2010 Press Releases

• Dec 22 AFSCME Salutes Senate Passage of 9/11 Health and Compensation Act Statement of AFSCME President Gerald W. McEntee on passage of the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act
• Dec 20 AFSCME Response to One-Sided 60 Minutes Report on State and Local Budgets
• Dec 10 Glenn Beck Needs to Stop the Lies About AFSCME
• Dec 07 Reckless GOP Obstructionism Means No Easy Choices Statement of AFSCME President Gerald W. McEntee on the tax compromise
• Dec 03 The Debt Commission Attack on Middle Class and Retirees Fails to Get the Necessary Votes Statement of AFSCME President Gerald W. McEntee on today’s final vote by the President’s Deficit Commission
• Dec 01 AFSCME Fights Back with “Stop the Lies” Campaign
• Nov 23 AFSCME Calls on GOP Members of Congress to Reject Their Taxpayer Funded Health Care Plan Call Comes on Heels of New Polling Showing Voters Agree
• Nov 10 AFSCME Calls Proposed Changes to Medicare and Social Security Unnecessary and Dangerous Statement of AFSCME President Gerald W. McEntee on the recommendations released today by the chairmen of the Deficit Commission
• Nov 08 Nancy Pelosi: “The Most Effective Speaker of the House in History” Statement of AFSCME President Gerald W. McEntee on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi
• Nov 03 “Voters Want a Recovery That Works for Everyone” Statement of AFSCME President Gerald W. McEntee on the 2010 mid-term elections
• Oct 08 Jobs Numbers Would Have Been Worse If Republicans Had Prevailed Statement of AFSCME President Gerald W. McEntee on September jobs numbers
• Oct 01 AFSCME Members Join One Nation Working Together March at the Lincoln Memorial Thousands participate in the October 2nd effort to reclaim the American Dream
• Sep 29 AFSCME Salutes House Passage of 9/11 Health and Compensation Act Statement of AFSCME President Gerald W. McEntee on passage of H.R. 847, the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act
• Sep 23 “A Giant Step Forward” Statement of AFSCME President Gerald W. McEntee on implementation of key measures of the Affordable Care Act
• Sep 23 AFSCME Secretary-Treasurer Lee A. Saunders to Serve as Treasurer of Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights
• Sep 03 New AFSCME TV, Radio and Web Ads Highlight November Choice “Either we open the door to a better future, or we slam the door in its face”
• Aug 30 Coming Soon to a Downtown Near You: AFSCME Premieres “The Choice” in 10 Cities Across the Country Main Street Film Festival lays out what’s at stake this November
• Aug 11 New AFSCME Ads Applaud Passage of Vital Jobs Bill Radio Spots Launch $2.5 Million Advertising and Mobilization Campaign
• Aug 10 Statement of AFSCME President Gerald W. McEntee on House Passage of the Jobs Bill
• Aug 06 Statement of AFSCME President Gerald W. McEntee on the Jobless Rate
• Aug 05 AFSCME Praises Reid and Pelosi for Action on Jobs Bill Statement of AFSCME President Gerald W. McEntee on the U.S. Senate’s final passage of the Jobs Bill
• Aug 05 Tax Coalition: Senators, Let Bush Tax Cuts for Wealthy Expire on Schedule Campaign Supports an End to Irresponsible Tax Breaks for the Wealthy, Help for Working Families
• Aug 04 AFSCME Calls Senate Vote “A Bold Step Forward” Statement of AFSCME President Gerald W. McEntee on the U.S. Senate’s 61 to 38 vote this morning to end the filibuster on the Jobs Bill
• Aug 03 AFL-CIO, AFSCME Urge Dell Inc. Shareholders to Withhold Their Vote From Chairman Michael Dell, Cite SEC Allegations and Excessive Pay As Concerns
• Aug 02 “It’s Time to Protect American Jobs” Statement of AFSCME President Gerald W. McEntee on the Senate’s consideration of H.R. 1586
