would Expand Private Management, Netting A Big Win For Political Contributors State could hand over a major slice of its prison system to private, for-profit businesses.... (Huffington Post)
- Dec 14 Don't blame government workers' pensions The big players on Wall Street have devastated our economy and our retirement savings. (USA Today)
- Dec 12 Sharpton's Jobs March Hits 25 Cities on Same Day Sharpton and his organization, the National Action Network, along with partners such as AFSCME, held... (The Root)
- Nov 18 How Progressives Won the Labor Rights Showdown in Ohio To understand how progressives pulled off this remarkable win, I spoke with Paul Booth, one... (Truthout)
- Nov 14 Public Service Workers Are Helping to Cut Taxpayer Costs Union members are pulling together to find real solutions to our economic problems. (Wall Street Journal)
- Nov 11 What the Ohio vote means Voters will not tolerate unnecessary cuts to vital programs and attacks on working families. (Reuters)
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- Jan 31 Governors Who Reject Medicaid Expansion Will Harm Workers, Families Several governors say they will refuse to set up health care purchasing “exchanges.” (Blog)
- 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. (Blog)
- 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. (Blog)
- Jan 15 Register Now for Dynamic Legislative Conference Want to raise your voice for workers? Come to Washington, DC, and do just that. (Blog)
- Jan 11 Illinois Governor Quinn Continues His War on Public Service Workers Newest effort is to deny collective bargaining rights to 3,580 employees. (Blog)
- 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. (Blog)
- Jan 04 Rush to Weaken Illinois’ Pension System Unwise Governor Quinn uses lame-duck session to undermine workers’ retirement security. (Blog)
- Dec 21 Maryland Council 3 Holds Founding Convention AFSCME’s newest council held its founding convention Dec. 14-15 in Columbia, Md. (Blog)
- 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. (Blog)
- 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. (Blog)
- Dec 18 In Illinois, the Anti-Worker Fraternity Gets a New Member in Quinn Pat Quinn joins right-wing governors in scapegoating working people. (Blog)
- Dec 13 Michigan Battle Extends Beyond Labor Right-to-work isn’t the only legislation that ALEC is moving in Michigan. (Blog)
