From the Blog

• Apr 04 The Struggle Continues in Memphis as Labor and Allies Honor Martin Luther King Jr. Event commemorates Dr. King’s life and his work on behalf of the Memphis sanitation workers.
• Mar 19 Maryland State Workers Gain Voice on the Job with AFSCME Winning collective bargaining rights was the first step for these public service workers.
• Mar 18 AFSCME Applauds President Obama’s Labor Secretary Appointment: Thomas E. Perez Extensive experience championing civil rights will guide Perez’s actions on behalf of America’s workers.
• Mar 13 New Orleans Cab Drivers Seek Fair Treatment on the Job Taxi cab drivers are partnering with AFSCME Council 17 for fair treatment on the job.
• Feb 27 Double-Speak on the Debt Crisis Fix the Debt’s real motive is not to fix the debt, but to protect the tax loopholes that benefit its members.
• Feb 27 Protestors Demand More Money for Schools, Local Governments Rally before Gov. John Kasich’s State of the State speech turns up the heat
• Feb 27 Private Prison Company Buys Florida Atlantic University Stadium Name GEO Group has long history of unsafe and inhumane conditions at facilities
• Jan 18 In Memoriam: Norm Gleichman SEIU Deputy General Counsel helped create partnership with AFSCME.
• Jan 15 Register Now for Dynamic Legislative Conference Want to raise your voice for workers? Come to Washington, DC, and do just that.
• Jan 15 Victory at Corona Registered nurses at the Corona Regional Medical Center vote to join UNAC/UHCP.
• Jan 08 Iowa State Employees Launch Statewide Media Blitz Against Governor’s Double Dealing With contract negotiations underway, AFSCME Council 61 members speak out about Gov. Terry Branstad’s hypocrisy.
• Dec 21 Maryland Council 3 Holds Founding Convention AFSCME’s newest council held its founding convention Dec. 14-15 in Columbia, Md.
• Dec 17 Custodians at Saint Michael’s College Unionize The pope called unions indispensable, yet hardly any Catholic colleges have collective bargaining agreements.
• Dec 14 In Memory of a Working Class Hero AFSCME mourns the loss of Juanita Rodriguez, organizer and inspiration.
• Dec 06 Michigan Anti-Union Advocates Want to Undermine the Middle Class Supporters of “right-to-work (for less)” law launch battle to undermine workers’ unions.
• Dec 06 Ohio County Workers Join AFSCME Employees overcome anti-union campaign to improve their jobs.
• Nov 28 AFSCME Stands with Walmart Workers Fighting for a Fair Deal Members participated in Black Friday demonstrations for justice at America’s biggest private-sector employer.
• Nov 14 13,000 Missouri Home Care Workers Win Final Legal Challenge, Now Set to Bargain First Union Contract Victory in four-year struggle for a voice on the job and strengthened quality of care.
• Oct 10 The Walmart Strike Spreading to Your Area: Here Are 9 Reasons it Matters Walmart workers, who are not unionized, have long complained of low pay and poor benefits.
• Oct 03 César Chávez: A Life Devoted to Workers’ Rights Is Honored President Obama to designate Chávez site in California a national monument.
• Oct 02 EMS Professionals Coast-to-Coast Vote to Join AFSCME Thousands of paramedics and emergency staff for California and New England communities unite for profession.
• Sep 27 1,800 EMS Workers Vote to Join AFSCME Organizing win comes as professionals across the country look for solidarity, strength through the union.
• Sep 25 Eye-Opening Summer: Union Scholar Goes to the White House Darrell Wilson, Jr., participated in the AFSCME/UNCF/Harvard Union Scholars Program this summer.
• Sep 20 Campaign Activists in Ohio Hear from AFSCME’s President Saunders It’s a family affair as volunteers work the phones for Obama and state candidates.
• Sep 12 VMOs: Making a Difference in Florida Volunteer member organizers head out in the Sunshine State.
• Sep 05 Vermont Home Care Workers Organize to Amplify Voice Despite attempts to quash union organizing in other states, Vermont caregivers push ahead.
• Sep 03 In Letter to AFSCME, Solis Thanks Public Employees for Their Hard Work This Labor Day, U.S. Secretary of Labor tells workers “there’s no challenge we can’t overcome.”
• Aug 28 Michigan Appellate Court: Place Collective Bargaining Amendment on Ballot State Supreme Court to have the last word as corporate-backed politicians appeal decision.
• Aug 27 AFSCME Founder’s Grandson Eyes Seat in Alaska State Legislature Andy Josephson’s candidacy fires up labor and community supporters.
• Aug 24 CSEA Cheers Federal Court’s Ruling to Protect Union Contracts Labor leaders expect positive implications for labor-management relations across the country
• Aug 23 Wisconsin Private Health Care Workers Vote to Unionize with AFSCME Council 40 boosts membership by nearly 300 following last week’s vote.
• Aug 06 Northern California EMS Workers Score Organizing Win EMS workers from Rural/Metro of Northern California voted overwhelmingly to join AFSCME Local 4911.
• Aug 01 Lexington, Ky., Sanitation Workers Win Vote to Unionize with AFSCME Newest members of Council 62 look forward to having an increased say on the job.
• Jul 20 Fighting Back Against ‘Local Dictators’ in Michigan State Supreme Court will hear arguments on ballot access from both sides on July 25.
• Jul 19 Romney Protest Shines Light on Why He’s No Good for America Union members, allies, protest Romney’s policies at GOP Presidential candidate’s fundraiser in Toledo, Ohio.
• Jul 18 AFSCME Member Discusses Retirement Security at White House New York retiree Stuart Leibowitz spoke of the need to preserve Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security.
• Jul 12 California Governor Signs Budget with No New Cuts to Home Care Jerry Brown enacts financial plan with no reduction in In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS).
• Jul 10 Boehner Bunch Still Trying to Repeal Obamacare Despite the Supreme Court ruling upholding health reform, Republican leaders refuse to let go.
• Jul 09 AFSCME Applauds Extension of Middle Class Tax Cuts President Saunders says it’s time for tax breaks for the wealthy to expire.
• Jul 09 Romney: Betting on Bermuda Vanity Fair article details how Mitt Romney hides his money overseas to avoid U.S. taxes.
• Jul 05 Mitt Romney’s “Fake-Facts” The Romney campaign is attempting to distort the real impact of the Affordable Care Act.
• Jul 03 Collective Bargaining Works in Puerto Rico Restoration of collective bargaining in Puerto Rico leads to new contracts for workers.
• Jul 02 Remembering Joyce Miller The American labor movement grieves the loss of a hero who passed away this weekend.
• Jul 02 Michigan Coalition Protests Stalling Tactics to Stop Repeal of the Emergency Manager Law Stand Up for Democracy asks court to compel placement of repeal on ballot.
• Jun 29 Muskogee City Employees Win Back Collective Bargaining Rights City council restores rights that were stripped away last spring.
• Jun 28 President Obama Reacts to High Court Health Care Affirmation Remarks from the White House following the Supreme Court’s ruling upholding the Affordable Care Act.
• Jun 28 U.S. Supreme Court: Obamacare is Constitutional High court upholds President Obama’s health care reform law, which AFSCME helped champion.
• Jun 25 Remembering Laurie Merta AFSCME family grieves loss of loyal, passionate advocate.
• Jun 25 President Saunders: ‘We Won’t Back Down’ In a New York Times interview, Pres. Lee Saunders lays out his vision for AFSCME.
• Jun 22 AFSCME Pres. Lee Saunders and Sec.-Treas. Laura Reyes Turn to Challenges Ahead Newly elected officers address delegates to AFSCME’s 40th International Convention in Los Angeles.
• Jun 22 Saunders, Reyes Elected Convention delegates yesterday elected Lee Saunders to be president, and Laura Reyes to be secretary-treasurer.
• Jun 21 California AG Harris: ‘We Are Too Big Too Fail’ Attorney general praises AFSCME members for leading the fight for working families every day.
