2019 Press Releases
- Universal Child Care Bill Will Help Hardworking Families
- Nevada Governor Signs ‘Historic’ Union Law to Help 20,000 State WorkersNevada’s collective bargaining bill is the latest evidence of growing grassroots and political momentum building behind public service workers and unions heading into 2020
- Union Momentum Grows: 20,000 Nevada State Employees to Gain Collective Bargaining RightsNew law is the largest expansion of state workers’ freedom to negotiate in 16 years as AFSCME focuses on growth
- Consumers, Health Leaders and Allies Must Join Forces to Ensure Consumer Interests are Reflected in National Health Care Debate, Says New National AllianceGroups 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
- AFSCME Blasts Trump Administration’s ‘Vicious Attack’ on Home Care Workers’ Freedoms
- 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
- AFSCME Endorses Key Legislation that Would Provide Student Debt Relief to Millions of Public Service Workers
- AFSCME’s Saunders: ‘Anniversary of Dr. King’s Death is a Call to Action on Civil Rights’
- ‘Workers chose to stick with their union’: AFSCME Posts Strong Membership Numbers in New Filing with Department of LaborGain 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
- AFSCME Applauds the Introduction of the IDEA Full Funding Act
- AFSCME Supports the ‘Excellence in Mental Health and Addiction Treatment Expansion Act’
- AFSCME President Lee Saunders on DNC Choosing Milwaukee for 2020 Convention
- The Trump 2020 Budget is Wrong for America
- Institutional Investors Continue to Press Companies for Disclosure of Lobbying In 2019Shareholder resolutions filed with at least 33 companies by 70 investors
- AFSCME Urges Permanent Authorization of the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund Act
- AFSCME Stands in Solidarity with West Virginia Teachers
- Saunders Salutes Budget Compromise, Calls State of Emergency an Abuse of Power
- Lee Saunders: Invest in Our Communities and Public Services to Strengthen the Nation
- AFSCME Applauds Congressional Proposal to Invest $100 Billion in America’s Public Schools
- AFSCME President Lee Saunders: Time to Permanently End Shutdown, Restore Vital Services Immediately
- New Union Membership Data Reveal Anti-Worker Assault Is FailingBureau of Labor Statistics Update Shows Public Sector Unions Holding Strong
- AFSCME Pres. Lee Saunders Calls on President Trump to Accept House and Senate Proposals to End Shutdown
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