Latest News
- 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 28 Budget cuts hurt probation efforts Rupa Shenoy, Minnesota Public Radio Many cash-strapped MN local governments have cut funds for probation departments during December budget deliberations.
- Apr 28 Budget cuts slice programs for ex-inmates Kevin Johnson, USA Today Cuts in probation and parole programs could undermine recent successes in shrinking bloated prison populations
- 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.
- Mar 29 Florida lawmakers look to privatize prisons Marc Caputo, Miami Herald The Florida Senate quietly slipped language into budget proposal that seeks to give corporations the chance to run correctional facilities and probation services in 18 counties.
- Mar 23 Number of Life Terms Hits Record Solomon Moore, New York Times
- Aug 27 California Is Failing the Prison Test New York Times
- Jul 22 Republicans Block Workers’ Rights, Social Security, Mine Safety Bills Mike Hall, AFL-CIO Now Blog
