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During the 2011 AFSCME Public Safety Congress, over 400 AFSCME-represented corrections and law enforcement employees gathered in Houston to arm themselves with the tools and information needed to defend themselves on the job and build their union.
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- Jul 08 Statement of AFSCME Pres. McEntee on the June Jobs Report
- Jul 07 “A Healthy Economy Is the Best Deficit Reduction Strategy” Statement of AFSCME President Gerald W. McEntee on debt ceiling negotiations (Press Release)
- Jun 24 Report: Private Prisons Love Mass Incarceration, And Want Politicians To Love It Too Major private prison companies have an incentive to encourage policies which increase populations. (Talking Points Memo)
- Jun 06 Gov. Jindal's plan to sell state prisons is killed by House committee Louisiana House deals governor a tough loss on a top priority for his administration. (Times-Picayune)
- Jun 03 Ordinary workers took extraordinary stand, made history Memphis sanitation strike an important turning point in the fight for civil rights, workplace equality... (Memphis Commercial Appeal)
- May 31 Private prisons see opposition A proposal to privatize six prisons in Ohio faces opposition from a coalition of non-profit... (Marion Star)
- May 19 Private Prisons Found to Offer Little in Savings Data from Arizona suggests privately operated prisons can cost more to operate than state-run prisons.... (New York Times)
- May 04 Report: “Making A Killing” A new report exposes how the private prison industry thrives in a pay-to-play culture; making our communities less safe and more prone to violent crime (Press Release)
- May 02 “We Are Proud of the Work that Our Corrections Employees Do” Statement of AFSCME President Gerald W. McEntee on National Correctional Employees Week (Press Release)
- Apr 28 Workers Memorial Day Statement of AFSCME President Gerald W. McEntee on Workers Memorial Day (Press Release)
- Apr 15 ACLU warns against plan to sell state prisons Privatizing Ohio prisons won't save money, will undermine sentencing reform and will post a security... (THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH)
- Apr 12 Countering the Siege AFSCME President McEntee on how attacks on public service workers have energized union members and... (New York Times)
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- 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.... (Blog)
- Oct 25 CNBC Puts a Spotlight on For-Profit Prison Firm Report cites assaults at privately run Idaho Correctional Center. (Blog)
- Oct 01 Florida Court Rebukes Governor’s Prison Sale Ruling blocks Gov. Scott’s plan to turn 29 state facilities over to private contractors. (Blog)
- 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. (Blog)
- 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. (Blog)
- Sep 16 AFSCME Public Safety Congress Opens Over 400 AFSCME-represented corrections and law enforcement employees gather for joint conference in Houston. (Blog)
- Jun 14 Prison Privatization as Political Payback Taxpayers wind up paying more when private contractors cut corners on safety, health and services.... (Blog)
- Jun 01 The Main Street Movement Fights over budgets, pensions and public services are really a battle for the American Dream. (AFSCME Works Magazine)
- May 19 Private Prison Savings Are a Hoax New York Times report shows prisons run by private corporations cost taxpayers more, not less.... (Blog)
- May 04 Prison Corporations are ‘Making a Killing’ New report details corruption, increased cases of violence and death at for-profit facilities. (Blog)
- May 02 Honoring Our Corrections Officers Recognizing the thousands of corrections officers who risk their lives to keep our communities safe.... (Blog)
- Jan 07 Connecticut - Corrections Officers Win Wage Hike Fight (AFSCME Works Magazine)
