Congress Should Seat Jones Before Voting on ‘Historically Unpopular’ Tax Bill
AFSCME Pres. Lee Saunders is asking congressional leaders to first seat Alabama Sen.-Elect Doug Jones before voting on their disastrous tax cut plan.
AFSCME Staff |AFSCME Pres. Lee Saunders is asking congressional leaders to first seat Alabama Sen.-Elect Doug Jones before voting on their disastrous tax cut plan.
AFSCME Staff |The latest round of right-wing attacks on working people is putting the dream of higher education further away than ever.
Pete Levine |Former AFSCME Sec.-Treas. Bill Lucy will receive the prestigious Chairman’s Award of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP).
Pablo Ros |The Trump administration sided with corporations and the wealthy in Janus v. AFSCME, which threatens workers’ ability to form strong unions.
Pablo Ros |Members of Congress led by Sen. Bernie Sanders today unveiled a plan to help Puerto Rico deal with its debt burden and recover from the devastation of Hurricane Maria.
Pablo Ros |Vulnerable children may not get the health insurance they need and deserve because leaders in Congress are playing political games.
Pete Levine |A nonpartisan analysis shows that the true intent of the Senate tax bill – raise taxes on working families, cut taxes for the rich and big companies.
Pablo Ros |In fighting to pass the DREAM Act, AFSCME affirms its commitment to strengthening all working families, no matter their country of origin.
Pete Levine |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 |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 assistance offers support, hope to AFSMCE members in Texas.
Namita Waghray |As wildfires raged in Northern California, AFSCME emergency workers called on their training to rescue those caught in the inferno.
Pete Levine |House leaders have released a tax bill that will hurt working families.
AFSCME Staff |Assaults on staff in state correctional facilities have increased by 51 percent in the last two years.
Lisa Martin |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 |In these abnormal times, unions will help us all return to normal. Read on to find out how.
Lee Saunders |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 |What we must remember from this hurricane season are the courageous and selfless actions of the many public service workers.
Pablo Ros |Our Constitution is just fine and it doesn’t need revising.
HALEIGH HILDEBRAND and JOHN GRABEL |The hurricane relief work being done by AFSCME members further proves that public service workers deserve respect, not scorn from politicians.
Lee Saunders |