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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 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)
- Apr 28 Workers Memorial Day Statement of AFSCME President Gerald W. McEntee on Workers Memorial Day (Press Release)
- Apr 12 Countering the Siege AFSCME President McEntee on how attacks on public service workers have energized union members and... (New York Times)
- Apr 12 Federal budget cuts hit health, labor, education hardest More than half of $38 billion in spending cuts hit education, labor and health programs.... (Dispatch Politics)
- Feb 10 “The Affordable Care Act Helps Seniors Stay Healthy” Statement of AFSCME President Gerald W. McEntee on the value of the Affordable Care Act for older Americans (Press Release)
- May 13 Pesticides Risky for Healthcare Workers Healthcare workers are at risk from the chemicals widely used in hospitals and other facilities... (MedPage Today)
- Sep 07 Federal Dollars Provided to Health Centers Almost $69 million in federal stimulus money has been pumped into Florida’s community health centers... (Nurse.com)
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- 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.... (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 18 AFSCME Members Beat Privatization in Pennsylvania Northampton County voters overwhelmingly reject a ballot measure to privatize Gracedale nursing home. (Blog)
- May 03 AFSCME Nurses in DC this Week to Fight for Medicaid, Medicare National Nurses Congress attendees will attend workshops, hear speakers and meet with members of Congress.... (Blog)
- 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... (Blog)
- Apr 07 Florida Legislature Pulls Plug on Privatization of Northeast Florida State Hospital One of the many dangerous proposals in Gov. Rick Scott's budget is now off the... (Blog)
- Feb 03 In the Wake of Violent Attacks, AFSCME Members Rally for Hospital Safety (Blog)
- Feb 02 Illinois Mental Health Workers Win 3-Year Struggle for Dignity (Blog)
- Jan 01 AFSCME Across America: Organizing for Power From state to state, workers are organizing with AFSCME for a stronger voice on the job. Here are some recent victories: (AFSCME Works Magazine)
- Jan 01 California: Child Care Providers Fight to Restore Program for Families Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear (D) signs two negotiated union agreements covering approximately 9,000 corrections and social service workers. (AFSCME Works Magazine)
- Jan 01 Kentucky: State Workers Gain Rights Through AFSCME Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear (D) signs two negotiated union agreements covering approximately 9,000 corrections and social service workers. (AFSCME Works Magazine)
- Jan 01 New York: DC 37 Fights to Prevent Privatization, Layoffs Resuming a battle that has lasted more than a decade, New York City's largest public employee union is again fighting to prevent the outsourcing of laundry services for most of the city's public hospitals, and to stop a plan to lay off other employees. (AFSCME Works Magazine)