• Jun 21 Gabrielle Giffords Embodies AFSCME’s ‘Spirit of Public Service’ Former U.S. Representative Giffords from Arizona praised as a true public service hero.
• Jun 21 Solidarity. Candidates for AFSCME president and secretary-treasurer met Wednesday in historic debates.
• Jun 21 Fighting As One Thousands of AFSCME delegates rallied in Los Angeles with their California sisters and brothers.
• Jun 20 AFSCME Members Stand Together, Fight Back Ed Schultz emceed a program highlighting AFSCME's efforts in battles across the country.
• Jun 20 Secretary-Treasurer Saunders: ‘We Don’t Back Down’ In his keynote address, Sec.-Treas. Lee Saunders exhorted delegates to pull together and fight.
• Jun 20 Vice President Biden to Public Workers: ‘We Owe You’ Responding to attacks on public employees, Biden thanks AFSCME delegates for the work they do.
• Jun 19 Thank You, Jerry Members from across the country speak during a moving tribute to Pres. Gerald W. McEntee.
• Jun 19 AFSCME Women Fired Up and Ready to Go National Women’s Advisory Committee is challenging AFSCME women to make a difference in upcoming elections.
• Jun 15 AFSCME’s 40th International Convention Gets Under Way in Los Angeles Delegates will elect new leaders and celebrate AFSCME’s 75th Anniversary.
• Jun 15 Michigan to Vote on Anti-Worker ‘Dictator’ Law, Union Rights Amendment Measures to repeal Public Act 4, protect collective bargaining rights to be on November ballot.
• Jun 13 Economic Inequality Linked to Deunionization Study finds as unions decline and workers’ ability to collectively bargain is weakened, inequality rises.
• Jun 12 Romney, Allies Target Public Service Workers Presidential hopeful claims fewer teachers and first responders is what taxpayers want.
• Jun 08 Activists Gather in Providence for Netroots Nation 2012 Annual conference features a strong labor presence, strategies for online and offline mobilization.
• Jun 06 What Happened in Wisconsin The spirit of Wisconsin should continue to inspire our commitment to fight even harder.
• Jun 05 A Fight for the History Books – and Workers Everywhere Wisconsin’s working families fight back against corporate-backed policies that have devastated the state’s economy.
• Jun 05 Volunteers in Walker Recall Election Inspired to Get Out the Vote AFSCME Sec.-Treas. Lee Saunders inspires troops in the final hours of Wisconsin’s recall election.
• Jun 05 For Wisconsin Activist, A Long-Awaited Day Arrives Leah Lipska is ready to recall Scott Walker and win back Wisconsin for working people.
• Jun 05 Solidarity Knows No State Boundaries Support for Walker recall transcends Wisconsin’s borders.
• Jun 05 Returning the Favor: Ohio Workers Get Out the Vote to Recall Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker Volunteers from Ohio’s OAPSE/AFSCME help Wisconsin voters recall Governor Walker.
• Jun 04 Face to Face, and Call after Call, Volunteers Are Making a Difference in Walker Recall Effort AFSCME Council 24 member Paul Spink gets out the recall vote.
• Jun 04 Getting the Walker Recall Vote Out in Wisconsin Two volunteers on the front lines of the fight talk about why they do it.
• Jun 04 The Unsung Heroes behind the Wisconsin Recall Campaign Meet some of the volunteers who perform the less glamorous but essential campaign jobs.
• Jun 03 Right to Collective Bargaining “Not Negotiable,” Declares Wisconsin Worker AFSCME member D.J. Dixon recalls the fight that brought him to this moment.
• Jun 02 Rock the Vote Rally Energizes Wisconsin Recall Effort Campaign to recall Gov. Scott Walker hits a musical high note.
• Jun 01 EMS Workers Circulate Petition to Protect and Improve Services California EMS workers calling on their employer, AMR, to let their union election proceed.
• Jun 01 AFSCME’s Saunders Hits the Airwaves to Discuss The Main Street Moment Book examines the unprecedented attacks on workers’ rights by right-wing politicians and their corporate backers.
• May 31 Alan Simpson Slams Seniors Group for Disagreeing With Him on Social Security Former Sen. Alan Simpson targets seniors for standing up for retirement security.
• May 31 Romney MIA on Pay Equity When asked if he supports the Paycheck Fairness Act, Presidential-hopeful Mitt Romney ducks the question.
• May 30 AFSCME’s McEntee and Saunders Release Book: The Main Street Moment Book offers searing look at income inequality and a plan for rebuilding the American Dream.
• May 30 North Miami Beach AFSCME Members Fight Sanitation Privatization Member mobilization, community outreach put the brakes on city manager's push to privatize sanitation services.
• May 29 Wisconsin Recall Race in a Dead Heat New polling shows Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett closing in on Gov. Scott Walker.
• May 25 Memorial Day: Support Those on the Frontlines of Taking Care of Veterans Improve veteran care by extending minimum wage and overtime protections to home care workers.
• May 25 New Studies: Unions Boost Child Care Workers’ Training, Job Satisfaction Child care providers have better access to crucial professional development when they join a union.
• May 23 Bluff Called on Corporate Deception in California Corporations and the super-rich are pushing a ballot measure that would silence working families’ voices.
• May 22 AFSCME Honors National Emergency Medical Services Members Recognizing tireless service and professional care that saves lives during National Emergency Medical Services Week.
• May 22 College Students and Workers Coming Together in Main Street Movement AFSCME is engaging young people and developing young worker activists across the country.
• May 22 “We Are Wisconsin” Documentary film shows the experiences of six regular people who joined the Wisconsin uprising.
• May 21 AFSCME Members Fight to Protect Jobs, Pay Raises in Maryland, Missouri Hard bargaining and grassroots legislative activism secures pay raises for the upcoming fiscal year.
• May 21 San Diego AFSCME Members Overwhelmingly Ratify One-Year Agreement One-year deal with the city protects the pay and rights of working families.
• May 17 Expecting a Baby, Not a Lay-Off The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act would ensure reasonable pregnancy accommodations for workers.
• May 15 Walker and Gingrich Share a Donor No surprise: Anti-worker casino owner Sheldon Adelson backs Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker’s re-election.
• May 15 Arizona Legislature Champions the Rich, Corporations, but Attacks Workers Legislature wipes out civil service protections but fails to kill collective bargaining.
• May 14 Twitter Regulates JP Morgan Politicians, pundits and tweeters call for heavier regulation in wake of $2 billion in losses.
• May 11 AFSCME Honors Law Enforcement Officers Congress urged to adequately fund grant programs critical to law enforcement.
• May 11 Romney’s (Lack of) Vision GOP presidential hopeful manufactures an image of public service workers that's just plain wrong.
• May 11 During Corrections Officers Week, A CO Speaks Out About Privatization Corrections officer says private prisons are a danger to staff, inmates and the public.
• May 10 Public Job Losses Hit Women, African-Americans Hardest New EPI report reveals the human costs of cuts to public services.
• May 10 Romney: “Governor Kasich Is Doing a Heckuva Job” At a campaign stop in Ohio, presidential candidate praises the state’s unpopular governor.
• May 09 Marriage Equality Matters for Workers President Obama endorses same-sex marriage to level the playing field for LGBT working families.
• May 08 AFSCME Social Worker Rescues Infant 23-year social services veteran subdued mother to save wounded infant in Baltimore.
• May 08 Bill Press: ‘The Conservative Stranglehold on Morning Cable news Television in America Is Over.’ Host of The Bill Press Show talks about Current TV’s role in today’s political environment.
• May 07 Honor Nurses by Supporting Nurse-Patient Staffing Bill National Nurses Week is a time to honor nurses by helping them.
• May 04 Public Pension Opponents Argue from Both Sides to Distort Truth Dean Baker contends that politicians are “using heaping doses of the politics of envy" to divide workers.
• May 04 AFSCME Celebrates National Correctional Officers and Employees Week Honoring the tens of thousands of AFSCME members across the country who keep our communities safe by putting their lives on the line every day.
