Letters, Statements & More

• AFSCME, SEIU and NEA Launch Ad Campaign to Protect Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid and EducationNew poll shows major opposition to cuts to vital services
• “Governor Scott Walker Rejected Again”Statement of AFSCME Wisconsin in response to the ruling by the Dane County Circuit Court Judge Juan Colas
• AFSCME’s Saunders on Chicago Teachers’ StrikeStatement of AFSCME President Lee Saunders on the strike by the Chicago Teachers’ Union
• AFSCME’s McEntee: “Daniels Wants a Return to the Spoils System”Statement of AFSCME Pres. Gerald W. McEntee regarding Gov. Mitch Daniels’ remarks on Fox News Sunday about public sector unions
• AFSCME’s McEntee: “This Struggle Is Far From Over”Statement of AFSCME Pres. Gerald W. McEntee on the recall election in Wisconsin
• AFSCME Wisconsin: Fight for Worker Rights Goes On
• “Governor Scott Walker Has Egg On His Face”Statement of AFSCME Wisconsin in response to the ruling by the Federal Court in Wisconsin on Act 10
• Ohio Voters Repudiate Anti-Collective Bargaining LawAFSCME’s McEntee: “The 99% Are Pulling Together in a Main Street Movement”
• Labor Activists Defend Workers’ Rights for Milwaukee City Employees
• President Obama Is Right: We Need Jobs Right NowStatement of AFSCME President Gerald W. McEntee in response to the American Jobs Act outlined by President Obama
• Statement of AFSCME Pres. McEntee on the June Jobs Report
• AFSCME Challenges Constitutionality of Newly Enacted Arizona StatutesAnti-worker statutes would restrict the free-speech rights of unions
• “It Is Time to Create Jobs Instead of Destroying Them”Statement of AFSCME President Gerald W. McEntee on recent reports of increased state tax revenues
• Report: “Making A Killing”A new report exposes how the private prison industry thrives in a pay-to-play culture; making our communities less safe and more prone to violent crime
• From Memphis to Madison, the Struggle Continues for Workers’ Rights “Work That Serves Humanity… It Has Dignity and It Has Worth.”
• Acclaimed Documentary “At the River I Stand” Available for We Are One Events Free of ChargeAward-winning film chronicles Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Final Journey and the 1968 AFSCME Sanitation Workers Strike.
• Ohio Bill “A Reprehensible Attack on the Middle Class” Statement of AFSCME President Gerald W. McEntee regarding Ohio SB 5, legislation to silence the voice of public service workers and limit their right to collective bargaining
• Governor Walker is “Tearing Wisconsin Apart”Statement of AFSCME President Gerald W. McEntee in response to Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker’s anti-union rights bill that was rammed through the state senate
• Wisconsin Public Employees: Ramming Through Anti-Freedom Bill “An Affront to Democracy”On Wednesday, Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker and Republican state senators rammed through an anti-freedom bill that stripped nurses, teachers and EMTs of their rights to collectively bargain – the rights enjoyed by just about every other Wisconsinite.
• AFSCME Calls on Speaker Boehner to Stop Using Violent Metaphors and Demonizing Public Employees
• Poland’s Solidarność Union Tells Wisconsin Workers: “Your Victory is Our Victory as Well”