http://www.afscme.org/rss/blog Thu, 20 Jan 2020 05:00:00 +0000 AMPS en AFSCME Blog Feed AFSCME Blog Feed hourly 1 AFSCME retirees go to Congress to fight to cut health care costs, fund public services https://www.afscme.org/blog/afscme-retirees-go-to-congress-to-fight-to-cut-health-care-costs-fund-public-services Fri, 10 Oct 2025 15:55:00 -0500 https://www.afscme.org/blog/afscme-retirees-go-to-congress-to-fight-to-cut-health-care-costs-fund-public-services We demand back pay for furloughed federal workers https://www.afscme.org/blog/we-demand-back-pay-for-furloughed-federal-workers Thu, 09 Oct 2025 20:34:00 -0500 https://www.afscme.org/blog/we-demand-back-pay-for-furloughed-federal-workers Workers at another Colorado library are building power through AFSCME https://www.afscme.org/blog/workers-at-another-colorado-library-are-building-power-through-afscme Tue, 07 Oct 2025 20:47:00 -0500 https://www.afscme.org/blog/workers-at-another-colorado-library-are-building-power-through-afscme Florida retiree: Services for vulnerable children are hurting. Congress needs to fund public services. https://www.afscme.org/blog/florida-retiree-services-for-vulnerable-children-are-hurting-congress-needs-to-fund-public-services Tue, 07 Oct 2025 19:04:00 -0500 https://www.afscme.org/blog/florida-retiree-services-for-vulnerable-children-are-hurting-congress-needs-to-fund-public-services At AFSCME forum, CA governor candidates vow to fight for public services, working families https://www.afscme.org/blog/at-afscme-forum-ca-governor-candidates-vow-to-fight-for-public-services-working-families Tue, 07 Oct 2025 17:08:00 -0500 https://www.afscme.org/blog/at-afscme-forum-ca-governor-candidates-vow-to-fight-for-public-services-working-families On the front lines, Michigan hospice nurse sees shutdown’s human cost https://www.afscme.org/blog/on-the-front-lines-michigan-hospice-nurse-sees-shutdowns-human-cost Mon, 06 Oct 2025 19:12:00 -0500 https://www.afscme.org/blog/on-the-front-lines-michigan-hospice-nurse-sees-shutdowns-human-cost At N.Y. medical center, world of hurt awaits patients https://www.afscme.org/blog/at-n-y-medical-center-world-of-hurt-awaits-patients Mon, 06 Oct 2025 18:32:00 -0500 https://www.afscme.org/blog/at-n-y-medical-center-world-of-hurt-awaits-patients How the shutdown will impact public services in states and cities https://www.afscme.org/blog/how-the-shutdown-will-impact-public-services-in-states-and-cities Fri, 03 Oct 2025 20:29:00 -0500 https://www.afscme.org/blog/how-the-shutdown-will-impact-public-services-in-states-and-cities Health care cuts, government shutdown put Michigan families at risk https://www.afscme.org/blog/health-care-cuts-government-shutdown-put-michigan-families-at-risk Thu, 02 Oct 2025 21:11:00 -0500 https://www.afscme.org/blog/health-care-cuts-government-shutdown-put-michigan-families-at-risk Maryland nurse says government shutdown is going to be ‘devastating’ https://www.afscme.org/blog/maryland-nurse-says-government-shutdown-is-going-to-be-devastating Thu, 02 Oct 2025 20:36:00 -0500 https://www.afscme.org/blog/maryland-nurse-says-government-shutdown-is-going-to-be-devastating Government shutdown a ‘one-two punch for working families’ https://www.afscme.org/blog/government-shutdown-a-one-two-punch-for-working-families Wed, 01 Oct 2025 19:27:00 -0500 https://www.afscme.org/blog/government-shutdown-a-one-two-punch-for-working-families AFSCME heroes help heal MI community gripped by tragedy https://www.afscme.org/blog/afscme-heroes-help-heal-mi-community-gripped-by-tragedy Tue, 30 Sep 2025 19:31:00 -0500 https://www.afscme.org/blog/afscme-heroes-help-heal-mi-community-gripped-by-tragedy City of Jacksonville, Florida, workers celebrate winning back their union https://www.afscme.org/blog/city-of-jacksonville-florida-workers-celebrate-winning-back-their-union Mon, 29 Sep 2025 20:49:00 -0500 https://www.afscme.org/blog/city-of-jacksonville-florida-workers-celebrate-winning-back-their-union