• May 03 New England EMS Workers on Their Way to Joining AFSCME EMS workers in Maine, Massachusetts and New Hampshire file for a union election.
• May 03 Maryland Workers Win Expansion of Collective Bargaining Workers in four previously excluded agencies now enjoy collective bargaining rights.
• May 03 Governor LePage’s Mean Words Maine’s first-term governor steps up his anti-worker rhetoric, adding to his string of outlandish statements.
• May 02 San Diego Businesses Speak Out Against Threat to Retirement Security from Proposition B The measure is being used to score political points at the expense of city employees.
• May 02 Missouri Home Care Providers Win Historic Court Ruling Vote by 13,000 workers for representation with AFSCME upheld by Court of Appeals.
• May 02 Retirees Organize 1,300 in Puerto Rico Joint organizing campaign signs up retired public employees for automatic dues deduction with AFSCME.
• May 01 May Day Commemoration Calls Attention to Workers’ Rights and Economic Justice Occupy protesters organize nationwide actions against corporate greed.
• May 01 Obama Stands Up for Workers’ Rights in Powerful Speech Collective bargaining is at the core of a strong economy, President says.
• Apr 30 Right-to-Work (For Less) Derailed in Minnesota House votes to table the corporate-backed, anti-worker measure.
• Apr 30 Saunders: AFSCME Members Are Everyday Heroes On progressive radio show Rebuild America, Secretary-Treasurer Saunders discusses attacks on public service workers.
• Apr 27 Workers Memorial Day: A Reminder of Unfinished Work Millions of public employees work in jobs that don’t provide adequate safety protections.
• Apr 27 In Michigan, Democracy Loses to a Technicality Voters unfairly denied a chance to decide whether the “dictator law” should stand.
• Apr 27 Random Drug Testing of Florida State Workers Unconstitutional, Judge Rules Suit, brought by AFSCME and the ACLU, overturns Gov. Rick Scott’s executive order.
• Apr 26 Jindal Bows to Public Pressure, Halts State Prison Sale Louisiana governor’s plan to sell a prison called off due to public outcry.
• Apr 26 Politico: It’s a Big Moment for Labor Workers are pulling together like never before to stand up to corporate-backed politicians.
• Apr 26 AFSCME Members Fight to Protect Colorado Voters Voter rights under attack by Secretary of State Scott Gessler.
• Apr 25 In Memoriam: DeLois Brown Minnesota Council 5 activist and her parents are found murdered.
• Apr 25 President Obama Slow Jams a Scary Truth About College Costs Behind the laughter on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon was a serious message to Congress.
• Apr 25 AFSCME Organizing Home Care Workers in Vermont Members from Vermont as well as Pennsylvania and Kentucky contact caregivers across the state.
• Apr 25 Walker’s Cronies Get Bonuses While Working Families Cut Back As Wisconsin leads the nation in jobs lost, governor’s top staff get big payouts.
• Apr 25 Under a Spotlight, ALEC Continues to Lose Supporters The American Legislative Exchange Council loses a member as it pursues its right-wing agenda.
• Apr 20 Memphis School Workers Remind School Board of Public Workers’ Value Future of community’s public education at stake as city-county school systems merger approaches.
• Apr 19 Florida AFSCME Members Fight Privatization Members of AFSCME Council 79 participated in the Push Back Summit to Save South Florida.
• Apr 19 Tax Day Protesters Call on Congress to Be Fair to 99% Hundreds of working families nationwide chastised Congress for failing to pass the Buffett Rule.
• Apr 19 ‘BigWhine’ Should Stop Making Myth About Workers’ Compensation Despite repeated efforts to confuse the issue, the facts show public workers are not overpaid.
• Apr 18 Utah Police Officers Vote to Unionize 325 police officers in Greater Salt Lake City vote to join The Unified Police Federation.
• Apr 17 California EMS Workers Fight for Voting Rights Rally calls on American Medical Response to allow workers to proceed with their union election.
• Apr 17 Senate Fails to Pass Buffett Rule Making Super-Wealthy Pay Fair Share Millionaires and billionaires exploit loopholes in the tax code to pay a lower tax rate.
• Apr 17 Let’s Get Women Out of the Red Women are bearing the brunt of attacks on workers from corporate-backed politicians nationwide.
• Apr 16 Wear Red for Pay Equity Tuesday AFSCME is joining with women’s rights organizations in support of Equal Pay Day.
• Apr 13 Californians Preparing to Fight Corporate Power Grab New video highlights deceptive ballot measure that would limit union members’ political power.
• Apr 13 Romney’s Clearer Path Thrusts Ryan Budget in the Spotlight Republican budget plan attacks working families, slashes benefits, and ends Medicaid coverage for millions.
• Apr 13 AFSCME to Congress: Make GE and Other Big Corporations Pay Their Fair Share in Taxes Tax avoidance leads to cuts in vital community services nationwide.
• Apr 13 California Child Care Providers Recognized for Service Community recognizes contributions of child care providers during Cesar Chavez Day festivities in Orange County.
• Apr 12 Saunders Calls on Labor and Civil Rights Groups to ‘Join Together Like Never Before’ Labor leaders engaged in a panel discussion at the National Action Network’s national convention.
• Apr 12 Louisiana Gov. Jindal Takes Aim at State Constitution Governor could violate state Constitution to impose changes to workers’ pensions, law firm concludes.
• Apr 11 Postal Service Under Attack Demonstrations are being held nationwide against legislation that would gut the United States Postal Service.
• Apr 10 Library Workers Will Not Be Shushed On National Library Workers Day, AFSCME is fighting to protect our nation’s public libraries.
• Apr 10 University of California Irvine Ends Outsourcing of Custodial Services After a four-year battle, 94 custodial workers were officially classified as University employees.
• Apr 09 ALEC Too Extreme for Coke and Kraft Foods Corporate backers back away from American Legislative Exchange Council over ‘Stand Your Ground’ law.
• Apr 09 Honoring Public Safety Telecommunicators National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week recognizes 911 dispatchers and other related public service employees.
• Apr 05 The Value of Taxes If paying taxes means valuing public service workers, we love taxes.
• Apr 05 Vigil Honors Dr. King and His Legacy Hundreds gather to remember Martin Luther King Jr.’s quest for civil, human and workers’ rights.
• Apr 04 Georgians Win Fight for Constitutional and Worker Rights Bill designed to stifle free speech and worker rights dies under weight of protests.
• Apr 04 Students and Labor: A Perfect Union The United States Student Association and AFSCME pull together to fight state battles nationwide.
• Apr 04 Honoring Dr. King by Continuing His Struggle Forty-four years later, AFSCME remembers the legacy of Dr. King and the Memphis sanitation strike.
• Apr 02 LGBTaxes Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender workers get the short end of the federal tax code.
• Mar 30 Court Strikes Down Portions of Wisconsin Governor’s Anti-Worker Agenda State ordered to reinstate automated paycheck deductions for state workers by May 31.
• Mar 30 AFSCME Converges on Minnesota Capitol Building Over a thousand AFSCME members filled the rotunda in St. Paul to challenge an anti-worker agenda.
• Mar 30 Five Myths about the Ryan Budget The top myths about Rep. Paul Ryan's budget plan in 140 characters or less.
• Mar 28 Memphis School Employees Score a Huge Victory The Unified School Board votes to extend labor agreements through 2013.
• Mar 28 AFSCME to Honor Workers with 75 for 75 Awards Nominations are being accepted for 75 individuals for recognition during the convention.
• Mar 27 Cribs: The Mitt Romney Edition Regular guy Mitt Romney’s new oceanfront mansion will reportedly include an elevator for his cars.
• Mar 27 Florida Local Stops Privatization Scheme Community sides with workers, against attempt to privatize the Hallandale Beach Building Services Department.
• Mar 26 Supreme Court Justices Urged to ‘Protect the Law!’ Supporters of the Affordable Care Act speak out as three days of hearings begin.
