2012 Press Releases
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Dec 19
AFSCME’s Saunders: “Boehner Showed Us Today Just Which Side He Really Stands On”
Statement of AFSCME Pres. Lee Saunders on House Speaker John Boehner’s “Plan B”
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Dec 19
AFSCME, NEA, SEIU Launch Third Round of TV Ads Calling on Congress to Protect Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security and Education
In “Boehnerville,” with cuts to vital services, it’s a not so wonderful life
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Dec 07
AFSCME, SEIU and NEA Continue Major Campaign to Protect Medicare, Medicaid and Education
Second Round of TV Ads to Launch Leading Up To National Day of Action December 10th with Nationwide Events Planned
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Dec 04
AFSCME’s Saunders: “Congress Should Follow the Will of the Voters”
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Nov 21
“AFSCME Members Will Stand with Walmart’s Workers”
Statement of AFSCME Pres. Lee Saunders on Walmart and Black Friday
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Nov 20
AFSCME, SEIU and NEA Launch Ad Campaign to Protect Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid and Education
New poll shows major opposition to cuts to vital services
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Nov 14
Shareholders Ask Citigroup Board to Explore Structural Changes
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Nov 09
Statement of AFSCME Pres. Lee Saunders on President Obama’s Remarks
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Oct 30
Statement of AFSCME Pres. Lee Saunders on Hurricane Sandy
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Nov 07
Statement of AFSCME Pres. Lee Saunders on the 2012 Election
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Oct 23
Romnesia Can’t Change the Fact that President Obama Saved the Auto Industry
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Oct 17
AFSCME’s Reyes: “Cook Your Own Dinner, Governor Romney”
Statement of AFSCME Sec.-Treas. Laura Reyes on the Presidential debate
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Oct 01
Meet Richard Hayes. He Picks Up Mitt Romney’s Trash.
AFSCME launches campaign featuring public workers who service Mitt Romney’s La Jolla, Calif., neighborhood
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Sep 14
“Governor Scott Walker Rejected Again”
Statement of AFSCME Wisconsin in response to the ruling by the Dane County Circuit Court Judge Juan Colas
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Sep 12
AFSCME’s Saunders on Chicago Teachers’ Strike
Statement of AFSCME President Lee Saunders on the strike by the Chicago Teachers’ Union
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Aug 30
AFSCME–CAP Report on LGBT Discrimination in the Public Sector
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Aug 30
Massachusetts Workers Blast Mitt Romney: “Romney and His Corporate-Backed Allies in Washington Would Only Make Matters Worse”
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Aug 29
Wisconsin Retirees: Paul Ryan Would “Tear Seniors’ Safety Net to Shreds”
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Aug 28
New Jersey Workers: Christie Pick Shows Romney, Ryan Will “Bully Working Americans”
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Aug 28
Wisconsin and Ohio Workers Blast Kasich and Walker RNC Speeches
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Aug 28
Wisconsin Workers: Walker Appearance Suggests Romney, Ryan Will “Continue Class War on Working People”
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Aug 28
Ohio Retirees: Kasich Endorsement Shows Romney, Ryan “Not on the Side of Working Ohioans”
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Aug 15
AFSCME’s Saunders on Pennsylvania Voter ID Law: “An Attempt to Suppress the Votes of Minorities, the Elderly, Students and the Poor”
Statement of AFSCME Pres. Lee Saunders following a Pennsylvania judge’s decision to reject a challenge to the state’s voter identification law
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Aug 11
AFSCME’s Saunders: Choice Between Obama-Biden and Romney-Ryan “Couldn’t Be Any Clearer”
Statement of AFSCME Pres. Lee Saunders following Romney's selection of Paul Ryan as his running mate
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Jul 13
AFSCME’s Saunders: Wall Street’s “Casino Mentality” Behind JP Morgan’s Losses, Economic Woes
Statement of AFSCME Pres. Lee Saunders following the announcement by JP Morgan Chase that London trading losses exceed $4 billion
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Jun 22
Remarks of Pres. Lee Saunders
President Saunders gave the following acceptance speech at AFSCME’s 40th International Convention upon being sworn in as the union’s first ever African-American president.
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Jun 22
Remarks of AFSCME Sec.-Treas. Laura Reyes
Secretary-Treasurer Reyes gave the following acceptance speech at AFSCME’s 40th International Convention upon being sworn in as the union’s first ever woman secretary-treasurer.
