2001 Press Releases
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Dec 18
AFSCME Wins Biggest Unit Ever for State Workers in Kentucky
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Dec 11
Statement by AFSCME President Gerald W. McEntee on Recommendations of the Social Security Commission
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Nov 16
State Workers — from Corrections, Healthcare, and Social and Human Services — tell Governor Patton "We need affordable health insurance now"
Some pay $500 per month for family coverage
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Nov 14
Frostburg staff vote 'AFSCME' in state's first university union election
AFSCME elections set for more schools
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Nov 14
Republican Leaders Stalling Needed Recovery Aid for Nation So Corporations and Wealthy Can Benefit, AFSCME Charges
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Nov 08
First Class-Action Lawsuit Under the Congressional Accountability Act Is Settled
Justice Prevails for AFSCME Members
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Nov 06
AFSCME Wins Again; Kentucky's Corrections Unit Employees Want Representation with Union
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Oct 24
Statement by AFSCME President Gerald W. McEntee on Economic Stimulus Legislation Before Congress
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Oct 22
Healthcare Workers Pick AFSCME/SEIU in Historic First Union Election for State Employees
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Oct 01
Minnesota Employees Strike
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Sep 24
AFSCME to Move Conference to New York to Show Solidarity with City and its Victims
Meeting Dedicated to Firefighter Chaplain Mychal Judge & Other Members Lost
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Sep 07
AFSCME Labor Activists Convene to Commit to Growth
President McEntee Urges a "Grassroots Army" of Organizers at
LA Convention to "Build Real Power" for Working Families
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Aug 24
Momentum Continues as Corrections Workers Petition With AFSCME
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Aug 02
Florida State Employees File Lawsuit Against Gov. Jeb Bush and Katherine Harris for Violating Right to Collectively Bargain
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Jul 30
Republican Leaders Admit Massive Tax Cut Means Raid on Social Security and Medicare
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Jul 19
Bush Commission Issues Sham Social Security Report
Pro-Privatization Panel Claims Fake "Crisis" to Scare Public
and Enrich Wall Street, AFSCME Charges
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Jul 16
Bush Administration Stalling on Ergonomics, AFSCME Expert Testifies
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Jul 12
Statement by AFSCME Director of Legislation Charles Loveless on H.R. 2356, the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2001
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Jun 28
AFSCME Backs TRAC Act
Legislation Before Congress Would Institute Reasonable Procedures For Federal Agencies Contracting Out Public Services
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Jun 16
AFSCME Poll Shows Doctors Fed Up with Healthcare System, Want Collective Bargaining
Results Announced as AMA Delegates Gather in Chicago
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Jun 12
San Diego Approves Unionization for Home Care Workers
AFSCME Applauds County Vote Opening Door for 12,000 to Collectively Bargain
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Jun 07
AFSCME Calls Bush Tax Plan "Monumental Mistake"
President Signs Massive Tax Giveaway to the Rich
as CBO Predicts Dwindling Budget Surplus
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May 31
Workplace Violence and Family Medical Leave Act Among Issues to be Discussed at AFSCME Regional Women's Conference in Las Vegas
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May 30
Conservative Court Deals Blow to Nurse Organizing
U.S. Supreme Court's 5-4 Decision Will Worsen Severe Shortage Nationwide of Nurses
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May 18
PEAK Lauds Governor on Executive Order
Agreement gives state workers right to choose union representation
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May 10
Studies Continue to Show Nurses Overworked and Underpaid
Grim news as nation celebrates National Nurses Week
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May 08
Statement from AFSCME Corrections United in Support of the Introduction of the Public Safety Act
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May 02
AFSCME Blasts Sham Social Security Commission
Says Pro-Privatization Panel Designed to Destroy Popular Retirement Program
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Apr 27
Remembering Workers Who Have Lost Their Lives
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Apr 24
Statement by AFSCME President Gerald W. McEntee in Support of the Harvard Living Wage Campaign
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Apr 24
Staffing Shortages and Lack of Respect Cited as Top Concerns in AFSCME Nurses Survey
Union Representation Viewed as Beneficial
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Apr 06
Reckless Tax Plan Hits Major Senate Roadblock
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Apr 04
Statement by AFSCME President Gerald W. McEntee on Bush Administration Repeal of Responsible Contractor Rules
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Mar 31
¡Sí Se Puede! — Commemorating César Chávez (Español)
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Mar 27
Democrats 2000 Honors AFSCME President
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Mar 26
Independent Association of Nurses Votes to Affiliate with AFSCME
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Mar 19
Trustees Say Social Security Still Strong
But Enormous Tax Cuts Could Threaten Its Future, AFSCME Warns
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Mar 19
Illinois Native Among Honorees at National Awards Ceremony in Washington
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Mar 19
WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE?
AFSCME conference brings together legislators,
top political figures and labor activists
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Mar 15
AFSCME Applauds Secretary Mineta on Opposing Privatization of FAA
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Mar 14
Unions, Consumer Advocates, Providers, And Health Professionals Join to Address Nursing Shortages in Nursing Homes
AFSCME praises historic, first-time partnership
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Mar 09
Good Samaritan Nursing Home Workers Vote to Affiliate with AFSCME
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Mar 07
George Magazine Names AFSCME President One of America's 50 Most Powerful People in Politics
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Mar 06
Protect the OSHA Ergonomics Standard
AFSCME Urges Bush Administration and Republican Congress
Not to Overturn Long-Awaited Worker Protections
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Mar 05
Responding to Shareholder Activism, Mattel's Board Votes to Allow Poison Pill to Expire; Adds New Directors
AFSCME withdraws its proposal following new development
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Feb 28
AFSCME Blasts Bush's "Reckless" Tax Plan
Extra Lunch Money Not Worth Deficits and Loss of
Social Security and Medicare
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Feb 21
Court's Narrow Decision Delivers Blow to Civil Rights of Workers with Disabilities
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Feb 17
Bush Directives Assault Worker Rights
AFSCME Calls Flurry of Executive Orders Attack on Labor
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Feb 15
AFSCME Makes the Tax Season Less Taxing
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Feb 08
Congress: Don't Pass Huge Tax Cut for the Rich
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Feb 07
Statement by AFSCME President Gerald W. McEntee In Support of the Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2001
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Feb 03
Over 1,000 City Managerial Employees Win Union Representation with AFSCME
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Feb 01
Serious Fire Hazards Cited at the Library of Congress
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Jan 18
NAS Ergonomics Study Confirms Need for OSHA Standard
$50 Billion Lost Every Year from Poor Workplace Design
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Jan 16
Hands Off the OSHA Ergonomics Standard
AFSCME Implores Incoming Bush Administration and Congress
Not to Attack New OSHA Ergonomics Standard
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Jan 11
Statement by AFSCME President Gerald W. McEntee on the Nomination of Elaine Chao as Secetary of Labor
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Jan 09
School Board Votes 6-1 to Recognize AFSCME as Union for Food Service Workers
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Jan 09
Statement by AFSCME President Gerald W. McEntee On the Withdrawal of Linda Chavez as Secretary of Labor
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Jan 03
Statement by AFSCME President Gerald W. McEntee On the Nomination of Linda Chavez as Secretary of Labor
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