Mar 30, 2020 Unions Condemn Chamber of Commerce for Defense Production Act Opposition Union leaders blast the U.S. Chamber of Congress for lobbying against President Donald Trump invoking the Defense Production Act. Read More
Mar 27, 2020 Maryland Governor Cuts Hazard Pay For Workers Amid Pandemic Cutting hazard pay for Maryland’s front-line workers who are fighting the COVID-19 crisis is a terrible idea, Gov. Larry Hogan. Read More
Mar 26, 2020 ‘Gut-Wrenching’ Equipment Shortage Requires Immediate Action from Trump Equipment shortage “horror show” should spur immediate action from the White House, AFSCME president says. Read More
Mar 26, 2020 AFSCME President: COVID-19 Relief Bill is a Good Down Payment The COVID-19 aid bill Congress is poised to pass will help, but public service workers are still lacking basic safety equipment on the front lines, AFSCME president says. 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 20, 2020 AFSCME Calls for More Aid to States, Localities in ‘Phase 3’ Coronavirus Package AFSCME calls for more aid to state and local governments in Phase 3 coronavirus package. 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 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
Mar 12, 2020 Census 2020: It’s a Big Deal for AFSCME The 2020 Census is a big deal for everyone – especially AFSCME members and the communities we serve. Read More
Mar 09, 2020 AFSCME Members Want A Voice at the DNC – To Make Their Communities Better This election year, AFSCME members want to make their voices heard at the DNC – because that’s how we make our communities better. Read More
Mar 06, 2020 AFSCME Retiree Tells Congress Affordable Coronavirus Vaccine or Treatment is Needed AFSCME Maryland retiree Josephine Ball is calling on the government to make sure any coronavirus vaccine or treatment developed using tax dollars is affordable for all Americans. Read More
Mar 05, 2020 Trump Labor Rule Undermines Employment Service AFSCME has sued the Trump administration over a Department of Labor rule that is politicizing and undermining the federal Employment Service. Read More
Mar 03, 2020 AFSCME President Addresses Coronavirus, Calls for Member Safety AFSCME President Lee Saunders has issued a statement on the coronavirus, calling for emergency measures to ensure member safety. Read More
Feb 25, 2020 At Nevada Event, AFSCME Members and Retirees Question Candidates on Priorities On the eve of the Nevada caucus, AFSCME members and retirees heard one last time from candidates or their surrogates on the issues that matter most to working families. Read More
Feb 19, 2020 Charles County Workers Seek Collective Bargaining Rights Charles County, Md., workers took their fight for collective bargaining rights straight to the Maryland State House. Read More
Jan 22, 2020 Banks Are No Longer Forgotten Thanks to Trump Tax Cuts. But Working People Are. The Trump tax cuts of 2017 have made the top six U.S. banks and their shareholders wealthy. Not working people. Read More
Jan 20, 2020 Honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Labor Legacy AFSCME President Lee Saunders explores Dr. Martin Luther King’s labor legacy. Read More
Jan 16, 2020 Help Our Sisters and Brothers in Puerto Rico Sandra Pacheco is one of many AFSCME members and retirees in Puerto Rico who have been affected by a series of earthquakes and aftershocks that began Dec. 28. Read More
Jan 06, 2020 Trump’s Alleged Tax Cut for the Middle Class Has Been Anything But The Trump tax law that went into effect two years ago hasn’t helped working families. No surprise there. Read More
Jan 03, 2020 2020 Minimum Wage Hikes to Benefit 7 Million Working People Minimum wage increases in 21 states and 26 cities and counties this year will help 7 million working Americans. Read More
Dec 23, 2019 Government Funding Package Will Strengthen Public Services As the year drew to a close, Congress passed a spending package that will benefit working people and strengthen public services. Read More
Dec 19, 2019 Latest Threat to ACA Strengthens Our Resolve to Protect Health Care The latest threat to the Affordable Care Act comes from a ruling this week from a federal appellate court. We won’t let opponents take away health care from millions of people. Read More
Dec 17, 2019 Report: Employer Aggression Against Unionizing Workers is Strong A recent study by the Economic Policy Institute highlights the breadth of employer wrongdoing in targeting workers who wish to unionize. Read More
Dec 11, 2019 LA Museum Does the Right Thing Los Angeles museum takes the right approach – it voluntarily recognizes workers’ union. Read More
Dec 10, 2019 SNAP Rule Change Will Leave Hundreds of Thousands Hungry A change to SNAP imposed by the Trump administration will leave hundreds of thousands in hunger. Read More
Dec 05, 2019 Workers at L.A.’s Museum of Contemporary Art Seek to Build Power Through AFSCME MOCA workers are joining their counterparts at another Los Angeles-based museum, the Marciano Art Foundation, in the fight for better wages and better working conditions. Read More
Nov 26, 2019 State and Local Workers See High Value in Their Jobs Despite Stress, Survey Finds A new survey shows public service workers value their pensions more than their pay. Read More
Nov 21, 2019 House Passes AFSCME-Backed Workplace Violence Prevention Act The House has passed an AFSCME-backed bill to increase workplace safety for health care and social services workers. Read More
Nov 13, 2019 AFSCME Stands with Dreamers as Supreme Court Weighs their Future AFSCME will continue to stand with Dreamers, whose future is being weighed by the Supreme Court in a case involving an Obama-era policy known as DACA. Read More
Oct 31, 2019 On the Record: Child Care for All Thanks to a new state law, California child care providers have collective bargaining rights – the freedom to negotiate for better compensation and benefits, the ability to stand together in a strong union. Read More