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- Jul 08 Statement of AFSCME Pres. McEntee on the June Jobs Report Press Release
- Jul 07 “A Healthy Economy Is the Best Deficit Reduction Strategy” Press Release Statement of AFSCME President Gerald W. McEntee on debt ceiling negotiations
- Jun 03 Ordinary workers took extraordinary stand, made history Hilda L. Solis, Secretary of Labor, Memphis Commercial Appeal Memphis sanitation strike an important turning point in the fight for civil rights, workplace equality
- Apr 28 Workers Memorial Day Press Release Statement of AFSCME President Gerald W. McEntee on Workers Memorial Day
- Apr 12 Countering the Siege New York Times AFSCME President McEntee on how attacks on public service workers have energized union members and our allies in a growing battle over workers’ rights.
- May 18 Obama administration supports additional funding to stabilize neighborhoods hard-hit by foreclosure Dept. of Housing and Urban Development U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan announced today that the Obama Administration will work with Congress to find ways to help state and local governments better combat the effects of the housing crisis and home foreclosures.
- Feb 20 Housing officials mark the impact of Tampa's stimulus money after one year St. Petersburg Times According to the Congressional Budget Office, the stimulus package has created or saved between 800,000 and 2.4 million jobs.
- Sep 25 HUD Offers $1.43 Billion In Homeless Assistance Grants to Support Thousands of Local Projects Nationwide Dept. of Housing and Urban Development The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development is making available $1.43 billion in homeless assistance grants to thousands of local projects that house and serve homeless persons and families across the country.
- Aug 26 HUD announces $50 million in Recovery Act funds to help local communities stabilize neighborhoods hard hit by foreclosure Dept. of Housing and Urban Development U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan today announced HUD is launching a $50 million effort to help state and local governments address the inventory of foreclosed properties.
- Aug 21 Housing Begins Long, Slow Rebound Associated Press It was — note the past tense — the worst housing recession anyone but survivors of the Great Depression can remember.
