1998 Press Releases
- Dec 19 AFSCME President Gerald W. McEntee Denounces Impeachment Vote as "Politics at its Worst"
- Dec 15 Statement by AFSCME President Gerald W. McEntee on the Impeachment Process
- Nov 19 New Report Finds Nation’s Child Welfare Workers Face Workplace Violence, Rising Caseloads, Lack of Training
- Sep 11 Statement by AFSCME President Gerald W. McEntee on Governor Wilson’s Executive Order in Defiance of the Will of the Voters
- Aug 27 AFSCME Delegates Tell of Organizing Challenges at International Convention
- Aug 27 AFL-CIO Labor Leader Chavez-Thompson: “We need to lift America up.”
- Aug 27 Milwaukee Girl’s Essay on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.; Wins Top Prize in National Contest
- Aug 26 Tipper Gore Urges AFSCME Women to Become Equal Partners in the Economy
- Aug 26 AFL-CIO President John Sweeney Addresses AFSCME Convention
- Aug 25 AFSCME International Secretary-Treasurer Speaks of Union’s Past and Future
- Aug 25 Strong Support by Vice President Gore Brings AFSCME Delegates To Their Feet
- Aug 24 AFSCME President Urges Delegates To Make Unprecedented Commitment To Organizing
- Jul 27 Statement by AFSCME President Gerald W. McEntee In Reaction to Governor Voinovich Call to Close CCA’s For-Profit Prison
- Jul 24 House Rejects Patients' Bill of Rights; AFSCME President Denounces Vote
- Jul 16 AFSCME President Gerald W. McEntee Calls on Senate to Reject Gingrich Proposal; Pass Patients’ Bill of Rights
- Jul 09 AFSCME President Gerald W. McEntee to Sen. Trent Lott: The Patients' Bill of Rights Is Not a Cause for Political Games; Time Is Running Out: Save America's Health Care System
- Jun 11 Nurses from Across the Nation Converge on Capitol to Lobby for Patients' Bill of Rights Stories Told of Nurses Fired When Reporting Critical Patient Care Problems
- Jun 10 Statement by AFSCME President Gerald W. McEntee on the Anniversary of the Equal Pay Act
- May 28 AFSCME Nurses Ratify First Contract With Sharp HealthCare; Non-Nurses Now Prevented from Performing Nursing Duties Historic Pact Is Culmination of Three-Year Fight For Patient Care
- May 27 Citations Issued Against Architect of the Capitol for Unsafe Work Environment
- Apr 22 AFSCME Members vs. Dallas County, Texas Public Works - Settlement Reached in Overtime-Compensation Suit - Suit Follows on Heels of $150,000 Award Suit Follows on Heels of $150,000 Award
- Apr 09 Health Care Workers Union Calls for Expansion on OSHA Tuberculosis Standards
- Apr 01 Working Women Rally for Equal Pay: The Question Is, "Where's My 26 Cents?"
- Feb 20 Hundreds Attend NOW Rally Honoring Female Capitol Hill Custodians Who Fought For Pay Equity
