http://www.afscme.org/rss/blog Thu, 20 Jan 2020 05:00:00 +0000 AMPS en AFSCME Press Release Feed AFSCME Press Release Feed hourly 1 Saunders: Biden veto upholds the freedom to invest responsibly https://www.afscme.org/press/releases/2023/saunders-biden-veto-upholds-the-freedom-to-invest-responsibly Mon, 20 Mar 2023 18:46:00 -0500 https://www.afscme.org/press/releases/2023/saunders-biden-veto-upholds-the-freedom-to-invest-responsibly AFSCME releases new teaser trailer for upcoming podcast covering the 1968 Memphis sanitation workers’ strike https://www.afscme.org/press/releases/2023/afscme-releases-new-teaser-trailer-for-upcoming-podcast-covering-the-1968-memphis-sanitation-workers-strike Mon, 13 Mar 2023 17:29:00 -0500 https://www.afscme.org/press/releases/2023/afscme-releases-new-teaser-trailer-for-upcoming-podcast-covering-the-1968-memphis-sanitation-workers-strike AFSCME’s Saunders: ‘President Biden’s priorities are working families’ priorities’ https://www.afscme.org/press/releases/2023/afscmes-saunders-president-bidens-priorities-are-working-families-priorities Thu, 09 Mar 2023 19:35:00 -0500 https://www.afscme.org/press/releases/2023/afscmes-saunders-president-bidens-priorities-are-working-families-priorities AFSCME’s Saunders: Julie Su’s record and passion for workers’ rights demonstrate that she is an outstanding choice for Secretary of Labor https://www.afscme.org/press/releases/2023/afscmes-saunders-julie-sus-record-and-passion-for-workers-rights-demonstrate-that-she-is-an-outstanding-choice-for-secretary-of-labor Tue, 28 Feb 2023 21:59:00 -0500 https://www.afscme.org/press/releases/2023/afscmes-saunders-julie-sus-record-and-passion-for-workers-rights-demonstrate-that-she-is-an-outstanding-choice-for-secretary-of-labor AFSCME’s Saunders on the reintroduction of the PRO Act: ‘This isn’t just about economic justice; this is about democracy’ https://www.afscme.org/press/releases/2023/afscmes-saunders-on-the-reintroduction-of-the-pro-act-this-isnt-just-about-economic-justice-this-is-about-democracy Tue, 28 Feb 2023 21:00:00 -0500 https://www.afscme.org/press/releases/2023/afscmes-saunders-on-the-reintroduction-of-the-pro-act-this-isnt-just-about-economic-justice-this-is-about-democracy Interested Parties Memo: Staffing the Front Lines https://www.afscme.org/press/releases/2023/staffing-the-front-lines Mon, 27 Feb 2023 16:51:00 -0500 https://www.afscme.org/press/releases/2023/staffing-the-front-lines AFSCME’s Saunders: ‘Marty Walsh has made working people proud’ https://www.afscme.org/press/releases/2023/afscmes-saunders-marty-walsh-has-made-working-people-proud Thu, 16 Feb 2023 22:51:00 -0500 https://www.afscme.org/press/releases/2023/afscmes-saunders-marty-walsh-has-made-working-people-proud The Story of I AM: AFSCME to launch podcast series covering the legacy of the 1968 Memphis sanitation strike https://www.afscme.org/press/releases/2023/the-story-of-i-am-afscme-to-launch-podcast-series-covering-the-legacy-of-the-1968-memphis-sanitation-strike Mon, 13 Feb 2023 14:09:00 -0500 https://www.afscme.org/press/releases/2023/the-story-of-i-am-afscme-to-launch-podcast-series-covering-the-legacy-of-the-1968-memphis-sanitation-strike Saunders on State of the Union: President Biden is living up to his pledge to be ‘the most pro-union president in history’ https://www.afscme.org/press/releases/2023/saunders-on-state-of-the-union-president-biden-is-living-up-to-his-pledge-to-be-the-most-pro-union-president-in-history Wed, 08 Feb 2023 01:48:00 -0500 https://www.afscme.org/press/releases/2023/saunders-on-state-of-the-union-president-biden-is-living-up-to-his-pledge-to-be-the-most-pro-union-president-in-history Life’s better in a union: AFSCME launches union wage calculator compiling BLS data released today https://www.afscme.org/press/releases/2023/lifes-better-in-a-union-afscme-launches-union-wage-calculator-compiling-bls-data-released-today Thu, 19 Jan 2023 17:54:00 -0500 https://www.afscme.org/press/releases/2023/lifes-better-in-a-union-afscme-launches-union-wage-calculator-compiling-bls-data-released-today AFSCME's Saunders: Government funding bill brings long-overdue benefits and protections for working people, ‘but there is more work to be done’ https://www.afscme.org/press/releases/2022/afscmes-saunders-government-funding-bill-brings-long-overdue-benefits-and-protections-for-working-people-but-there-is-more-work-to-be-done Fri, 23 Dec 2022 19:00:00 -0500 https://www.afscme.org/press/releases/2022/afscmes-saunders-government-funding-bill-brings-long-overdue-benefits-and-protections-for-working-people-but-there-is-more-work-to-be-done AFSCME's Saunders on the Respect for Marriage Act: ‘Love wins’ https://www.afscme.org/press/releases/2022/afscmes-saunders-on-the-respect-for-marriage-act-love-wins Tue, 13 Dec 2022 19:51:00 -0500 https://www.afscme.org/press/releases/2022/afscmes-saunders-on-the-respect-for-marriage-act-love-wins AFSCME’s Saunders: With Sen. Warnock in Congress, ‘the future for working Georgians is bright’ https://www.afscme.org/press/releases/2022/afscmes-saunders-with-sen-warnock-in-congress-the-future-for-working-georgians-is-bright Wed, 07 Dec 2022 03:46:00 -0500 https://www.afscme.org/press/releases/2022/afscmes-saunders-with-sen-warnock-in-congress-the-future-for-working-georgians-is-bright AFSCME’s Saunders: This House Democratic Party leadership ‘will be a force for working people across the country’ https://www.afscme.org/press/releases/2022/afscmes-saunders-this-house-democratic-party-leadership-will-be-a-force-for-working-people-across-the-country Wed, 30 Nov 2022 17:40:00 -0500 https://www.afscme.org/press/releases/2022/afscmes-saunders-this-house-democratic-party-leadership-will-be-a-force-for-working-people-across-the-country AFSCME’s Saunders: ‘With the passage of the Respect for Marriage Act, we are finally codifying that love is love’ https://www.afscme.org/press/releases/2022/afscmes-saunders-with-the-passage-of-the-respect-for-marriage-act-we-are-finally-codifying-that-love-is-love Wed, 30 Nov 2022 15:32:00 -0500 https://www.afscme.org/press/releases/2022/afscmes-saunders-with-the-passage-of-the-respect-for-marriage-act-we-are-finally-codifying-that-love-is-love Saunders: ‘AFSCME will not let up until UC student workers win the contract they deserve’ https://www.afscme.org/press/releases/2022/saunders-afscme-will-not-let-up-until-uc-student-workers-win-the-contract-they-deserve Tue, 22 Nov 2022 19:42:00 -0500 https://www.afscme.org/press/releases/2022/saunders-afscme-will-not-let-up-until-uc-student-workers-win-the-contract-they-deserve Saunders: Pompeo comments about Weingarten are desperate attention-getting stunt https://www.afscme.org/press/releases/2022/saunders-pompeo-comments-about-weingarten-are-desperate-attention-getting-stunt Tue, 22 Nov 2022 17:39:00 -0500 https://www.afscme.org/press/releases/2022/saunders-pompeo-comments-about-weingarten-are-desperate-attention-getting-stunt AFSCME’s Saunders: Speaker Pelosi has been ‘a fierce, trailblazing leader’ and ‘unshakable advocate for working families’ https://www.afscme.org/press/releases/2022/afscmes-saunders-speaker-pelosi-has-been-a-fierce-trailblazing-leader-and-unshakable-advocate-for-working-families Thu, 17 Nov 2022 21:03:00 -0500 https://www.afscme.org/press/releases/2022/afscmes-saunders-speaker-pelosi-has-been-a-fierce-trailblazing-leader-and-unshakable-advocate-for-working-families Union members: ‘Gas prices are temporary; authoritarianism is forever’ as pro-worker candidates surge https://www.afscme.org/press/releases/2022/union-members-gas-prices-are-temporary-authoritarianism-is-forever-as-pro-worker-candidates-surge Wed, 09 Nov 2022 17:28:00 -0500 https://www.afscme.org/press/releases/2022/union-members-gas-prices-are-temporary-authoritarianism-is-forever-as-pro-worker-candidates-surge Saunders: Philadelphia Museum of Art Workers win a fair deal, ‘showed us all how it’s done’ https://www.afscme.org/press/releases/2022/saunders-philadelphia-museum-of-art-workers-win-a-fair-deal-showed-us-all-how-its-done Fri, 14 Oct 2022 20:11:00 -0500 https://www.afscme.org/press/releases/2022/saunders-philadelphia-museum-of-art-workers-win-a-fair-deal-showed-us-all-how-its-done AFSCME’s Saunders on Labor Day Gallup poll: ‘It’s time to organize’ https://www.afscme.org/press/releases/2022/afscme-saunders-on-labor-day-gallup-poll-its-time-to-organize Tue, 30 Aug 2022 13:30:00 -0500 https://www.afscme.org/press/releases/2022/afscme-saunders-on-labor-day-gallup-poll-its-time-to-organize AFSCME’s Saunders on student debt relief: ‘Working people are finally catching a break’ https://www.afscme.org/press/releases/2022/afscmes-saunders-on-student-debt-relief-working-people-are-finally-catching-a-break Wed, 24 Aug 2022 16:30:00 -0500 https://www.afscme.org/press/releases/2022/afscmes-saunders-on-student-debt-relief-working-people-are-finally-catching-a-break AFSCME President Saunders: Passage of the Inflation Reduction Act marks ‘the culmination of decades of advocacy from workers’ https://www.afscme.org/press/releases/2022/afscme-president-saunders-passage-of-the-inflation-reduction-act-marks-the-culmination-of-decades-of-advocacy-from-workers Tue, 16 Aug 2022 20:30:00 -0500 https://www.afscme.org/press/releases/2022/afscme-president-saunders-passage-of-the-inflation-reduction-act-marks-the-culmination-of-decades-of-advocacy-from-workers AFSCME’s Saunders: ‘The historic Inflation Reduction Act is more great news for working families’ https://www.afscme.org/press/releases/2022/afscmes-saunders-the-historic-inflation-reduction-act-is-more-great-news-for-working-families Fri, 12 Aug 2022 20:23:00 -0500 https://www.afscme.org/press/releases/2022/afscmes-saunders-the-historic-inflation-reduction-act-is-more-great-news-for-working-families Saunders: It’s time ‘to make fundamental change’ https://www.afscme.org/press/releases/2022/saunders-its-time-to-make-fundamental-change Sun, 07 Aug 2022 19:30:00 -0500 https://www.afscme.org/press/releases/2022/saunders-its-time-to-make-fundamental-change