Honoring Our Beloved Law Enforcement Dogs
Let's show some love for AFSCME canines, who help make public safety happen.
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More Proof of a Rigged System
As U.S. banks enjoy a massive tax windfall, they continue to slash jobs, proving that the deck remains stacked toward corporations and against workers.
Pete Levine |A Guiding Light for New Jersey’s Blind
“The first thing I do is just listen to them,” says Cynthia King. “I find out how their vision loss came about, what their needs are."
Pete Levine |Shutdown Rally is This Thursday
Join the labor rally on Thursday, Jan. 10, to demand an end to the partial government shutdown.
Pete Levine |AFSCME President Saunders Demands End to Government Shutdown
Many federal workers are facing the frightening prospect of not being able to pay their mortgages, rents, car loans and meet countless other day-to-day obligations.
Pete Levine |MN Member Rick Neyssen Proves Brains Beat Brawn
Good communication has been the unlikely secret to a successful 26-year career for Minnesota Corrections Officer Rick Neyssen, winner of an AFSCME Never Quit Service Award.
Pete Levine |Fight the Separation of Southeast Asian Families
Today’s deportation of members of the Cambodian-American community is wrong. Make your voice heard to stop it.
Pete Levine |Wisconsin Lame Duck Power Grab Extends Scott Walker’s Anti-Worker Legacy
These bills would limit the power of Gov.-elect Tony Evers and Attorney General-elect Josh Kaul; limit early voting, robbing many working families — particularly those in urban areas — of their voices.
Pete Levine |A Community Rallies Behind AFSCME Member’s Effort to Help Puerto Rico
When Hurricanes Maria and Irma struck, AFSCME member Gardy Domenech began a modest relief drive. He had no idea how his community in Mansfield, Pennsylvania, would rally behind him.
Pete Levine |Cut College Costs. Apply for These Scholarships.
For AFSCME members and their families, there are several scholarship opportunities that can make paying for a college degree easier.
Pete Levine |AFSCME Supports Bill Curbing Workplace Violence
The bill would help protect hospital, psychiatric, behavioral health care, EMS workers and others by requiring the Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) to issue a federal worker-protection standard.
Pete Levine |80 Years Ago: A Turning Point for Workers
Eighty years ago, the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) took effect, creating for the first time a federal right to a minimum wage and overtime, while also banning child labor.
Pete Levine |“Junk” Insurance Plans Could Weaken Affordable Care Act Protections
With these junk plans, insurers are permitted to screen for, and charge more for, pre-existing conditions.
Pete Levine |It’s Not Too Late to Say NO to Kavanaugh
No to someone who’ll be a rubber stamp for interests that want to rig the rules of our economy. No to someone who has sided with corporations.
Pete Levine |Collective Action Prevails, Even Against Corporate Giant Amazon
The workers’ fight mirrors the fight taking place across the country by overlooked and underpaid workers who are tired of being pushed around and silenced.
Pete Levine |Minnesota’s Mark Ditsch is a Cheerful Warrior for his Community
Our latest Never Quit Service Award winner is Minnesota mild.
Pete Levine |Keeping Kavanaugh Off the Supreme Court
Call 1-888-981-9704 today to reach your state’s senators and tell them to vote no on Kavanaugh.
Pete Levine |Labor Union Approval Hits 15-Year High
This news comes despite a wave of unprecedented attacks by billionaire CEOs and corporate special interests to further rig our economy and democracy against everyday Americans.
Pete Levine |For Washington, D.C., Private EMS Workers – a New Contract and a Path Forward
The EMS professionals at American Medical Response (AMR) ambulance service in Washington, D.C., recently ratified their first contract.
Pete Levine |A Seat at the Table for EMS Workers in Prescott, Arizona
“We have a voice at the table with someone fighting for us."
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