1997 Press Releases
- Dec 10 Statement from AFSCME President Gerald W. McEntee in support of Jobs With Justice's National Day of Action for Welfare/Workfare Justice
- Nov 19 Statement by AFSCME President Gerald W. McEntee on Enforcement of Health Care Standards and Protections
- Oct 16 OSHA Proposes Tuberculosis Standard After Five-Year Effort, AFSCME Calls It "Long Overdue"
- Oct 16 Statement by AFSCME President Gerald W. McEntee on SEC Proposal to Destroy Shareholder Rights
- Oct 03 Hundreds Attend Union Picket and Rally at D.C. General Hospital
- Sep 10 Public Employee Retirees in Twelve States Would Keep Substantially More Social Security Income Under Proposed Legislation
- Aug 27 Unions Join Forces To Fight Back Against For-Profit Medical Care Statement by AFSCME Pres. Gerald W. McEntee on UAPD affiliation with AFSCME Alliance Links Nation's Largest Physicians' Union with Largest Union for Public Employees and Health Care Workers
- Aug 19 Statement by President Gerald W. McEntee, American Federal of State, County and Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO on Settlement of the Teamster strike against UPS
- Aug 14 AFSCME Receives Ruling in Discrimination Complaint Against Voice of America
- Aug 01 Architect of the Capitol Employees Say Yes to AFSCME
- Jul 24 Long-Time Advocate for Fair Pay for Women, AFSCME Supports House Paycheck Fairness Act Long-Time Advocate for Fair Pay for Women, AFSCME Supports House Paycheck Fairness Act
- Jul 22 AOC Employees File Class Action Lawsuit Against the Architect of the Capitol
- Jul 21 Media Advisory: AOC Employees File Class Action Lawsuit Against the Architect of the Capitol
- Jul 15 Statement by AFSCME President Gerald W. McEntee on House Budget Amendment Encouraging States to Privatize Welfare
- Jun 23 Statement by President Gerald W. McEntee on Congressional Efforts to Dismantle Medicare/Medicaid
- Jun 04 Statement by AFSCME President Gerald W. McEntee on Why Workfare Participants Should Receive Basic Workplace Protections
- May 16 AFSCME Names Shirley Pond, Susan Owen, and Doris Lee to the Nurse Advisory Committee for the United Nurses of America/AFSCME
- Apr 30 AFSCME President Says Herman Confirmation a Victory for Organized Labor and Working Families
- Apr 11 Women's Pay Still Lags Behind Men's, Union Applauds President's Proclamation Declaring April 11 National Pay Inequity Day
- Apr 08 AFSCME Family Scholarship Recipients Announced
- Apr 02 NLRB Hits Columbia/HCA with Another Sharp Blow; Hospital Chain Ordered to Bargain with Union
- Mar 26 President Clinton Names AFSCME President Gerald W. McEntee to National Commission on Health Care Quality
- Jan 23 Physicians at Thomas-Davis Medical Centers Vote for Union Representation; Election Could Cause Ripple Effect Throughout HMO Industry
