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AFSCME strongly opposes a proposed rule change by the Trump administration that would effectively remove protections for LGBTQ workers who are employed by federal contractors and subcontractors.
AFSCME Staff |AFSCME Secretary-Treasurer Elissa McBride sat down for a conversation with the president of the Economic Policy Institute (EPI), Thea Lee, to discuss ways to make the nation’s economy work for all of us.
AFSCME Staff |According to a new Government Accountability Office report, the new program is just as difficult to navigate and as confusing as its predecessor.
Pete Levine |In the absence of a federal law, states and D.C. are taking the lead in passing much-needed paid leave policies.
Pete Levine |In the latest “Union 411” video, Secretary-Treasurer Elissa McBride explores the value of the Union Difference – power, dignity, respect and fairness.
AFSCME Staff |Many AFSCME Florida members help educate school children. This year, they also helped children get a good start in school by donating hundreds of backpacks filled with school supplies.
AFSCME Florida |Read about a budget consultant who’s infamous for shrinking budgets at the cost of essential public services.
Jay Hutchison |Hear from workers who are heading from California to Nevada to attend the AFSCME Public Service Forum – what their expectations are, what they want candidates to focus on.
Erica Zeitlin, AFSCME District Council 36, AFSCME International Staff |It’s unclear whether Eugene Scalia, picked by President Donald Trump to be the next labor secretary, has what it takes to be an advocate for working people.
AFSCME Staff |AFSCME applauded the House of Representatives for voting to repeal a regressive health tax that is part of the ACA and would make it harder for working families to afford quality health care.
AFSCME Staff |The effort to raise the federal minimum wage for the first time in a decade got a major boost when the House passed a bill raising it to $15 an hour by 2025.
Jay Hutchison |We applaud the House for passing a bill that would guarantee federal workers up to 12 weeks of paid leave to care for their children or sick family members or to recover from serious medical problems.
Pablo Ros |With at least 19 participants, the 2020 Public Service Forum will be the largest presidential candidate forum in AFSCME history.
Pete Levine |The legislation would ensure “that rights aren’t just on paper, but that they can be enforced and implemented” legally and in ways to decrease retaliation.
Jay Hutchison |While the resignation of Labor Secretary Alex Acosta comes as welcome news to workers, it highlights the Trump administration’s consistent theme of chaos over quality.
AFSCME Staff |AFSCME knocks the Trump administration’s latest attempt to upend the Affordable Care Act.
Pete Levine |States and localities are ahead of Congress on raising the minimum wage up to $15 an hour. The last time Congress raised the federal minimum wage – from $6.55 to $7.25 an hour – was 10 years ago this month.
Jay Hutchison |The Public Service Freedom to Negotiate Act will give workers more freedom to join unions.
AFSCME Staff |AFSCME and President Lee Saunders were honored by Pride@Work for fighting for LGBTQ workers’ rights.
Jay Hutchison |Measure denying pensions for new public service workers in San Diego is now history.
Erica Zeitlin, AFSCME District Council 36 |