• Mar 23 Stand Up for the Affordable Care Act Supporters are organizing picket lines on Monday in front of the Supreme Court.
• Mar 23 They Showed the Green – AFSCME Green Members of Council 59 entered a float in the Sioux Falls St. Patrick’s Day parade.
• Mar 22 Missouri Public Service Workers Lobby for Their Rights AFSCME Council 72 members defend collective bargaining in meetings with state representatives.
• Mar 22 The Ryan Republican Budget, v2.0 GOP re-releases last year’s budget, plan decimates programs to give tax breaks to the wealthy.
• Mar 22 Maryland Workers Beat Back Privateers Prince George’s County Public Schools will not contract out Before- and After-Care services.
• Mar 21 Democracy Wins a Victory in Michigan Judge’s ruling invalidates ‘dictator law’ in Flint over Open Meeting Law violation.
• Mar 19 Iowans Win Victory Over Gov. Branstad’s Abuse of Power State Supreme Court rules governor defied constitution to close unemployment offices.
• Mar 19 Twitterverse Takes on Limbaugh Radio host and conservative pundit continues to feel the heat over controversial remarks from February.
• Mar 16 Ariz. Governor Pushing Pro-Cronyism Bill Legislation would wipe out protections for public service workers and promote political cronyism.
• Mar 16 Scaled Back Tier 6 Plan Rammed Through N.Y. Legislature Open government gave way to backroom deals in the middle of the night.
• Mar 15 On St. Patrick’s Day, Celebrate With a Union Beer If you’re raising a glass this St. Patrick’s Day, be sure to choose worker-friendly brews.
• Mar 14 Saunders: We Must Build a Main Street Movement In radio appearances nationwide, Sec.-Treas. Lee Saunders talked about AFSCME’s history — and its future.
• Mar 14 New Yorkers Say ‘Tier It Down’ to Tier 6 Retirement Plan Hundreds rally to defend the retirement security of New York public service workers.
• Mar 14 Jobs and the Economic Recovery, by the Numbers The economy is recovering slowly, dragged down by continued job losses in the public sector.
• Mar 13 AFSCME Heads South for an Alternative Spring Break Learn to be a union organizer by spending a week at Local 1733 in Memphis.
• Mar 13 Report: NY Governor’s Plan Cuts Retirement Security 40 Percent Study by independent organization confirms benefit cut.
• Mar 12 AFSCME Endorses Knope, Twitter Goes Wild Fictional endorsement of Amy Poehler’s character on Parks and Recreation gets big reaction online.
• Mar 12 ‘A Winter We Will Never Forget’ AFSCME’s Fallen Heroes fund helps disaster survivors resume normal lives.
• Mar 11 Rally Goers March to Take Back Wisconsin Tens of thousands send a powerful message to Gov. Scott Walker and corporate-backed politicians.
• Mar 09 San Jose Workers Vow to Fight Pension Deception Audit ordered after politicians caught inflating pension costs by more than $250 million.
• Mar 09 Ohioans Fired Up – to Support Candidates Who Defend Collective Bargaining Reuters article reveals growing Democratic support in Ohio after attacks on workers’ rights.
• Mar 08 California EMS Workers Vote to join United EMS Workers-AFSCME Local 4911 New AFSCME members are from emergency medical services company Medic Ambulance in Solano County, Calif.
• Mar 08 Super Tuesday Tweets This week’s primaries proved there is nothing super about the GOP field for working families.
• Mar 08 Lee Saunders, Memphis Sanitation Workers Join Thousands in March to Protect Voting Rights Activists reenact Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s historic march from Selma to Montgomery.
• Mar 07 Public Sector Workers Rally in New York State Capital for Working Families Nearly 2,000 public service workers gathered in Albany for AFSCME's annual lobby day.
• Mar 06 AFSCME Members Rebuild after Tornadoes Aid in clean-up and recovery efforts is being provided through the Fallen Heroes Fund.
• Mar 06 AFSCME Goes Social in Outreach to Spanish-Speaking Members Revamped website, Facebook page and Twitter feed aim to reach Spanish-speaking members.
• Mar 06 Kahlenberg and Marvit: Workers’ Rights Are Civil Rights Authors say the right to organize should be enshrined in the Civil Rights Act.
• Mar 02 Arizona’s Republic Columnist: There Is a Concentrated Assault on Workers Column makes the case that public workers deserve respect.
• Mar 02 Santa Clara United EMS Workers Win First Job Action a Week After Certification New AFSCME members stand together against attempted layoffs.
• Mar 02 AFSCME Families Among Tornado Victims AFSCME members pull together to assist with rescue and clean-up.
• Mar 01 New AFL-CIO Website Puts Workers Front and Center Revamped website offers many new features.
• Feb 29 The Rule of 29 AFSCME history and the number 29.
• Feb 27 Mitt Romney: Not the Average NASCAR Fan Romney tries to court NASCAR fans, but may find himself stuck in reverse.
• Feb 27 AFSCME Endorses Kathleen Falk for Wisconsin Governor Falk fought to protect the collective bargaining rights of public service workers.
• Feb 24 Romney Likes Firing People – and Unions, Too Presidential candidate makes right-to-work legislation a key theme of his campaign in Michigan.
• Feb 24 Benefits for Workers’ Same-Sex Partners Michigan House Bill 4770 bans public institutions from offering benefits to domestic partners.
• Feb 24 #UnionOscars As the Academy Awards approach, we wondered: what are the best films about workers?
• Feb 22 DiNapoli: ‘Stop Twisting the Facts’ on Public Pensions New York State Controller warns lawmakers 401(k)-style plans provide inadequate retirement security.
• Feb 22 This is What Democracy Looks Like in Florida on Lobby Day Hundreds of AFSCME members travel to Tallahassee to meet with their elected representatives.
• Feb 22 Romney’s Campaign Figures Don’t Add Up FEC reports show Mitt Romney's campaign fundraising is particularly weak among small donors.
• Feb 22 The Simpsons’ Solidarity This week marked the 500th episode of the animated sitcom about the Simpsons family.
• Feb 22 The Truth Behind Right-to-Work-For-Less Corporate-driven, anti-worker legislation will undermine Minnesota’s middle class.
• Feb 21 AFSCME Wisconsin Members Mobilizing with Teletownhalls Statewide virtual meetings focus on anti-worker attacks and effective ways to fight back.
• Feb 21 Prison Privateer Offers to Buy Prisons from Starving States Corrections Corporation of America will give cash in exchange for own-and-operate services.
• Feb 17 Asserting a Claim on Democracy As we observe Black History Month, AFSCME members are taking part in a Main Street movement.
• Feb 17 Attacks on Worker Rights Can Be Defeated, Says Ohio AFSCME Leader IVP Joseph Rugola participated in a panel discussion on politics of public sector bargaining rights.
• Feb 17 #ALEC Exposed Twitter users expose the agenda of the secretive American Legislative Exchange Council.
• Feb 17 280 Private Sector EMS Workers in Santa Clara County Vote to Join AFSCME EMS workers across Northern California are building their own AFSCME local.
• Feb 16 Author John Nichols Discusses New Book on Wisconsin Protests “Uprising” recounts the historic 2011 events in support of public service workers.
• Feb 15 Poll Doesn’t Show Full Picture of ‘Right-to-Work-for-Less’ in Ohio Questions in new poll were overly simplified and biased in favor of anti-worker legislation.
• Feb 15 Look Familiar? Public service workers are now part of the latest internet meme making the rounds.
• Feb 14 Prison Privatization Fails in Florida Senate Plan is rejected by a 21-19 vote, handing Gov. Rick Scott a major defeat.
• Feb 14 This Valentine’s Day, We Love Progressive Media America’s workers can show a little love to journalists who focus on the working class.
• Feb 13 Rick Berman: Like a Bad Penny… Millionaire lobbyist polluted the airwaves with a fraudulent performance during the Super Bowl.
