Why Minnesota’s Growth Outpaces Wisconsin’s: A Case for a Progressive Agenda
Why are working families doing better in Minnesota than in Wisconsin? A new report explains why.
Pete Levine |Explore the Issues
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Public Service Workers Need Unions. Here's Why.
Members of Congress and the head of the AFL-CIO explain why workers need unions.
AFSCME Staff |AFSCME to Trump: Federal Workers Deserve Respect
AFSCME President Lee Saunders blasted the Trump administration for issuing a series of executive orders that make it easier to fire federal workers and weaken their unions.
AFSCME Staff |State Policy Network – What Is It and Why You Should Care
Learn about the State Policy Network, which is trying to trick public service workers into dropping their union membership.
AFSCME Staff |AFSCME is Committed to Racial, Economic and Social Justice
An AFSCME working group met in Washington, D.C., to figure out how best to tackle racism within and beyond our union.
Pete Levine |CEO Pay Soars to 361 Times that of the Average Worker
Rich CEOs are getting richer, earning 361 times more than rank-and-file workers, according to a new study.
AFL-CIO |Supreme Court Ruling Reinforces System That's Rigged Against Working People
AFSCME President Lee Saunders blasted today’s ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court allowing employers to prevent workers from filing collective legal action in a bid to improve their pay and working conditions.
AFSCME Staff |What Right-Wing Groups Have in Store for Public Service Workers
A new report reveals the plans that corporate-backed groups are hatching to pull a massive, anti-union scam on public service workers.
AFSCME Staff |Tell Congress Not to Cut Food Stamps
Tell Congress not to cut food stamps to pay for tax cuts for the rich.
AFSCME Staff |12 Things We've Learned About the GOP Tax Bill
How’s that tax “reform” law working out for working people? Not so well.
AFL-CIO and AFSCME Staff |Pay Hikes for Minnesota State Workers
Minnesota public service workers are getting pay raises they deserve after coming together to negotiate a better contract through their union, AFSCME Council 5.
Minnesota Council 5 |Preventing Workplace Violence is a Priority This Workers Memorial Day
New standards are desperately needed at the federal level to combat the growing problem of workplace violence.
AFSCME Staff |Public Service Workers Need Unions More than Ever
Public service workers across the country are slipping out of the middle class, according to The New York Times. This is a reminder that labor unions are needed more than ever.
Pablo Ros |Why Prison Privatization is Bad: A Case Study
A recent instance of prison violence in Mississippi shows why prison privatization is bad.
Melissa Weinstein |City Workers Part of Tornado Response Team
Learn how members of one Ohio local helped their community recover after a tornado tore through their city recently.
AFSCME Ohio Council 8 |Equal Pay Day Reminds Us the Gender Pay Gap Persists
On Equal Pay Day, we are reminded that women still get paid less than men for doing the same work.
Pablo Ros |Thank a Library Worker Today
Today is National Library Workers Day, which means it’s a great day to thank a library staff member.
Jane Billinger |The Week of I AM Commemorations
Thousands marched to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s death and the Memphis, Tennessee, sanitation workers’ strike.
AFSCME Staff |City Cited for Safety Violations in CSEA Member's Death
The City of Watertown, N.Y., has been cited for safety violations in the death of a CSEA member who worked at a sewage plant.
Melissa Weinstein |AFSCME in Memphis: I AM 2018 is Call to Action to “Reach the Promised Land”
On the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “Mountaintop” speech, AFSCME Pres. Lee Saunders echoed King’s words on the struggle for racial and economic justice.
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