Our Los Angeles union made a difference by preventing layoffs for city workers https://www.afscme.org/blog/our-los-angeles-union-made-a-difference-by-preventing-layoffs-for-city-workers Fri, 26 Sep 2025 21:07:00 -0500 https://www.afscme.org/blog/our-los-angeles-union-made-a-difference-by-preventing-layoffs-for-city-workers Corrections Sgt. Dani Adams of Iowa warns of harm to rural hospitals from the so-called ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ https://www.afscme.org/blog/corrections-sgt-dani-adams-of-iowa-warns-of-harm-to-rural-hospitals-from-the-so-called-big-beautiful-bill Thu, 25 Sep 2025 17:44:00 -0500 https://www.afscme.org/blog/corrections-sgt-dani-adams-of-iowa-warns-of-harm-to-rural-hospitals-from-the-so-called-big-beautiful-bill Nurse Missy Bennett explains how the so-called ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ threatens care for seniors, working families https://www.afscme.org/blog/nurse-missy-bennett-explains-how-the-so-called-big-beautiful-bill-threatens-care-for-seniors-working-families Thu, 25 Sep 2025 16:09:00 -0500 https://www.afscme.org/blog/nurse-missy-bennett-explains-how-the-so-called-big-beautiful-bill-threatens-care-for-seniors-working-families Thank you, New York Rep. Pat Ryan, for standing with working families https://www.afscme.org/blog/thank-you-new-york-rep-pat-ryan-for-standing-with-working-families Wed, 24 Sep 2025 22:19:00 -0500 https://www.afscme.org/blog/thank-you-new-york-rep-pat-ryan-for-standing-with-working-families AFSCME members who keep our classrooms safe go back to school https://www.afscme.org/blog/afscme-members-who-keep-our-classrooms-safe-go-back-to-school Wed, 24 Sep 2025 20:57:00 -0500 https://www.afscme.org/blog/afscme-members-who-keep-our-classrooms-safe-go-back-to-school AFSCME fights back as private prison corporation asks Supreme Court for a shield from accountability https://www.afscme.org/blog/afscme-fights-back-as-private-prison-corporation-asks-supreme-court-for-a-shield-from-accountability Tue, 23 Sep 2025 19:36:00 -0500 https://www.afscme.org/blog/afscme-fights-back-as-private-prison-corporation-asks-supreme-court-for-a-shield-from-accountability Never Quit winner’s public service grew out of a childhood fascination with buses https://www.afscme.org/blog/never-quit-winners-public-service-grew-out-of-a-childhood-fascination-with-buses Fri, 19 Sep 2025 16:52:00 -0500 https://www.afscme.org/blog/never-quit-winners-public-service-grew-out-of-a-childhood-fascination-with-buses Speaking out against privatizing prison health care in Iowa https://www.afscme.org/blog/speaking-out-against-privatizing-prison-health-care-in-iowa Mon, 22 Sep 2025 19:04:00 -0500 https://www.afscme.org/blog/speaking-out-against-privatizing-prison-health-care-in-iowa How Congress can lower health care costs and stop job losses https://www.afscme.org/blog/how-congress-can-lower-health-care-costs-and-stop-job-losses Fri, 19 Sep 2025 14:00:00 -0500 https://www.afscme.org/blog/how-congress-can-lower-health-care-costs-and-stop-job-losses Minnesota state workers win contract gains by standing together https://www.afscme.org/blog/minnesota-state-workers-win-contract-gains-by-standing-together Fri, 19 Sep 2025 15:26:00 -0500 https://www.afscme.org/blog/minnesota-state-workers-win-contract-gains-by-standing-together Senate bill would restore collective bargaining rights for federal workers https://www.afscme.org/blog/senate-bill-would-restore-collective-bargaining-rights-for-federal-workers Thu, 18 Sep 2025 19:55:00 -0500 https://www.afscme.org/blog/senate-bill-would-restore-collective-bargaining-rights-for-federal-workers AFSCME members win again with court ruling on federal probationary employees https://www.afscme.org/blog/afscme-members-win-again-with-court-ruling-on-federal-probationary-employees Mon, 15 Sep 2025 16:27:00 -0500 https://www.afscme.org/blog/afscme-members-win-again-with-court-ruling-on-federal-probationary-employees