• Jul 29 Coalition of 60 Groups Representing Over 30 Million Americans Launch Campaign to Fight Social Security Cuts by Fiscal Commission Richard Trumka (AFL-CIO), Gerald McEntee (AFSCME), Justin Ruben (MoveOn.org), Dennis Van Roekel (NEA), Eliseo Medina (SEIU), Terry O'Neill (NOW), Donna Meltzer (Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities), Hilary Shelton (NAACP), Ed Coyle (Alliance for Ret
• Jul 29 Statement of AFSCME President Gerald W. McEntee at Campaign to Strengthen Social Security News Conference
• Jul 22 McEntee Urges President Obama, Congress to “Heed Lessons” in New Quinnipiac Poll Poll finds Americans support jobs over reducing the deficit by a 2-1 margin
• Jul 20 Statement of AFSCME President Gerald W. McEntee on the Senate Passage of Aid for the Unemployed
• Jul 20 Barclays, Northern, State Street and Vanguard Top List of Mutual Funds Enabling Excessive CEO Pay New Report Examines Mutual Fund Proxy Voting Patterns on Executive Compensation
• Jul 09 New AFSCME Ads Tell Republicans – It’s Time to Stop the Obstruction. It’s Time to Pass the Jobs Bill! $175,000 Effort from AFSCME Urges Senators to Protect American Jobs, Vital Public Services
• Jul 02 Lee Saunders Sworn-in as AFSCME Secretary-Treasurer
• Jul 01 AFSCME Convention Elects Lee Saunders International Secretary-Treasurer Top Aide to Union President McEntee to be Sworn-in as the Union's Number Two Officer During Friday Morning Session in Boston
• Jun 30 Statement by AFSCME President Gerald McEntee on Senator Brown and Jobless Benefits
• Jun 30 Out of Time: Struggling Families Hoping for Assistance Shafted by Congress AFSCME Rallies to Demand Aid, Promote Jobs, Protect Services
• Jun 30 Rally on Boston Common Part of National Effort to Pass Jobs Bill
• Jun 30 Thousands to Rally Today to Protect Vital Public Services Nation’s largest public service union to rally today on Boston Common to promote jobs, stop devastating cuts to key services
• Jun 28 AFSCME President McEntee Demands Passage of Jobs Bill and Accountability from Politicians in 2010 Convention Address
• Jun 25 New TV Ad: Senators Collins, Snowe Found the Money to Bail Out Wall Street …But They Can’t Spare a Dime to Keep Cops, Teachers and Nurses Working in Maine? $100,000 Effort from AFSCME, Americans United for Change Urges Maine’s Senators to Get Their Priorities Straight and Pass the Jobs Bill
• Jun 24 “Republicans Will Be to Blame When Workers Lose Their Jobs” Statement of AFSCME President Gerald W. McEntee in response to the Senate GOP filibuster of the Jobs Bill
• Jun 18 “Americans Will Remember Who Is Responsible for Lost Jobs and Services” Statement of AFSCME President Gerald W. McEntee in response to the U.S. Senate’s cloture vote last night on the jobs bill
• Jun 08 “The Deficit Matters – But Jobs Matter More” Statement of AFSCME President Gerald W. McEntee regarding the Senate jobs bill
• Jun 04 “Congress Must Act Immediately on Jobs” Statement of AFSCME President Gerald W. McEntee in response to today’s unemployment announcement
• Jun 03 AFSCME Employees Pension Plan Applauds Appointment of Independent Chairman at Fifth Third
• Jun 03 AFSCME: Helping States Now Will Reduce Deficits
• Jun 02 AFSCME Radio Ad Warns of Jobs Bill that Causes Job Loss Ad Calls on Senators to Restore State Funding in Jobs Bill
• May 31 AFSCME Members, Family Members Awarded Union Plus Scholarships Union Plus Provides $150,000 to Help Students from Union Families Achieve Their Dreams
• May 28 House of Representatives Puts Public Services and Jobs at Risk Failure to Include Funds for Jobless Health Benefits and Medicaid Will Cause Mass Job Loss
• May 26 Pennsylvania Gov. Edward G. Rendell and AFSCME President McEntee Call on Congress to Extend State Aid in Advance of Critical Vote As Congress Nears Vote on Jobs Bill, State Budget Shortfalls Put Nearly One Million Jobs at Risk
• May 25 AFSCME Employees Pension Plan Urges Support for Independent Chairman Proposals and ‘Vote No’ Campaigns at Nabors and Abercrombie & Fitch
