September 04, 2017 Labor Unions Brought You So Much More Than This Long Weekend This Labor Day weekend – and much more – brought to you by unions. Read More
August 18, 2017 On The Record: Consent of the Governed Elected representatives need to hold town hall meetings, and their constituents need to show up for them, making their voices heard. That’s democracy in action. Read More
August 01, 2017 Threats Facing Working People and AFSCME’s Response AFSCME Pres. Lee Saunders discusses the threats facing AFSCME members and working people everywhere and what our union is doing about it. Read More
July 28, 2017 You Helped Defeat Trumpcare, Saving Millions of Lives. Thank You. Working people won big this morning when right-wing politicians failed despite repeated attempts to take health care away from millions. Read More
July 20, 2017 ‘Let Obamacare Fail.’ Really, Mr. President? President Donald Trump to Americans who depend on having decent health care: “We’ll let Obamacare fail.” Really, Mr. President? Read More
July 03, 2017 On the Record: Freedom Freedom means more than making a living. It means the ability to financially support your family and have time to be there for them. Read More
June 06, 2017 Tell Your Senators: ‘Hands Off Medicaid’ President Trump promised NOT to cut Medicaid, but his budget proposal and the House health care bill he supports tell a different story. Read More
May 23, 2017 Dangerous and Unfair President Trump and Speaker Ryan promised better health care at a lower cost for more people, but instead the House has passed a health care bill that will make the system worse for working people. Read More
May 15, 2017 Law Enforcement Week No one in the public service — and perhaps no one at all — has a tougher job than law enforcement officers. Read More
April 25, 2017 AFSCME’s New Secretary-Treasurer AFSCME is excited to introduce its new Secretary-Treasurer, Elissa McBride. Read More
April 07, 2017 Pres. Lee Saunders Blasts Senate for Gorsuch Vote Pres. Lee Saunders said the Senate’s action to ram through the confirmation of Neil Gorsuch without strong bipartisan support sets a troubling precedent and sheds further light on the politicization of the judiciary. Read More
April 06, 2017 Going ‘Nuclear’ Over Gorsuch Was a Bad Idea AFSCME Pres. Lee Saunders blasts U.S. Senate’s decision to exercise ‘”nuclear option” to make it easier for Judge Neil Gorsuch to be confirmed to the Supreme Court. Read More
March 23, 2017 An Era of Scorn for Our Government Workforce AFSCME Pres. Lee Saunders blasts right-wing politicians who scapegoat and undermine public workers. Read More
March 23, 2017 No on Neil Gorsuch for the U.S. Supreme Court AFSCME asks senators to reject Judge Neil Gorsuch for a lifetime appointment to the U.S. Supreme Court. Read More
March 16, 2017 Trump’s Budget Plan a Disaster for Working People, Poor President Trump’s budget plan “cuts nearly everything that matters to working families,” said President Lee Saunders. Here’s what it does and doesn’t do. Read More
March 09, 2017 Saunders to Iowa: We’ll Stand Together and Build Together Hundreds of Iowa Council 61 members – clad in AFSCME green – flooded the Iowa State Capital this week to stand up against attacks on working people. Read More
March 03, 2017 The Secret Plan to Tax Your Health Benefits The Affordable Care Act pulled the country out of a health care crisis. How does the congressional majority show its appreciation? By trying to kill the law. Read More
February 28, 2017 We'll Be Listening Closely Working people want to know if President Donald Trump, who addresses a joint session of Congress tonight, will keep his campaign promises to create economic opportunity and make life better for them. Read More
February 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
February 14, 2017 Paying the “Price” for New HHS Secretary AFSCME International president explains why older Americans are particularly vulnerable now that the Senate has confirmed Tom Price as the next secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services. Read More
February 09, 2017 Black History Month: A Celebration of Possibility Black History Month honors both visionaries and everyday people. Read More
August 14, 2015 Here's to 80 Years of Social Security -- and at Least 80 More Social Security is a major source of income for most of the seniors in this country; 9 out of 10 individuals older than 65 receive Social Security retirement payments. It’s one of our most beloved government institutions. Read More
February 20, 2015 'Union Scholars' Can Open New Doors for Themselves, Workers The AFSCME Union Scholars Program is a 10-week summer field placement for rising college juniors and seniors. Participants are placed on a union-organizing campaign, provided with on-site housing and paid a stipend. Read More