U.S. House Votes to Boost Minimum Wage to $15 an Hour
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 |economic security
Fighting the Pay Fight
Texas corrections officers fought hard to correct longtime pay inequities – and won by persuading state legislators to do the right thing.
Antonio Lewis |Despite Vetoes, Alaska Members Fight for Public Services
Alaska members are not giving up the fight to reverse Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s budget vetoes. They’re working with the legislature to prevent public services and higher education from being decimated.
Jashua Bane |Court Case Threatens Health Care for Millions
AFSCME knocks the Trump administration’s latest attempt to upend the Affordable Care Act.
Pete Levine |States, Cities Tackling Minimum Wage, Congress Trying to Catch Up
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 |Proposals in Congress Would Allow More Workers to Form Unions
The Public Service Freedom to Negotiate Act will give workers more freedom to join unions.
AFSCME Staff |New Era in Illinois: State Workers Secure Fair Contract
In an unmistakable sign that a new era has dawned in Illinois, state workers have secured a fair, new contract from Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s administration.
AFSCME Council 31 |Behavioral Health Workers Closer to Winning Full Funding of Student Loan Repayment Program
Establishing and funding this new loan repayment program, part of the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act, is a priority for AFSCME’s United We Heal campaign.
Mark McCullough |Gov. Murphy Discusses His Middle Class Plan at NJ Town Hall
Gov. Phil Murphy discussed his plan to strengthen the middle class with an audience of working people, including members of AFSCME New Jersey.
Kathleen Cancio |NJ Minimum Wage Will Rise to $15/Hour By 2024
New Jersey becomes the fourth jurisdiction in the country to raise its minimum wage to $15 an hour.
Jocelyn Alcox, AFSCME New Jersey |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 |GM Layoffs Prove Tax Cuts Hurt, Don’t Help, Workers
Those cuts reduce revenues, creating bigger deficits that Trump and his fellow Republicans use as an excuse to cut public services that working families rely on like Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid.
Americans for Tax Fairness |What the Job Numbers Don’t Tell You
Working people are still struggling in this rigged economy and wages are barely increasing.
Jacob Baum |Poor People’s Campaign Spotlights Those Left Behind
Learn how the latest Poor People’s Campaign sheds light on how much progress must still be made, 50 years after MLK’s original campaign.
Pete Levine |Tell Congress Not to Cut Food Stamps
Tell Congress not to cut food stamps to pay for tax cuts for the rich.
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 |Elizabeth Guzman is an AFSCME Woman Who Made History
Virginia delegate and AFSCME member Elizabeth Guzman discussed her political career with AFSCME Secretary-Treasurer Elissa McBride in the first event of the “AFSCME Women Making History” series.
Pablo Ros |American Workers Are Disenchanted with Trump – Big League!
American workers are disenchanted with President Donald Trump. A year after he assumed office, there is no longer any doubt about his failure to stand up for working families.
Pablo Ros |U.S. Leads in CEO Pay – More Than 250 Times That of Average Worker
The gap between CEOs’ pay and that of the average worker continues to widen, made possible by unfair loopholes.
AFSCME Staff |Bill Filed to Help Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands
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 |