Wisconsin’s Anti-Worker Law Hurts Public Schools, Report Says
Wisconsin’s anti-worker law, Act 10, is hurting public school teachers and students and is a warning to other states considering similar bills, a new report says.
Pablo Ros |Explore the Issues: Archived Posts
Trump Puts Country’s Health Care in Hands of Former Big Pharma Executive
This week, Trump announced his choice of Alex Azar, a former Big Pharma executive, to lead the Department of Health & Human Services. That’s like sending the fox to guard the hen house.
Pablo Ros |Fallen Heroes Fund Gift Cards Offer Support and Hope
Fallen Heroes Fund assistance offers support, hope to AFSMCE members in Texas.
Namita Waghray |Inside an Inferno: AFSCME Members Endure California Wildfires
As wildfires raged in Northern California, AFSCME emergency workers called on their training to rescue those caught in the inferno.
Pete Levine |Tax Bill Will Squeeze Working Families
House leaders have released a tax bill that will hurt working families.
AFSCME Staff |Violent Assaults on Staff Increasing in Illinois Prisons, Youth Centers
Assaults on staff in state correctional facilities have increased by 51 percent in the last two years.
Lisa Martin |Danger Ahead: Congressional Budget Plan Will Harm Our Communities
AFSCME Pres. Lee Saunders warned of “real harm to our communities” after the U.S. House approved a Senate-passed budget plan that would cut taxes for the rich and hurt working families.
AFSCME Staff |Strong Unions Will Help Us Return to Normal
In these abnormal times, unions will help us all return to normal. Read on to find out how.
Lee Saunders |Putting Words into Action: Building and Buying in the U.S.A.
A new campaign by UAW and Labor 411 goes beyond talk, taking real steps to return manufacturing – and buying – to the U.S.A.
Pete Levine |As Hurricane Irma Set Records, AFSCME Members Scrambled to Help Others
What we must remember from this hurricane season are the courageous and selfless actions of the many public service workers.
Pablo Ros |Right-Wing Efforts to Tamper with the Constitution Will Hurt Working People
Our Constitution is just fine and it doesn’t need revising.
HALEIGH HILDEBRAND and JOHN GRABEL |Public Service Workers Deserve Our Respect
The hurricane relief work being done by AFSCME members further proves that public service workers deserve respect, not scorn from politicians.
Lee Saunders |Members of Congress Stand with AFSCME Members in Puerto Rico
Following the federal government’s anemic response to Hurricane Maria’s devastation in Puerto Rico, members of Congress spoke directly to AFSCME members in the commonwealth to encourage them to stay strong.
Pablo Ros |AFSCME to Trump, Congress: Provide Hurricane Relief to Puerto Rico Now
A week after Hurricane Maria devastated Puerto Rico, residents of the commonwealth still await help from the federal government. AFSCME is demanding immediate relief.
Pablo Ros |Union Helps Member Who Lost Home to Brush Fire
Council 28 in Washington state steps up to help one of its members who lost her home in a wildfire.
Justin Lee |How One AFSCME Local is Helping Florida Dry Out and Rebuild
Here’s the story of one Florida local whose members are working hard to help their hurricane-struck community dry out and move on toward normalcy.
Mark McCullough |Our Sisters and Brothers in Puerto Rico Need Our Help
Although the full extent of the damage from Hurricane Maria is yet to be known, one thing is certain: Our union Sisters and Brothers in Puerto Rico need our help.
Pablo Ros, Pete Levine |Serving Puerto Rico During Hurricanes
As Hurricane Irma threatened Puerto Rico, AFSCME members on the island took quick action to help residents.
Kevin Zapf Hanes |States Step in to Protect Your Retirement Savings
President Trump sided with Wall Street but states are coming now to the rescue of small investors who are just trying to save for their retirement.
Clyde Weiss |After Striking Puerto Rico, Hurricane Irma Now Has Florida in its Sights
First Puerto Rico, now Florida is in Hurricane Irma’s sights. AFSCME represents tens of thousands of members in both places.
Clyde Weiss |