• Feb 10 Walker’s Attack on Wisconsin Values Anything But Progressive Setting the facts straight about Scott Walker's real record as governor.
• Feb 10 Collective Bargaining Rights Upheld in SD Legislative effort defeated by activists from Council 59 and other supporters of workers’ rights.
• Feb 10 Kasich Fails to Address the Real State of His State AFSCME Council 8 activists demonstrate during Ohio governor’s State-of-the-State address
• Feb 09 #ClintEastwood and Half-Time Hopes The Super Bowl has come and gone, but Chrysler's commercial continues to make waves.
• Feb 09 San Jose City Officials Caught Lying about Pensions Investigative report reveals Mayor Reed used exaggerated figure to mislead the public.
• Feb 09 Public Employees Save Family from Blaze OCSEA/AFSCME Local 11 members act swiftly to save lives.
• Feb 08 Unemployment Insurance Under Attack, Again Two-month stopgap extension set to expire, ending benefits for 6 million unemployed workers.
• Feb 07 Arizona Workers Brace for Battle State legislators move quickly to pass several anti-worker bills.
• Feb 07 From New York to California, EMS Workers Uniting for Strength Uniformed EMTs and paramedics from FDNY join forces with their peers in Northern California.
• Feb 07 Building Worker Strength in Lean Times AFSCME union in Florida grows in the face of a tough economic climate.
• Feb 06 New Poll: Americans Concerned About Unfair Tax Policy That Aids the Wealthy Washington Post-ABC News poll shows that Americans want a tax system that’s fair to everyone.
• Feb 03 Right-To-Tweet-For-Workers #superbowledition The Twittersphere responds to right-to-work-for-less law in the Super Bowl state.
• Feb 02 Volunteer Member Organizers Head Out in Tulsa, Okla. City employees organize against privatization and anti-worker threats.
• Feb 02 N.H. Gov. Lynch Stands Up for Public Employees In State of the State address, governor vows to block threats to collective bargaining.
• Feb 01 Indiana Workers Speak Out Against ‘Right-to-Work-for-Less’ Bill Gov. Mitch Daniels disregarded workers’ views when he signed the bill.
• Jan 31 S.D. Workers’ Collective Bargaining Rights Safe – For Now Sponsor of anti-worker bill changes mind, but the bill is not dead yet.
• Jan 31 Florida Public Safety for Sale Republican state Sen. Mike Fasano speaks out against a bill to privatize Florida's prisons.
• Jan 30 New Campaign Highlights Real Impact of Working Americans AFL-CIO highlights how “Work Connects Us All” with new television ads, interactive website.
• Jan 27 Mitt Romney and the 1% If they have their way, Mitt Romney and the wealthiest people in America won't have to release their tax returns. They won't even have to file.
• Jan 26 Fallen Corrections Officer Remembered Killed in the line of duty, Sgt. Barbara Ester was loved by everyone who knew her.
• Jan 25 Tweets of the Union Americans tweet their own responses to President Obama's State of the Union address.
• Jan 25 Tax Fairness Is Common Sense Mitt Romney’s federal tax return proves the tax system unfairly benefits the super-rich.
• Jan 25 ‘Our Democracy is Not for Sale’ Arizona retirees, public service workers and community activists protest undue influence of corporate special interests.
• Jan 23 Middle Class Surprised to Hear Santorum Say They Don’t Exist GOP Presidential candidates charge ‘class warfare’ to protect their own interests.
• Jan 20 Policy Experts: Public Pensions Should Be Strengthened, Not Eliminated Panel addresses efforts to diminish retirement security for working, middle-class Americans.
• Jan 20 Union Plus Scholarship Deadline: Jan. 31 College scholarships ranging from $500 to $4,000 are available to students from AFSCME families.
• Jan 19 Caution, @GovWalker, Roads Are Slippery When Anti-Worker Twitter users react to the more than 1 million signatures collected to recall Wisconsin’s governor.
• Jan 19 Mitt’s 15 Percent Tax Rate Highlights Tax Burden of America’s Middle Class Romney’s speaking fees alone place the mega-millionaire in the top 1 percent nationwide.
• Jan 19 Prison Privatization in Florida Puts Public at Risk State moves closer to putting prisons in the hands of lobbyists and for-profit corporations.
• Jan 18 AFSCME to Wall Street: End Dimon’s Lucrative Double Duty CEO and chairman has unyielding power over JPMorgan – and unfathomable compensation.
• Jan 17 Rhode Island Decision Victory for Retirees Judge says City of Pawtucket cannot unilaterally cut health benefits promised to retired employees.
• Jan 17 One Million-Plus Demand Wisconsin Governor Walker’s Recall for Opposing Workers’ Rights Wisconsin voters seek recall of governor, lieutenant governor and four senators for opposing collective bargaining.
• Jan 17 Fear of Inadequate Retirement Savings Forcing More Older Americans to Keep Working Shift from secure employee pension plans to riskier 401(k) plans is largely to blame.
• Jan 16 Martin Luther King Jr., Campaign 2012 and the American Dream We must recommit to creating the kind of nation Dr. King wanted us to be.
• Jan 13 Killing Pensions to Benefit the 1 Percent Wall Street Journal continues its push to gut the retirement security of American workers.
• Jan 13 1968 Sanitation Strikers Speak to Young Activists Students inspired by visit to Memphis Local 1733 during tour of historic civil rights sites.
• Jan 11 Scott Walker, the GOP’s Great Uniter The Nation's John Nichols points out one thing the Republican presidential candidates have in common.
• Jan 06 NH Lawmakers Stand Up for Workers, Their Unions and the Middle Class Legislators try to stop right-to-work proposal that would undermine unions in New Hampshire.
• Jan 06 Yes, Ultra Conservatives: There Really Is an Income Gap The gap between the very rich and everyone else has been growing for decades.
• Jan 05 Obama Stands Up for Workers, Consumers with Recess Appointments President fills vacancies at two federal agencies tasked with protecting workers' and consumers' rights.
• Jan 04 Indiana Citizens Welcome at Their Own Statehouse After All As legislative session opens, Gov. Mitch Daniels drops plan to severely limit crowd size.
• Dec 27 And the Award for Worst Governor of the Year Goes to… Help us choose the very worst governor of 2011 by casting your vote on Facebook.
• Dec 22 We’re Not Backing Down In a pivotal year for the working middle class, we pulled together and fought back.
• Dec 21 Less Holiday Cheer for Working Families Thanks to House GOP Republicans reject a bipartisan Senate compromise to extend unemployment insurance and the payroll tax cut.
• Dec 16 Historic Ohio Contract Agreement Ratified New contract demonstrates that unions can work together with states to solve economic problems.
• Dec 15 White House Proposes Wage Protections for Home Care Workers Changes announced by President Obama would extend coverage under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
• Dec 14 A Win for NYC and Good Government City council overrides Mayor Bloomberg’s veto of a bill protecting public services and public employees.
• Dec 14 Time Names “The Protester” Person of the Year; Main Street America’s Protesters Deserve A Bow Before Occupy Wall Street there were hundreds of thousands of protesters occupying Madison, Wis..
• Dec 09 Video: Debunking GOP Claims of Voter Fraud On MSNBC, Sec.-Treas. Saunders explains how the Republican agenda threatens working families.
• Dec 09 Judge Forces Thousands of Minnesota Child Care Providers to Wait for Their Right to Unionize Temporary restraining order blocks election due to lawsuit by union-busting conservative think tank.
• Dec 07 Take an AFSCME Union Break, Change the World Participants get hands-on experience that can lead to a career as an AFSCME organizer.
• Dec 06 AFSCME Endorses President Obama’s Reelection Unanimous vote by International Executive Board cites health care, the economy and collective bargaining rights.
• Dec 05 Video: Gingrich and the GOP War on the Poor On MSNBC, Sec.-Treas. Saunders discusses outrageous statements by GOP presidential candidate Newt Gingrich.
