May 21, 2020 All EMS Workers Should be Eligible for Federal Benefits Program The Public Safety Officers’ Benefits Program shouldn’t exclude EMS workers based on whom they work for. Read More
Apr 30, 2020 Corrections Workers Need Congress to Act As Prisons Become Coronavirus Petri Dishes Corrections officers describe rising COVID-19 cases in their facilities and a continuing lack of personal protective equipment. Congress, are you listening? Read More
Apr 28, 2020 Pelosi, Schumer Join AFSCME Members to Push Congress for State, Local Aid Pro-worker congressional leaders fight alongside AFSCME members for state, local aid. Read More
Apr 24, 2020 Saunders to Congress: Helping States, Localities Must Be Next on Your Agenda The aid for small businesses and more COVID-19 testing was necessary, but Congress still has unfinished work. It needs to help struggling state and local governments. ASAP. Read More
Apr 07, 2020 Bayou State Blues: Members Slammed While Processing Record Unemployment Claims Louisiana members handling unemployment claims are seeing a huge spike in cases as the Bayou State economy crumbles. Read More
Mar 23, 2020 Today is the 10-year Anniversary of the Affordable Care Act Millions of people gained coverage thanks to the Affordable Care Act, which was signed into law 10 years ago today. Read More
Mar 23, 2020 Serving Students Stuck on Campus is Maryland Member’s Mission Serving those still on the University of Maryland campus is this member’s mission on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic Read More
Mar 20, 2020 Germ Warrior at Your Service at Hartford Public Library Fighting germs and getting Hartford Public Library ready for a sanitary reopening is this member’s passion. Read More
Mar 19, 2020 Coronavirus Aid Package Falls Short. Workers Need More from Congress. The coronavirus aid bill that passed Congress doesn’t quite cut it. Workers need more help. States and localities need more direct aid from Washington. Read More
Mar 19, 2020 Fighting the COVID-19 Pandemic in Prisons Learn how AFSCME members who work in prisons are confronting the coronavirus pandemic. Read More
Mar 16, 2020 Senators Must Pass the Coronavirus Assistance Bill; More Still Needed AFSCME members are urging the U.S. Senate to pass an improved coronavirus assistance bill. Stat. Read More
Jan 31, 2020 Wisconsin Museum Workers Reject Bad Contract, Demand a Fair Deal In Milwaukee, AFSCME museum workers rejected bad contract offers and are standing up for a fair deal. Read More
Jan 04, 2019 AFSCME Power on Full Display in the Michigan Legislature Members fought hard to derail anti-worker measures proposed by the majority party and won. Read More
Dec 13, 2018 AFSCME Fights Anti-Worker Lame Duck Shenanigans in Michigan AFSCME members throughout Michigan are working overtime to block these blatantly political attacks on working people. Read More
Feb 16, 2018 Workers, Retirees Have a Powerful Advocate on Nation’s Largest Pension System California public-service retirees and workers have a powerful advocate for their pensions – AFSCME member Priya Mathur. Read More
Oct 23, 2017 AFSCME Maryland Leads Fight Against ‘Public Health Crisis’ AFSCME is fighting for expanded mental health services in Maryland despite being chronically understaffed. Read More
Aug 30, 2017 Labor Unions Are Surging in Popularity A new Gallup poll shows public support for labor unions is the highest since 2003. Read More
Aug 29, 2017 Keep Those Donations Coming, AFSCME Members Need Your Help Please continue to donate to the AFSCME Fallen Heroes Fund to help sisters and brothers affected by Hurricane Harvey. Read More
Jul 26, 2017 You Can Stop the Senate from Wrecking Our Health Care System Yes, you can stop right-wing senators from wrecking our health care system. Call your senators now and tell them to vote no. Read More
May 03, 2017 AFSCME Says No to Private School Vouchers Private school vouchers are making a comeback in a federal spending bill that’ll keep government running through September 30. This is bad for public education. Read More
Apr 27, 2017 Louisiana Members Step up Actions for Workplace Safety, Funding To stop violent attacks, employees of Louisiana’s Pinecrest Supports and Services Center used their union, and the news media, to get the word out. Read More
Apr 13, 2017 Slashing the Federal Workforce Isn’t Cool, Mick Mulvaney The Trump administration relishes the prospect of slashing the federal workforce. They’re wrong. Here’s why. Read More
Feb 24, 2017 In Florida, AFSCME’s Razor-Sharp Focus is on Growth Florida AFSCME is looking for a few – make that many more – working people to reap the benefits of a strong contract and is working to build on membership growth it achieved last year. Read More
Feb 21, 2017 Trump’s Immigration Policies ‘Nothing Short of Mass Deportation’ Trump’s new immigration push ‘nothing sort of mass deportation,” AFSCME Pres. Lee Saunders says. Read More
Jan 31, 2017 Voter Fraud? What You Talkin’ About, Trump? What voter fraud? President Donald Trump alleges—falsely—that there’s massive voter fraud. But there’s no evidence that this is true. Read More
Jan 13, 2017 Let’s Not Forget: Obamacare Saves Lives The Affordable Care Act barred insurance companies from denying coverage to people with pre-existing conditions and made it possible for 30 million people to get insured. Read More
Jan 11, 2017 Seriously? $1 Federal Pay? Congress could slash salaries of individual federal employees to as low as $1 under an obscure rule revived by right-wing lawmakers. Read More
Jan 10, 2017 AFSCME Helps Block Postal Privatization AFSCME and other labor groups can now celebrate a victory in the move to stop privatization of public services. Read More