March 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
March 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
March 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
March 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
February 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
February 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
January 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
January 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
January 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
January 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
January 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
December 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
December 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
December 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
December 11, 2019 LA Museum Does the Right Thing Los Angeles museum takes the right approach – it voluntarily recognizes workers’ union. Read More
December 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
December 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
November 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
November 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
November 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
October 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
October 24, 2019 New Book Shows AFSCME’s Role in Key Fights that Shaped Labor Former New York Times labor reporter Steven Greenhouse visited AFSCME International to talk about his latest book and the future of labor. Read More
October 22, 2019 AFSCME Members Help Make the Wheels of a Unique Bus Go Round Thanks to AFSCME members, a school bus filled with food items is helping South Florida students fight hunger. Read More
October 21, 2019 House Bill Simplifies and Fixes PSLF, Overhauls Higher Education The College Affordability Act will help fix the broken Public Service Loan Forgiveness program. Read More
October 17, 2019 Saunders Urges ‘Back to Basics’ Strategy for 2020 Win and Beyond What will help pro-worker allies win elections in 2020 and beyond? A “back to basics” strategy of organizing through face-to-face conversations, AFSCME President Lee Saunders says. Read More
September 27, 2019 Rule Change Would Lead to LGBTQ Employment Discrimination AFSCME strongly opposes a proposed rule change by the Trump administration that would effectively remove protections for LGBTQ workers who are employed by federal contractors and subcontractors. Read More
September 25, 2019 Ideas@AFSCME: How to Make the Economy Work for Everyone AFSCME Secretary-Treasurer Elissa McBride sat down for a conversation with the president of the Economic Policy Institute (EPI), Thea Lee, to discuss ways to make the nation’s economy work for all of us. Read More
September 10, 2019 Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program’s Replacement is Broken Too According to a new Government Accountability Office report, the new program is just as difficult to navigate and as confusing as its predecessor. Read More
September 09, 2019 States Passing Much-Needed Paid Leave Laws In the absence of a federal law, states and D.C. are taking the lead in passing much-needed paid leave policies. Read More
The Union Difference on Union 411 In the latest “Union 411” video, Secretary-Treasurer Elissa McBride explores the value of the Union Difference – power, dignity, respect and fairness. Read More