RSS Feed 2019 Press Releases
- May 14 Consumers, Health Leaders and Allies Must Join Forces to Ensure Consumer Interests are Reflected in National Health Care Debate, Says New National Alliance Groups issue ‘Call to Action’ to fundamentally change the economic incentives of the health care system to provide affordable, high-quality health care for America’s families
- May 02 AFSCME Blasts Trump Administration’s ‘Vicious Attack’ on Home Care Workers’ Freedoms
- Apr 17 AFSCME Launches Interactive Seven-Figure Campaign to Engage Young People of Color Ahead of 2020 Election ‘I AM – Be the Change’ will build on the legacy of Dr. King and the 1,300 Memphis sanitation workers
- Apr 11 AFSCME Endorses Key Legislation that Would Provide Student Debt Relief to Millions of Public Service Workers
- Apr 04 AFSCME’s Saunders: ‘Anniversary of Dr. King’s Death is a Call to Action on Civil Rights’
- Mar 27 ‘Workers chose to stick with their union’: AFSCME Posts Strong Membership Numbers in New Filing with Department of Labor Gain of 9,000 new working members and 19,000 retirees, despite Janus v. AFSCME decision and right-wing efforts to “defund and defang” public service unions and urging members to quit
- Mar 26 AFSCME Applauds the Introduction of the IDEA Full Funding Act
- Mar 14 AFSCME Supports the ‘Excellence in Mental Health and Addiction Treatment Expansion Act’
- Mar 11 AFSCME President Lee Saunders on DNC Choosing Milwaukee for 2020 Convention
- Mar 11 The Trump 2020 Budget is Wrong for America
- Feb 27 Institutional Investors Continue to Press Companies for Disclosure of Lobbying In 2019 Shareholder resolutions filed with at least 33 companies by 70 investors
- Feb 25 AFSCME Urges Permanent Authorization of the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund Act
- Feb 19 AFSCME Stands in Solidarity with West Virginia Teachers
- Feb 14 Saunders Salutes Budget Compromise, Calls State of Emergency an Abuse of Power
- Feb 05 Lee Saunders: Invest in Our Communities and Public Services to Strengthen the Nation
- Feb 01 AFSCME Applauds Congressional Proposal to Invest $100 Billion in America’s Public Schools
- Jan 25 AFSCME President Lee Saunders: Time to Permanently End Shutdown, Restore Vital Services Immediately
- Jan 18 New Union Membership Data Reveal Anti-Worker Assault Is Failing Bureau of Labor Statistics Update Shows Public Sector Unions Holding Strong
- Jan 02 AFSCME Pres. Lee Saunders Calls on President Trump to Accept House and Senate Proposals to End Shutdown
