May 13, 2020 Saunders Named to Economic Task Force Set Up by Biden, Sanders AFSCME president will serve on an economy task force created by former Democratic presidential rivals. Read More
May 13, 2020 AFSCME Members Keep Maine Moving Forward Maine lawmakers and AFSCME leaders agree – Congress needs to provide state and local aid to prevent an economic catastrophe. Read More
May 12, 2020 Saunders: HEROES Act Is Right for America AFSCME supports pro-worker legislation introduced in the U.S. House. The HEROES Act includes robust state and local aid. Read More
May 08, 2020 Congress Can’t Abandon States, Localities As Unemployment Climbs Sky High With record unemployment, now is not the time to add fuel to the fire. Congress must provide state and local aid to prevent even more job losses. Read More
May 08, 2020 Black Civil Rights and Faith Leaders Call for State and Local Aid As African Americans are being disproportionately harmed by COVID-19, swift state and local aid is necessary to stem pandemic’s fallout. Read More
May 04, 2020 Front-Line Workers are Stepping Up to the Plate – When Will Congress? One Kentucky local is serving members during the pandemic using a time-tested union technique – member action teams. Read More
May 04, 2020 AFSCME Ads Seeking State, Local Aid Go National Ads by AFSCME seeking state, local aid are hitting cable, digital platforms nationally. Read More
April 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
April 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
April 27, 2020 NE Members Speak Out for Better Protections, Clearer Guidelines During Pandemic Facing a lack of action from their governor, NAPE members organize petition effort to demand protections. Read More
April 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
April 22, 2020 Social Workers Play a Critical Role During the COVID-19 Crisis An AFSCME social worker stressed that it’s important for Congress to give aid to local and state governments so they can continue to prevent child and domestic abuse. Read More
April 15, 2020 AFSCME Leaders, Markey Discuss Ways to Protect Front-Line Workers A virtual conversation between AFSCME leaders and Massachusetts Sen. Ed Markey revolved around protecting front-line workers. Read More
April 14, 2020 AFSCME Urgently Demands More Aid from Congress for States, Localities More coronavirus relief is needed. That much is clear. But what sort of aid should Congress provide? We have ideas. Read More
April 13, 2020 Virginia Governor Authorizes Historic First Step for Collective Bargaining Rights It’s a victory but the fight still continues. Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam has signed a bill authorizing collective bargaining for some public employees across the commonwealth. Read More
April 09, 2020 ‘Essential Workers’ Have No Voice on the Job. The VA Collective Bargaining Bill Would Start to Fix That. We are urging Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam to sign a collective bargaining bill. He has limited time to do it or it won’t become law. Read More
April 07, 2020 More Aid Is Needed and This is What It Should Look Like Congress needs to provide more relief to help our nation’s workers and economy recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. Here’s what that aid should look like. Read More
April 06, 2020 ‘We Will Emerge Stronger Because of Your Heroic Work’ During a tele-town hall on Saturday, AFSCME President Lee Saunders thanked members for doing heroic work during this pandemic and told them how AFSCME has their backs. Read More
March 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
March 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
March 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
March 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
March 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
March 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
March 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
March 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
March 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
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