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 17, 2017 Good News on Pay for Illinois Public Service Workers A judge in Illinois has given state employees reason to breathe easier – for now. Read More
February 17, 2017 The Affordable Care Act Is Saving Lives – Now It’s Time to Save It When politicians talk about repealing the Affordable Care Act (ACA), they do so as if they didn’t realize that the welfare of millions of people is at stake. Read More
February 17, 2017 The Financial Services Industry Doesn’t Want You to Care About This. We Do. Financial advisers should consider your best interests over their own, but the financial industry – and the Trump administration – have a different agenda. Read More
February 16, 2017 Trump Names New Labor Secretary Nominee A day after we bid good riddance to Andrew Puzder, President Trump has named a new nominee to head the U.S. Labor Department: Alexander Acosta. Read More
February 15, 2017 Puzder Out as Labor Secretary Nominee Trump’s nominee for labor secretary, fast food CEO Andrew Puzder, has withdrawn his name from consideration. Will Trump’s next choice be someone who stands up for working families? Read More
February 15, 2017 We Must Be Vigilant on Health Care The Affordable Care Act, Medicare, and Medicaid are all at risk of being gutted. It’s up to us to protect them. 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 13, 2017 Playing Politics with a Child’s Life In Illinois, politics could imperil an infant’s life. Read More
February 13, 2017 Note to Labor Nominee: It’s OK If You’re Having Second Thoughts Andrew Puzder should reconsider taking on the role of U.S. secretary of labor because the entire trajectory of his career as fast food CEO is at odds with the mission of the Labor Dept. Read More
February 10, 2017 Iowa Pols Should Support Workers’ Rights, Not Squash Them More than 184,000 Iowa public service workers are about to lose important collective bargaining rights. Read More
February 09, 2017 Could IL Public Service Workers Go on Strike? Will Illinois public service employees go on strike? Thousands of workers have until February 19 to decide. Read More
February 02, 2017 Americans Want Unions – But Will Their Leaders Listen? This week, the Pew Research Center published survey results showing that most Americans approve of labor unions and view them more favorably than in the recent past. Read More
December 21, 2016 UNITE HERE, 2 Trump Hotels Announce Agreements Victory! UNITE HERE has reached agreements with Trump Hotels in Las Vegas and Washington, DC, after going to the mat with AFSCME’s backing. Read More
December 12, 2016 Victory for Patient Care – San Diego’s Sharp Nurses Ratify Contract Victory! The nurses at Sharp HealthCare in San Diego have ratified a new contract that will go far toward solving nurse shortages that are at the heart of the five-month dispute. Read More
December 09, 2016 Attacks on Wisconsin Corrections Officers Reach Crisis Level At Wisconsin correctional facilities, staff shortages are leading to increased assaults, a situation that’s reached a crisis level. Read More
November 30, 2016 Talks Resume for San Diego's Sharp Nurses Contract talks have resumed between Sharp HealthCare in San Diego and the members of Sharp Professional Nurses Network (SPNN), avoiding a threatened three-day strike this week. Read More
November 27, 2016 AFSCME Supports Rallying Airport Workers On Nov. 29, let's stand with airport workers across the country who are demanding $15 an hour and better working conditions. Read More
November 04, 2016 South Florida Immigration Clinic Helping Members Become Citizens The Citizenship Clinic put on by the South Florida AFL-CIO CLC helps immigrant union members become U.S. citizens. Read More
November 03, 2016 More Than 1,000 AFSCME Members Flood Battleground States AFSCME members are leaving nothing to chance as they flood battleground states to support pro-working family candidates. Read More
October 28, 2016 In Florida and Texas, Right-to-Work is No Obstacle AFSCME members in Florida and Texas are organizing their unions and making them stronger than ever despite anti-union laws. Read More
October 20, 2016 Fighting for Better Patient Care and R-E-S-P-E-C-T in Connecticut More than 900 Connecticut hospital workers are new AFSCME members. Read More
October 18, 2016 Council 31 Members’ Message for Rauner: Come Back to the Table Illinois Council 31 members are featured in an ad asking the governor to bargain with them. Read More
October 17, 2016 Two Hundred-Plus County Employees Join AFSCME in Indy 230 Marion County workers choose AFSCME after newly elected officials granted their employees the right to bargain collectively. Read More
October 11, 2016 Sharp Hearts, Sharp Cares, Sharp Nurses More than 300 Sharp Healthcare nurses rally to show that they’re part of the real Sharp experience. Read More
October 05, 2016 California Public Workers Find Strength with AFSCME More than 6,000 workers are teaming up with AFSCME. Read More
September 28, 2016 Workers and Community Stand United to Save Howard University Hospital Howard University Hospital workers rally to raise awareness of the high quality health care they provide to the Washington, DC, community. Read More
September 22, 2016 Standing Strong in Illinois An anti-worker governor is trying to silence Illinois state employees, but they aren’t backing down. Read More
September 06, 2016 All They Want is Respect – and a Fair Contract Washington’s governor has refused to offer the state’s workers a two-year contract that reflects the work they do. Read More