Collective Bargaining Is the American Way
In Wisconsin, Ohio, Michigan, Florida, New Hampshire and elsewhere, politicians who do nothing to protect or create jobs are working overtime to eliminate the ability of workers to help solve problems and come up with solutions that work. These right-wing politicians want a future where public services are starved, collective bargaining is a thing of the past, and powerful corporate interests keep their tax loopholes at the expense of everyone else. These attacks on workers' rights are an attack on basic American values of fairness and democracy. Public service workers didn’t get us into this mess, and scapegoating them won’t create jobs or rebuild the middle class.
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- Apr 04 They stood their ground for respect The Memphis sanitation workers' strike and its aftermath continue to inspire AFSCME today. (Commercial Appeal)
- Mar 30 Ai-jen Poo and Sarita Gupta on Workers’ Rights (video) Bill Moyers talks with Ai-jen Poo and Sarita Gupta about activism dedicated to restoring workers’... (Bill Moyers)
- Jan 16 Martin Luther King Jr., the labor movement and the American dream Dr. King often spoke of the links between the struggle for workers' rights and the... (The Grio)
- Jan 16 Economic Justice Key Part of Dream Dr. King recognized that civil rights and workers’ rights are intertwined. (Albuquerque Journal)
- Dec 25 Fairness for Home Care Aides Proposed changes to Labor Department rules grant home care workers needed protections. (New York Times)
- Dec 14 Don't blame government workers' pensions The big players on Wall Street have devastated our economy and our retirement savings. (USA Today)
- 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 15 Labor's turning point? Ohio victory has revived labor movement to level not seen in years. (Politico)
- Nov 11 What the Ohio vote means Voters will not tolerate unnecessary cuts to vital programs and attacks on working families. (Reuters)
- Nov 08 Ohio Vote: We Won't Be Misled, Fooled or Led Astray Senate Bill 5 is the right wing's attack on public-sector workers and public services. (The Root)
- Nov 07 Ohio's Issue 2 hurts African-Americans most In Ohio and around the country, one-fifth of all public-sector employees are African-American. (theGrio)
- Aug 03 The ALEC Cabal: How Influence Peddlers Undermine Democracy Corporate lobbyists work secretly with right-wing state legislators to draft far-reaching legislation. (Firedoglake)
- May 15 Walker and Gingrich Share a Donor No surprise: Anti-worker casino owner Sheldon Adelson backs Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker’s re-election. (Blog)
- May 15 Arizona Legislature Champions the Rich, Corporations, but Attacks Workers Legislature wipes out civil service protections but fails to kill collective bargaining. (Blog)
- May 11 Romney’s (Lack of) Vision GOP presidential hopeful manufactures an image of public service workers that's just plain wrong. (Blog)
- May 11 AFSCME Members Fired Up to Recall Wisconsin Governor Walker Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett wins primary. Next step: Beat Governor Walker. (Blog)
- May 10 Romney: “Governor Kasich Is Doing a Heckuva Job” At a campaign stop in Ohio, presidential candidate praises the state’s unpopular governor. (Blog)
- May 07 Honor Nurses by Supporting Nurse-Patient Staffing Bill National Nurses Week is a time to honor nurses by helping them. (Blog)
- 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... (Blog)
- May 03 Maryland Workers Win Expansion of Collective Bargaining Workers in four previously excluded agencies now enjoy collective bargaining rights. (Blog)
- 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.... (Blog)
- 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.... (Blog)
- May 02 Missouri Home Care Providers Win Historic Court Ruling Vote by 13,000 workers for representation with AFSCME upheld by Court of Appeals. (Blog)
- May 02 Retirees Organize 1,300 in Puerto Rico Joint organizing campaign signs up retired public employees for automatic dues deduction with AFSCME. (Blog)