• Dec 02 Jobless to Congress: Extend Unemployment Benefits More than 2 million unemployed Americans could lose their safety net in February.
• Nov 30 AFSCME Speaks Out Against Perilous Legislation A constitutional balanced budget amendment would force devastating spending cuts totaling $1.5 trillion.
• Nov 30 Strong Women Growing the Union A group of new Volunteer Member Organizers participated in a two-day training in Madison, Wis.
• Nov 30 Exposing Undue Corporate Influence Press conference and new report highlight influence of the American Legislative Exchange Council in Arizona.
• Nov 29 Most Vulnerable Hurt By Attacks Against the Public Sector When nothing gets done on jobs legislation, the working middle class gets hit hard.
• Nov 29 What’s In a Name? A Load of Dishonesty The Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act would actually undermine workforce democracy.
• Nov 22 Court Says a Promise Is a Promise California Supreme Court rules cities and counties cannot reduce health benefits promised to existing retirees.
• Nov 21 Toomey Super Committee Plan Would Raise Taxes on Working Families to Protect Wall Street Dangerous proposal would endanger health coverage for working Americans while reducing taxes on the wealthiest.
• Nov 16 Minnesota Child Care Providers Win Right to Vote for Union Representation Executive order sets the stage for negotiations over standards, funding and quality of care.
• Nov 16 Remembering Taylor Rogers Former AFSCME Local 1733 president led the historic 1968 sanitation workers strike in Memphis.
• Nov 16 Putting Ohio in Perspective The mobilization that led to the resounding defeat of Issue 2 will continue into 2012.
• Nov 15 Attacking Public Workers Is Bad Policy That Ignores the Real Problem: Jobs In their zeal to attack public service workers, right-wing governors overlook job creation.
• Nov 14 Rhode Island Public Employees Call on Legislature to Keep the Promise Over 5,000 union members and supporters rally at the statehouse to oppose pension overhaul plan.
• Nov 14 HGEA Debuts Media Campaign Television ads highlight the critical roles that Hawaii’s public employees play in the community.
• Nov 10 AFSCME Helps Stem the Red Tide This week across the country, hard-working Americans occupied the voting booth and sent a message.
• Nov 10 Pueblo Public Service Workers Help Neighbors, Urge Congress to Create Jobs Local 1335 members join community organizations to hold politicians accountable for their failure to act.
• Nov 09 Think Again: Taking Back Ohio Watch this video to hear from the people in Ohio who made this victory happen.
• Nov 09 Ohio Voters Send a Message Sec.-Treas. Saunders on MSNBC: “This will carry from Ohio across this country.”
• Nov 08 Main Street Stands Up in Ohio and Defeats Anti-Worker Bill Ohio voters resoundingly reject Senate Bill 5’s attacks on working, middle class families.
• Nov 07 From Alabama to Ohio, the Struggle for Justice Continues BJ Simmons-Talley is determined not to let Issue 2 roll back women’s rights.
• Nov 07 ‘Guerilla Drive-In’ Exposes Billionaire Koch Brothers’ Role in Destroying Middle Class, Crushing Workers Demonstrators focus on corrosive role of corporate money in politics, dangerous agenda of right-wing groups.
• Nov 07 State Pushing Cuts on Backs of ‘Grateful’ Workers New York Times takes a critical look at the pitfalls of outsourcing public services.
• Nov 07 Ohio Zookeeper Worries About Security at Work, Home Matthew De Voe is concerned Issue 2 would impact zoo safety, hit his family’s budget.
• Nov 06 A Different Kind of Sunday Service Retiree Jamie Fant gives up his weekend routine to help defeat Issue 2 in Ohio.
• Nov 06 Fighting for Her Younger Colleagues, Youngest Students School bus driver Karen Holdridge has spent the past eight months working against Issue 2.
• Nov 05 AFSCME Retirees’ $10,000 Boosts Ohio Campaign Donation helps We Are Ohio educate state residents about the anti-worker Issue 2.
• Nov 04 Time for Capitol Hill to Occupy Reality With a dismal economic picture looming, Congress' lack of action is hurting American workers.
• Nov 04 A Pep Talk on Main Street Sec.-Treas. Saunders, Ohio AFSCME leaders encourage volunteers working to defeat Issue 2.
• Nov 04 John Glenn is Voting NO on Issue 2 Famed astronaut, American hero and former U.S. Senator for Ohio opposes Senate Bill 5.
• Nov 04 Remembering Darker Days in Ohio That Could Return OCSEA’s Kathy Stewart never dreamed she’d find herself fighting again for collective bargaining in Ohio.
• Nov 03 Unions, Nurses Protest Wall Street Greed in Washington More than 1,000 gather in Lafayette Square in solidarity with the International Day of Action.
• Nov 03 Walking the Walk to Oppose Issue 2 AFSCME members fan out across Ohio to make sure voters repeal Senate Bill 5.
• Nov 03 A Great Summer as a Harvard/UNCF/AFSCME Union Scholar Program offers students a valuable opportunity to learn about a career in the labor movement.
• Nov 02 A Safety Net About to Unravel in Ohio Issue 2’s passage would wipe out protections for public workers, including the state’s corrections employees.
• Nov 01 Romney: $3.45 for Gas a ‘Good Price’ On the campaign trail, GOP presidential candidate once again shows how tone deaf he is.
• Oct 27 A “No!” Vote on Ohio’s Issue 2 Will Help Protect Public Safety, Says State Meat Inspector Ohio state meat inspector says Issue 2 must be defeated for safety’s sake.
• Oct 25 Romney Was for Issue 2 Before He Was Against Saying He Was Former Massachusetts governor known for his inconsistent positions outdoes himself in Ohio.
• Oct 25 Ed Schultz Moves to 8 P.M. ET MSNBC host, champion of America's working- and middle-class, now broadcasts live in prime time.
• Oct 25 CNBC Puts a Spotlight on For-Profit Prison Firm Report cites assaults at privately run Idaho Correctional Center.
• Oct 20 Judge Blocks Michigan Veterans Home Privatization Scheme Veterans’ health and safety comes first, judge rules in outsourcing dispute.
• Oct 18 Former Arkansas Gov. Huckabee’s Voter Suppression Remark is No Joke FOX News commentator encourages Ohio voters to suppress turnout to repeal anti-worker law.
• Oct 17 Honoring Dr. King’s Life and Pursuing his Fight for Jobs and Justice AFSCME Sec.-Treas. Lee Saunders addresses Jobs and Justice rally and MLK Memorial dedication.
• Oct 14 AFSCME Marching Saturday for Jobs and Justice at MLK Event Thousands expected on the National Mall to celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy.
• Oct 13 Pass the Jobs Bill: Reclaim the American Dream AFSCME today unveiled a television ad demanding Congress pass President Barack Obama’s American Jobs Act.
• Oct 11 AFSCME to Congress: Pass the Jobs Bill Now!
• Oct 11 DC March and Rally for Jobs and Justice Rescheduled event takes place the day before the memorial to Dr. King is formally dedicated.
• Oct 05 Young Union Members Talk About Being ‘Next Up’ AFL-CIO event brings together over 800 young people to foster political activism and organizing.
• Oct 04 Koch Brothers Make Billions While Flouting U.S. Laws Billionaire tea party financiers raked in tons of money while secretly trading with Iran.
• Oct 04 Reagan and Obama: Separated at Birth? When it comes to tax loopholes for millionaires, these leaders have a lot in common.
• Oct 03 AFSCME Women Pledge Action in Upcoming Political Fights Conference attendees head home prepared to out-organize, out-fundraise and outlast opponents of America’s workers.
• Oct 02 AFSCME Women Celebrate Key Collective Bargaining Victories, Prepare for Fights Ahead Sec.-Treas. Saunders urges relentless activism on behalf of public service employees and workers’ rights.
• Oct 01 Florida Court Rebukes Governor’s Prison Sale Ruling blocks Gov. Scott’s plan to turn 29 state facilities over to private contractors.
