April 24, 2019 Ideas@AFSCME: Let's Talk About Taxes! For the first Ideas@AFSCME Facebook Live chat, we talked about how Americans feel about paying taxes. Read More
April 02, 2019 To Close the Gender Pay Gap, First a Voice on the Job Today, April 2, is nationally known as Equal Pay Day for 2019. This date is symbolic because it represents how far into the year women must work to earn what men earned in the previous year. Read More
February 06, 2019 The Shutdown is Over. The Time to Act Has Just Begun. Here are three things you can do to make sure shutdowns don’t happen again. Read More
November 14, 2018 Public Charge Rule Would Turn American Dream into Nightmare for Millions A new rule by the Trump administration would subject immigrants to indecency and indignity. It runs counter to AFSCME’s values. Read More
October 17, 2018 Unions Push for “Grade A” Paid Parental Leave The long-term goal is for all workers–union and non-union, public and private sector–to have access to paid family leave. Read More
September 18, 2018 S-T McBride: ‘Let’s Hear the Truth’ About Kavanaugh’s Past She reiterated AFSCME’s opposition to Kavanaugh, underscoring that he has consistently “ruled for wealthy corporate interests against working women, against working people.” Read More
August 20, 2018 Brett Kavanaugh: No R-E-S-P-E-C-T for Women’s and Workers’ Rights Stand up and speak out against Kavanaugh’s nomination. Our respect on the job is on the line – and Kavanaugh is going to find out what it means to us. Read More
July 17, 2018 We Organize Together. We Win Together. “We must inspire hope in the weary and the fearful. Now more than ever, we must ask our co-workers questions that stir them up and challenge them to take action: Will we have the power we need to improve our lives if we are not united?” Read More
July 11, 2018 For Working Women, This is Not a Close Call The nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh spells bad news for working women. Read More
March 13, 2018 Elizabeth Guzman is an AFSCME Woman Who Made History Virginia delegate and AFSCME member Elizabeth Guzman discussed her political career with AFSCME Secretary-Treasurer Elissa McBride in the first event of the “AFSCME Women Making History” series. Read More
March 08, 2018 Public Employers Must Address Harassment Too Unions have a track record of working with private sector employers on policies to curb sexual harassment in the workplace. AFSCME urges public service employers to do the same. Read More
May 01, 2017 The Art of the Steal: President Trump’s Tax “Reform” Spells Disaster The Trump plan will give a big tax cut to the super wealthy. Put a billionaire in the White House and his tax plan is going to help millionaires and billionaires. Read More
April 25, 2017 AFSCME’s New Secretary-Treasurer AFSCME is excited to introduce its new Secretary-Treasurer, Elissa McBride. Read More
April 05, 2017 AFSCME Secretary-Treasurer: Trump’s Budget Is ‘An Attack on Public Services’ AFSCME Sec.-Treas. Elissa McBride today called President Donald Trump’s budget priorities “an attack on public services and working families,” adding that they are “unprecedented in their austerity and cruelty.” Read More
March 22, 2017 Elissa McBride Elected AFSCME Secretary-Treasurer Elissa McBride has been elected as AFSCME Secretary-Treasurer Read More