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AFSCME NH Governor IE "Costs Us" TV Spot
With Ovide LaMontagne as Governor, the middle class would pay a lot more. Ovide: "I won't be like Governor Lynch." Ovide would cut the minimum wage. workers paid less. Ovide would reject federal funding for our schools. That could mean higher property taxes. Ovide's plan forces seniors to pay more for the medicare they've earned. Ovide LaMontagne has radical ideas Ovide: "I won't be like Governor Lynch." Can you afford that?
AFSCME PEOPLE VA Sen "Education" TV Spot
In Virginia, we know education means opportunity. That's why Tim Kaine expanded pre-K... ...championed higher-Ed and job training. Helping make Virginia "the best state to raise a child." But George Allen has not made our kids a priority. As Governor, he tried to CUT funding for public schools. In Washington, Allen voted to END tax deductions for college tuition. And now, a budget plan that devastates K thru 12 classrooms -- -- all to pay for even more tax breaks for the wealthy.
AFSCME PEOPLE NV Senate "Nice" TV Spot
IN NEVADA, DEAN HELLER SEEMS NICE ENOUGH. BUT IN WASHINGTON, IT'S A DIFFERENT STORY. HELLER SUPPORTS ELIMINATING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, CUTTING FUNDING FOR OUR SCHOOLS. HELLER VOTED TO SLASH ACCESS TO WOMEN'S HEALTHCARE. FEWER MAMMOGRAMS AND CANCER SCREENINGS. AND HELLER VOTED TO RAISE TAXES ON THE MIDDLE CLASS AND GIVE TAX BREAKS TO MILLIONAIRES. IN WASHINGTON, DEAN HELLER'S NOT SO NICE FOR YOU.
AFSCME PEOPLE NY-27 IE "Chances" TV Spot
Free trade deals like NAFTA... hurting New York manufacturing ...and New York families. Chris Collins had a chance to help. He expanded his company ... opening factories and hiring workers. But in China and South Korea. Collins built his businesses with taxpayer-funded stimulus money and government contracts. But then Collins created jobs in other countries. Chris Collins supports trade deals that send jobs overseas... Leaving New York families behind.
- Feb 01 AFSCME Under 35 Members United in Demanding Jobs, Not Cuts Join a National Day of Action event to help end the budget showdown in Capitol Hill. (Blog)
- Jan 31 Governors Who Reject Medicaid Expansion Will Harm Workers, Families Several governors say they will refuse to set up health care purchasing “exchanges.” (Blog)
- Jan 24 Thousands in Philly Demand Fairness from Mayor Nutter City workers call on Philadelphia mayor to respect workers’ rights and think about working families. (Blog)
- Jan 18 In Anti-Nutter Rally, AFSCME Members Support Sisters and Brothers in Philadelphia Mayor Nutter was in DC to chair a meeting of the National Conference of Mayors. (Blog)
- Jan 15 Register Now for Dynamic Legislative Conference Want to raise your voice for workers? Come to Washington, DC, and do just that. (Blog)
- Jan 11 Illinois Governor Quinn Continues His War on Public Service Workers Newest effort is to deny collective bargaining rights to 3,580 employees. (Blog)
- Jan 09 The Ever-Shrinking Paycheck Washington Post columnist Harold Meyerson explains the growing wealth inequality gap. (Blog)
- Jan 06 Illinois, Rhode Island Poised to Become the Next States with Marriage Equality AFSCME members are hopeful that marriage equality will become the rule instead of the exception. (Blog)
- Jan 04 Rush to Weaken Illinois’ Pension System Unwise Governor Quinn uses lame-duck session to undermine workers’ retirement security. (Blog)
- Jan 03 Congress Passes Tax Cuts for Middle Class AFSCME will be vigilant about proposed slashing of Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid. (Blog)
- Dec 21 Wall Street Journal Duo: You’re Not Working Hard Enough Right-wing bloggers Biggs and Richwine ignore data that show lay-offs cut public services. (Blog)
- Dec 20 Saunders’ Focus: Ending the War on Working Families AFSCME president pledges to stay in campaign mode, fight attacks in states across the country. (Blog)
- Jan 18 Drawing Inspiration from Lincoln, King on the Eve of President Obama's Second Inauguration It is time for all of us to pull together and fight for the enduring... (Huffington Post)
- Jan 15 Massive Cuts are Coming Unless We Work Together It’s time to pull together to prepare America for the future. Together, we must be... (Huffington Post)
- Jan 02 AFSCME President Lee Saunders on Budget Agreement
- 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” (Press Release)
- 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 (Press Release)
- Dec 04 AFSCME’s Saunders: “Congress Should Follow the Will of the Voters”
- Oct 23 Romnesia Can’t Change the Fact that President Obama Saved the Auto Industry
- Oct 17 AFSCME’s Reyes: “Cook Your Own Dinner, Governor Romney” Statement of AFSCME Sec.-Treas. Laura Reyes on the Presidential debate (Press Release)
- Oct 16 Romney and Ryan and Respect for Workers In Mitt Romney’s America, the men and women who collect trash, plow streets, guard prisoners,... (Huffington Post)