• Oct 01 AFSCME President, U.S. Labor Secretary Thank Members, Urge Action on Jobs Act Women's Conference attendees praised for their efforts in the ongoing fight for the American worker.
• Sep 30 AFSCME Members Gather in Milwaukee for Women’s Conference Conference attendees will share experiences, discuss important union issues and develop leadership skills.
• Sep 29 Judge to Arizona Gov. Brewer: Paycheck Deception is Unconstitutional Federal court stops anti-worker measure pushed by extremist politicians to silence political speech.
• Sep 21 A Jobs Plan Even Our Kids Can Understand AFSCME is launching an ad campaign in support of passing The American Jobs Act.
• Sep 19 McEntee: Millionaires’ Tax Welcome, But Congress Must Pass Jobs Bill Now There is no better way to reduce the deficit than putting Americans back on payrolls.
• Sep 18 Public Safety Congress Ends with Rousing Call-to-Arms Sec.-Treas. Lee Saunders exhorts public safety officers to continue the fight for public services.
• Sep 17 Pres. McEntee to Public Safety Officers: ‘This Is a Time of Real Opportunity’ Conference attendees aim to counter challenges faced by corrections and law enforcement employees nationwide.
• Sep 16 Keeping the Super Committee Honest on Jobs Labor leaders want jobs impact of all budget-cutting proposals scored by non-partisan CBO.
• Sep 16 AFSCME Councils 4 and 15 Earn Big Wins Union-supported alderman candidates in New Haven, CT, pledge to combat privatization, layoffs and furloughs.
• Sep 16 AFSCME Public Safety Congress Opens Over 400 AFSCME-represented corrections and law enforcement employees gather for joint conference in Houston.
• Sep 15 GOP Gives Corporations “Get Out of Jail Free” Card AFSCME Pres. Gerald W. McEntee blasts House GOP for vote undermining NLRB’s power.
• Sep 15 Rhode Island Public Workers Win Key Pension Ruling Judge rules R.I. public employees should have their day in court in pension battle.
• Sep 14 ‘Americans Are Hurting’ Census Bureau data shows poverty has gone up while household incomes have gone down.
• Sep 13 Privatization Doesn’t Pay, POGO Study Proves New report details why contracting out is a bad idea for taxpayers.
• Sep 08 Marching for a Fair Verizon Contract AFSCME members join in solidarity with other union members outside a Verizon store in DC.
• Sep 08 ‘All Hell Broke Loose’ and DC 37 Wound Up Displaced After 9/11 Ten years after the attacks, Lee Saunders still remembers the day with perfect clarity.
• Sep 08 “Next Up” Is Coming Up! Second annual AFL-CIO Next Up Young Workers Summit takes place Sept. 29 - Oct. 2.
• Sep 06 Report: CEOs Rewarded for Parking Profits Overseas Major U.S. corporations pay chief executives more than they pay in federal income taxes.
• Sep 05 Labor Day Isn’t About the Past, It’s About Today AFSCME New Mexico members and their fellow public service workers speak out about workers' rights.
• Aug 31 America’s Future Is at Stake this Labor Day Working families will not turn back the clock. We will fight for the future.
• Aug 31 Obama: Dr. King Marched for Jobs, Economic Justice President urges Americans to remember the civil rights leader died standing with Memphis sanitation workers.
• Aug 31 Unemployment Hurts More than the Unemployed New report shows high unemployment has dire consequences for the broader economy.
• Aug 30 AFSCME Member Killed on the Job in Tragic Accident A Pennsylvania sewer worker, Larry Fisher, is killed in a workplace accident in Delaware County.
• Aug 29 Cleaning Up After the Storm Thousands of public service workers are cleaning up and keeping us safe after Hurricane Irene.
• Aug 26 Kasich's Call for Compromise Smacks of Desperation Ohio governor, Republican leadership scramble as referendum approaches on unpopular SB 5 legislation.
• Aug 24 Warren Buffett Is Right: Tax the Rich Multi-billionaire calls on Congress to stop coddling wealthy Americans, make them pay their fair share.
• Aug 17 Wisconsin’s Working Families Win Final Recall Elections State Senate now boasts a pro-worker majority that would have blocked Walker's divisive anti-worker bill.
• Aug 11 Worth a Read: Wisconsin’s Warning to Union Busters Those who oppose efforts to undermine public unions should draw strength from Tuesday's success.
• Aug 04 “No” Vote Means Repeal Senate Bill 5 Ohio voters will vote “no” on Issue 2 this November to repeal radical, anti-worker law.
• Aug 03 Anti-Worker Mackinac Center Takes Aim at Univ. of Mich. Graduate Research Assistants Right-wing, anti-worker organization tries to stop graduate research assistants from organizing with a union.
• Aug 03 FAA Shutdown Continues as Politicians Play Games As U.S. House members enjoy their summer vacations, thousands of FAA employees remain furloughed.
• Jul 29 Default: It’s Not Just a Game of Politics Federally funded state programs could get hammered if Congress fails to raise the debt ceiling.
• Jul 29 Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Open for Business, GOP Attacks Continue New agency protects consumers by making financial products' prices and risks easier to understand.
• Jul 29 Ad Campaign Launched to Pressure Lawmakers to Do the Right Thing AFSCME-sponsored TV ads target eight members of Congress on debt ceiling vote.
• Jul 29 Coalition of Workers, Religious Leaders, Demand Fiscal Accountability of N.M. Hospital Executives Christus St. Vincent fails to disclose how money intended for indigent care is being spent.
• Jul 28 Enough Is Enough! Hundreds rally at the U.S. Capitol to oppose deep cuts to the social safety net.
• Jul 27 Petition Urges City of Memphis to Act in Good Faith City council violated contract, imposing a 4.6 percent pay cut for all city workers.
• Jul 27 Media Matters: Fraud Video Outed as a Fraud Supposed undercover ‘sting’ exposes right-wing activist James O’Keefe as an illegitimate news source.
• Jul 26 Americans Reject Cuts to the Middle Class, Favor Higher Taxes on the Wealthy, Corporations New poll shows voters oppose the Republican plan to cut Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security.
• Jul 25 Undermining the Right to Vote New requirements will keep students, minorities and seniors from having their voices heard.
• Jul 22 Madison Meets Cairo A conversation between Wisconsin labor activist Tim Birkley and Egyptian democracy activist Sarah Kamal.
• Jul 21 Gut & Scrap The Republican proposal to gut and scrap Medicare looks like the Ryan plan on steroids.
• Jul 21 It's Official: SB 5 Heads to the Ballot Ohio Secretary of State certifies 915,456 signatures to bring repeal to a vote in November.
• Jul 21 Minnesota Public Services to Resume – but Problems Remain The statewide government shutdown is over, but the budget deal won’t solve Minnesota’s many problems.
• Jul 20 Ohio Gov. Kasich: Wake Up and Smell the Polls! Anti-worker, right-wing policies are sinking Ohio Governor Kasich’s popularity with the state’s voters.
• Jul 20 Wisconsin’s Voters Again Reject Corporate Agenda Incumbent state Sen. Dave Hansen (D) retained his seat in the state's first recall contest.
• Jul 19 New Haven 911 Dispatcher Saves Drowning Boy Emergency center worker directed family members to perform CPR until paramedics arrived on the scene.
• Jul 18 Iowans Tell Gov. Branstad: No More Corporate Agenda! Des Moines rally calls on the governor to “put people before profits, politics and polluters.”
• Jul 18 Right Trumps Might in Tennessee Activists arrested in March during state Senate hearing on anti-union legislation have been acquitted.
• Jul 16 Newly Released Documents Expose ALEC’s Corporate Agenda Secretive organization writes “model legislation” to advance business interests at the expense of working Americans.
• Jul 15 Minnesota Agreement Reached? It’s No Deal Until It’s a Done Deal! Details of an agreement between lawmakers and Gov. Dayton have not yet been made public.
