Press Releases
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AFSCME Applauds Judge’s Decision to Block Threats to Prosecute Election Officials
WASHINGTON – AFSCME President Patrick Moran released the following statement in response to the temporary restraining order protecting election officials from prosecution:
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DOJ and DHS Sued over Baseless Threats to Prosecute Election Workers
Unions representing election workers, nonprofit voter organizations challenge DOJ’s attempt to intimidate and coerce election workers into disenfranchising eligible voters. Washington, D.C. (October 30, 2026)—A coalition of unions, voting, civil rights, and immigrants rights groups…
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AFSCME President Patrick Moran on the Passing of Dolores Huerta
WASHINGTON — AFSCME President Patrick Moran issued the following statement today on the passing of labor and civil rights leader Dolores Huerta: “Dolores Huerta spent more than 70 years proving that working people have power…
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Government Drops Appeal, Preserving Win for Plaintiffs in Challenge to Trump-Vance Administration’s Weaponization of Public Service Loan Forgiveness
Broad Coalition of Nonprofit Organizations, Local Governments, and Labor Unions Successfully Stop Unlawful Effort to Punish Perceived Political Opponents Boston – The Trump-Vance administration has abandoned its appeal in National Council of Nonprofits et al. v. McMahon,…
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Court Orders Stop to USDA Reorganization in Lawsuit Filed by Unions, Nonprofits, Cities, and Counties
Court Orders Stop to USDA Reorganization in Lawsuit Filed by Unions, Nonprofits, Cities, and Counties
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Unions Win Withdrawal of Shutdown Mass Firing Orders
Settlement Agreement Avoids Mass Firings of Federal Employees Attempted During Government Shutdown San Francisco – A settlement agreement has been announced in a case brought by labor unions that challenged the Trump-Vance administration’s unlawful mass firing…
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AFSCME statement on CLARITY Act failing: Working people do not want to see their retirement put into an unregulated crypto casino
WASHINGTON – AFSCME President Patrick Moran released the following statement after the CLARITY Act failed to pass the Senate: “This is a major victory for retirees and all working people who want to retire with…
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Coalition of Public Service Unions urge the Trump administration to withdraw proposed rule to deregulate Head Start
WASHINGTON – A coalition of public service unions, including the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME), the National Education Association (NEA), the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), and the Service Employees International…
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Court Blocks Trump Administration’s Unlawful Loyalty Question for Federal Job Applicants
A federal court today blocked the Trump administration from using its unlawful “loyalty question” on federal civil service job applications,
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AFSCME Challenges Illegal Department of Labor Rule That Will Hurt Job Seekers and Public Service Workers
WASHINGTON D.C. — Today, the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME), represented by Public Citizen Litigation Group, filed suit against the Department of Labor to challenge a new rule that undermines the federal Employment Service (ES) program…
