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• Oct 30 Statement of AFSCME Pres. Lee Saunders on Hurricane Sandy Press Release
• May 14 Presidential Proclamation -- Peace Officers Memorial Day and Police Week President Barack Obama, White House
• Sep 08 AFSCME Reflects on 9/11 Press Release New video features public service workers who answered the call
• Sep 08 Remembering the `invisible workers’ of 9/11 Greg Sargent, Washington Post On AFSCME's video remembrance of the workers who rose to the call of duty that day.
• Aug 25 19 of 50 slain police killed in ambushes Kevin Johnson, USA Today Nearly 40% of police officers fatally shot this year have been slain in ambush-style attacks.
• 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
• May 13 AFSCME Salutes Our Nation’s Law Enforcement Officers Who Serve Our Country with Valor and Distinction Press Release Statement of AFSCME President Gerald W. McEntee on National Law Enforcement Officers Week
• May 02 Statement of AFSCME Pres. McEntee on the Death of Osama Bin Laden Press Release
• 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.
• Dec 09 Republicans Block Workers’ Rights, Social Security, Mine Safety Bills AFL-CIO Now Blog Living up to its reputation as the party of “No,” Republican lawmakers stalled collective bargaining rights for public safety officers, blocked action on a Social Security cost of living supplement and stonewalled stronger mine safety laws.
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• Mar 29 Militia Charged With Plotting to Murder Officers New York Times The Justice Department said they were part of a group of apocalyptic Christian militants who were plotting to kill law enforcement officers in hopes of inciting an antigovernment uprising.
• Mar 29 Memphis police director accused of vindictive firing of union president Memphis Commercial Appeal Two City Council members and leaders of the city's unions say the police department's decision to fire the officer in charge of the police union was unfair and appeared to be retaliatory.
• Dec 01 AFSCME Sends Sympathy to Families of Murdered Police Officers Press Release The loss of these four brave law enforcement officers, tragically killed in Lakewood, Washington, is felt deeply by those who knew them, and by their brothers and sisters in blue across the nation.
• Jul 28 Department of Justice COPS Hiring Recovery Program (CHRP) Awards (141k PDF) COPS Office The COPS Office has awarded $1 billion in Recovery Act funding through its COPS Hiring Recovery Program (CHRP) to state, local and tribal law enforcement to create and/or preserve nearly 5,000 law enforcement positions.
• Apr 21 Cash-Strapped Cities Try Private Guards Over Police Wall Street Journal The City of Oakland, California has joined other cities in dealing with tight budgets by turning over law enforcement responsibilities to private armed guards.
• Feb 07 Double Blow for Police: Less Cash, More Crime Washington Post The nation's economic trouble has hit state and local law enforcement, with two out of three large departments reporting budget cuts or hiring freezes.