• Jul 15 GOP Plays the Debt Ceiling Game: Will We All Lose? House Republican lawmakers are putting their political and ideological interests ahead of the nation's well-being.
• Jul 14 Coalition of 247 Organizations Say ‘No!’ to Balanced Budget Constitutional Amendment Proposal is the opposite of what's needed and would damage the economy, not strengthen it.
• Jul 14 They Thought Voters Were Dumb. They Were Wrong! Wisconsin voters rejected all six GOP candidates who posed as Democrats in Tuesday's primary election.
• Jul 13 AFSCME Co-Chairs August March for Jobs and Justice Rally takes place the day before the MLK Memorial is unveiled on the National Mall.
• Jul 13 AFSCME Helps Launch National Drive to Better Home Care Providers’ Lives, Services Caregivers from across the country kick off campaign at town hall meeting in Washington, DC.
• Jul 12 NYC Fire Fighters Get Out the Vote in Wisconsin FDNY members volunteer in recall efforts to restore workers' rights and protect middle class families.
• Jul 11 AFSCME’s Next Wave of Young Leaders Energized to Confront Challenges More than 600 new and young AFSCME activists get a crash course on union power.
• Jul 10 AFL-CIO Sec.-Treas. Shuler Dives into the Next Wave National labor federation's youngest-ever elected officer addresses the next generation of AFSCME leaders.
• Jul 09 Next Wavers Protest Georgia Immigration ‘Hate Law’ Labor, civil rights and immigration activists denounce HB 87 as an affront to human dignity.
• Jul 08 AFSCME’s Young Activists Meet at Next Wave Conference in Georgia The next generation of union leaders gather to learn strategies for fighting back and winning.
• Jul 08 Minnesotans Demand End to Government Shutdown Public service workers and supporters hold massive demonstration at the Capitol steps in St. Paul.
• Jul 07 Need a Job? Go to Prison Thanks to Gov. Scott Walker, Wisconsin public service employees lose work to unpaid inmates.
• Jul 07 Lillian Roberts Becomes AFSCME International Vice President Executive director of District Council 37, legend of NYC's labor movement, joins International Executive Board.
• Jun 30 Standing Up for Public Service Workers in San Diego Sec.-Treas. Saunders and Rev. Sharpton speak out against right-wing attacks on city employees.
• Jun 29 Rachel Maddow Spells Out Koch Brothers’ Influence Tea Party financiers brought several Republican governors to a secret, invitation-only meeting in Colorado.
• Jun 29 Ohio Voters Celebrate End of Petition Drive to Repeal SB 5 Thousands of union members and community supporters march alongside a semi-truck filled with signatures.
• Jun 27 Training for the Bargaining Table in Rhode Island Rank-and-file members learn about the challenges posed by shrinking budgets and right-wing attacks on workers.
• Jun 24 Tax “Holiday” for Corporate Profits will Vacate U.S. Jobs Recycled Bush-era initiative actually led to further job losses the first time around.
• Jun 24 New Jersey Legislature Attacks Workers’ Rights Legislation would roll back benefits and bargaining rights for 750,000 state and local workers.
• Jun 24 Next Wave: We Are What Democracy Looks Like! Join young AFSCME activists at the Next Wave Convention in Atlanta from July 8–10.
• Jun 22 Tent Cities Pop Up in Trenton and New York City NJ's “Camp Collective Bargaining” and NYC’s “Bloombergville” were inspired by protests in Madison and Cairo.
• Jun 21 Michigan Voters Launch Campaign to Stop Local Dictator Law Organizers vow to gather 190,000 signatures by Labor Day to put repeal on the ballot.
• Jun 21 Are You With Us? Watch the Democracy for America video that debuted at the 2011 Netroots Nation conference.
• Jun 21 A Better New Jersey for All New Jersey public employees talk about the important services they provide to the state.
• Jun 20 Sec.-Treas. Saunders at Netroots Nation: Rebuilding the Progressive Movement Progressive online activists are urged to join with unions, fight attacks on middle class.
• Jun 18 Netroots Nation Video: Attack on America's Middle Class Footage from Saturday morning's keynote featuring Sen. Al Franken and AFSCME Sec.-Treas. Lee A. Saunders.
• Jun 17 We Are Ohio Collects Over 714K Signatures for Citizens' Veto Grassroots group reports than triple the number of signatures needed to qualify for the ballot.
• Jun 17 From Memphis to Madison to Minneapolis AFSCME sponsored the reception and opening keynote session to kick off the Netroots Nation conference.
• Jun 16 Netroots Nation Video: Bloggers Unite! Panelists discussed how bloggers in Wisconsin turned the Madison uprising into a national story.
• Jun 16 Thousands Protest New York City’s Budget Cuts Mayor Bloomberg's budget plan threatens to cut services and lay off workers.
• Jun 16 AFSCME Joins Progressive Activists at Netroots Nation The annual conference for online activists takes place June 16-19 in Minneapolis.
• Jun 16 New Jersey Public Employees Rally Against Union-Busting Legislation Activists protest Gov. Christie's continued assault on public sector workers.
• Jun 15 Wisconsin Supreme Court Rules 4-3 Against Workers' Rights Despite the setback, Wisconsin's pro-worker movement remains as vital and committed as ever.
• Jun 14 Prison Privatization as Political Payback Taxpayers wind up paying more when private contractors cut corners on safety, health and services.
• Jun 14 Protesters Spread the News: Keep Hands Off Medicare Opposition to Republican budget makes headlines at a town hall meeting held at DC's Newseum.
• Jun 13 Ohio Bikers Make Themselves Heard at the Statehouse Motorcycle rally draws attention to the campaign to get SB 5 on the November ballot.
• Jun 10 Iowans Protest Frankenstein Bill Omnibus legislation was assembled from a hodgepodge of bills that failed earlier this year.
• Jun 08 State Battles Summit Ends with Commitment to Fight Civil rights leader Wade Henderson energizes AFSCME activists with call to preserve the Middle Class.
• Jun 08 Memphis Sanitation Workers Complete Induction Into ‘Labor Hall of Fame’ Ceremony at the University of Memphis recognizes the courageous strike for dignity and workers' rights.
• Jun 07 Sec.-Treas. Saunders: ‘We're the Last Line of Defense’ for the Middle Class Activists at AFSCME's State Battles Summit learn more about successful efforts to fight back.
• Jun 07 Bush Tax Cuts 10 Years Later Massive tax giveaway squandered a massive budget surplus, and we're still paying for it.
• Jun 06 “Walkerville”: Friendly Face of the Budget Battle Tent city springs up near the Wisconsin State Capitol to protest Gov. Walker's anti-worker agenda.
• Jun 06 AFSCME’s State Battles Summit Opens Conference will focus on fighting unprecedented right-wing attacks on public service workers and collective bargaining.
• Jun 02 Illinois Union Coalition Blocks Bills Attacking Public Service Workers Grassroots outpouring turns back huge increases in pension contributions, health insurance premiums for state employees.
• Jun 01 Playing Chicken with Our Fiscal Future Tuesday’s staged vote on the “clean” debt limit was only held so it would fail.
• May 26 Congress’ Attack on Unemployed Workers Instead of helping Americans get back to work, new legislation would restrict unemployment benefits.
• May 26 Collective Bargaining in Wisconsin Gets Another Reprieve Judge rules open meeting law was violated in rush to pass Gov. Walker's anti-union measure.
• May 25 Wisconsin Voter ID Bill is Morally Wrong Gov. Walker signs fast-tracked law designed to make it harder for Wisconsinites to vote.
• May 25 Hands Off Medicare Senate must reject the Ryan budget plan that would eliminate Medicare as we know it.
• Apr 08 Is There a Doctor in the House (of Labor)? Yes, More than Ever! For the second time this year, doctors in California have voted to join the Union of American Physicians and Dentists.
• Mar 22 Organizing for Power with AFSCME With this column, we note the many organizing victories achieved during the past several months, both large and small (listed alphabetically by state).