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Jun 28
Supreme Court Upholds Obamacare; Millions of Americans Benefit from Historic Health Care Reform
Statement of AFSCME Pres. Lee Saunders on the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision upholding the constitutionality of Obamacare
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Jun 25
U.S. Supreme Court Correctly Strikes Down Most of Arizona’s Anti-immigrant Law
Court Threatens Civil Rights by Leaving in Place “Show Your Papers” Provision
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Jun 21
AFSCME Elects Lee Saunders President, Laura Reyes Secretary-Treasurer
New team to be sworn in on Friday in Los Angeles
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Jun 15
President Obama Stands Up for Immigration Fairness: Takes the Lead in Protecting Undocumented Young Adults from Deportation
Statement of AFSCME Pres. Gerald W. McEntee on President Obama’s announcement this morning
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Jun 12
AFSCME’s McEntee: “Daniels Wants a Return to the Spoils System”
Statement of AFSCME Pres. Gerald W. McEntee regarding Gov. Mitch Daniels’ remarks on Fox News Sunday about public sector unions
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Jun 06
AFSCME’s McEntee: “This Struggle Is Far From Over”
Statement of AFSCME Pres. Gerald W. McEntee on the recall election in Wisconsin
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Jun 06
AFSCME Wisconsin: Fight for Worker Rights Goes On
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May 11
AFSCME Plan’s McEntee to JP Morgan Chase: “Don’t Hedge on Independent Board Chair; the Stakes Are Too High to Leave Jamie Dimon Unsupervised”
Statement of AFSCME Plan Trustee Gerald W. McEntee on JP Morgan Chase’s $2 billion loss
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May 09
AFSCME Statement on President Obama’s Remarks on Marriage
Statement of AFSCME President Gerald W. McEntee and Secretary-Treasurer Lee Saunders regarding President Obama’s remarks today on marriage
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May 01
AFSCME Urges Shareholders to Remedy Excess Pay at Dean Foods
Recommends Vote Against Executive Compensation
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Apr 27
AFSCME’s McEntee: Legislation Pits Women & Children’s Health Against Student Loans
Statement of AFSCME Pres. Gerald W. McEntee in response to the passage of H.R. 4628, a bill capping student loan rates by siphoning funds from health prevention
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Apr 10
AFSCME Remembers Mark Ayers, President of the Building and Construction Trades Department, AFL-CIO
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Mar 30
“Governor Scott Walker Has Egg On His Face”
Statement of AFSCME Wisconsin in response to the ruling by the Federal Court in Wisconsin on Act 10
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Mar 28
“A Step in the Right Direction to Make Sure Wall St. CEOs Are Held Accountable”
Statement of AFSCME Pres. Gerald W. McEntee following an agreement reached with Goldman Sachs to adopt a lead director
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Mar 27
AFSCME Urges Shareholders to Remedy Excess Pay at Johnson & Johnson
Recommends Vote against Executive Compensation
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Mar 20
“House Republican Leaders Have Broken Promises to America Yet Again”
Statement of AFSCME Pres. Gerald W. McEntee on Rep. Paul Ryan’s Republican budget proposal
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Mar 07
AFSCME Statement on the Passing of Congressman Donald Payne
“We have lost a champion, but we continue to fight.”
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Feb 13
AFSCME’s McEntee: Obama Budget Puts Middle Class First, Right-Wing Temper Tantrum Ensues
Statement of AFSCME Pres. Gerald W. McEntee on President Obama’s 2013 Budget
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Feb 10
AFSCME Applauds President Obama’s Contraception Policy
Statement of AFSCME Pres. Gerald W. McEntee regarding President Obama’s contraception policy
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Jan 24
AFSCME Calls for Congress to “Stop Their Games and Get to Work”
Statement of AFSCME President Gerald W. McEntee after Pres. Obama’s State of the Union address
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Jan 19
Investors Announce New Shareholder Initiative Seeking Disclosure of Company Lobbying Activities
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Jan 17
Imperial CEOs Targeted as AFSCME Employees Pension Plan Announces 2012 Shareholder Proposals
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Jan 17
AFSCME Plan to JP Morgan: End Dimon Double Duty
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Jan 10
AFSCME’s McEntee on New Hampshire Primary Results
Statement of AFSCME President Gerald W. McEntee on the New Hampshire GOP primary results
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Jan 04
AFSCME’s McEntee on Recess Appointments
Statement of AFSCME President Gerald W. McEntee after President Obama made recess appointments to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the National Labor Relations Board
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Jan 03
Iowa Caucus Results Show GOP is the Fraternity of the 1 Percent
Statement of AFSCME President Gerald W. McEntee on the Iowa GOP caucus
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