Press Releases

  • AFSCME President Patrick Moran congratulates Dr. Richard Pan, a card-carrying AFSCME member, on his election to Congress

    Dr. Richard Pan is a pediatrician and a member of the Union of American Physicians and Dentists (UAPD), an AFSCME affiliate. He will represent California’s 6th Congressional District following a member-driven grassroots campaign WASHINGTON – AFSCME…

  • AFSCME President Patrick Moran: AFSCME members have been organizing around the clock to get our members to the polls to elect the new pro-worker Senate majority

    WASHINGTON – AFSCME President Patrick Moran released the following statement on the new pro-worker Senate majority: “AFSCME members are proud to celebrate a new, pro-worker Senate majority. For too long, anti-worker extremists in the Senate…

  • AFSCME President Patrick Moran: The mandate for Congress is clear: lower costs and support workers

    WASHINGTON – After more than a year of organizing and mobilizing against anti-worker politicians and their billionaire backers, AFSCME President Patrick Moran released the following statement applauding the election of a pro-worker majority in the…

  • 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:

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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,…

  • 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

  • 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…

  • 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…