• May 11 AFSCME Employees Pension Plan To Vote Against Compensation at Morgan Stanley Use of “Say on Pay” Vote to Voice Dissatisfaction Gains Momentum
• May 05 12,000 Missouri Attendants Unite in Missouri Home Care Union Victory boosts quality home care for people with disabilities, elderly
• Apr 30 AFSCME Supports Kendrick Meek A Strong Voice for Florida’s Working Families
• Apr 22 AFSCME on the Front Lines on Earth Day Union Renews Commitment to Protecting the Environment
• Apr 19 AFSCME Employees Pension Plan Opposes Excessive Executive Compensation at American Express and Wells Fargo
• Apr 12 Focus on Priorities: Libraries and Library Workers Are Vital to Our Communities
• Mar 26 “Health Care Reform is a Remarkable Achievement” Statement of AFSCME Pres. Gerald W. McEntee on final passage of the health care reconciliation bill
• Mar 23 As President Prepares To Sign Health Care Bill, HCAN and AFSCME Start Airing Ads to Thank Members for Being on Our Side
• Mar 21 "A Monumentally Important Victory for Our Country" Statement of AFSCME President Gerald W. McEntee on tonight's vote in the U.S. House of Representatives
• Mar 18 AFSCME Provides First Aid Kit to Protect Public Against Deadly Opposition to Health Care Reform Cures Any Doubts About Republican Alliance With Insurance CEOs Over the Needs of the American People
• Mar 16 As Congress Faces Historic Vote on Health Insurance Reform This Week, New TV Ad Hammers the Insurance Industry and Their Premiums Run Amok Joint Effort from AFSCME and Americans United for Change Part of Major $11 Million Final Push from Pro-Reform Coalition, Sending Message to Congress: “Stand With Your Constituents, Not Big Insurance – and We’ll Have Your Back”
• Mar 16 Health Care for America Now and Partners Launch New Ad Campaign As Congress Nears Final Votes for Reform
• Mar 10 “Senate vote provides $26 billion to save jobs”
• Mar 05 Educators & Public Service Advocates Launch 48-Day March for California’s Future L.A. Rally Will Kick off Bakersfield to Sacramento March Highlighting Centrality of Public Education & Public Services to the California Dream
• Mar 03 “The time has come for an up-or-down majority vote on health care reform” AFSCME Pres. Gerald W. McEntee on Pres. Obama's health care reform plan
• Mar 02 More Than 50 Companies Voluntarily Adopt “Say on Pay” as Institutional Investors Continue to Press for an Advisory Vote Shareholder resolutions filed with over 70 companies by large coalition of investors for 2010
• Feb 22 President Obama’s Plan is Real Health Care Reform
• Feb 12 AFSCME Releases “Digging Out” Video “Public Employees Are Clearing the Way” Through Snow Storms and Economic Storms
• Feb 05 “Cause for Cautious Optimism” Statement by AFSCME President Gerald W. McEntee on the January Jobs Report
• Feb 05 AFSCME President McEntee to Supporters of Privatizing Social Security: “Come Out, Come Out, Wherever You Are” GOP Rep. Ryan Revives Bush’s Failed Social Security Privatization Scheme
• Feb 02 “It is time to end ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’”
• Feb 01 “A Lifeline for State and Local Governments”
• Jan 28 “The President will fight for American jobs”
• Jan 27 “Save and create American jobs through robust investments in public services”
• Jan 22 “We’re proud that public sector workers are organizing” AFSCME Pres. Gerald W. McEntee on the increase in public sector unionization reported in the Annual Bureau of Labor Statistics Union Membership Report
• Jan 21 AFSCME Employees Pension Plan Announces 33 Shareholder Proposals Plan Focuses on Executive Pay, Board Reform and Corporate Accountability
• Jan 20 “Coakley’s defeat was a reminder that Americans are still struggling” AFSCME President Gerald W. McEntee on Massachusetts Election Results

• 2009 Press Releases
• 2008 Press Releases
• 2007 Press Releases
• 2006 Press Releases
• 2005 Press Releases