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 Administration’s Move to Gut FEMA Staffing Violates Agency’s Independence and Mission, New Lawsuit Asserts https://www.afscme.org/press/releases/2025/administrations-move-to-gut-fema-staffing-violates-agencys-independence-and-mission-new-lawsuit-asserts Wed, 28 Jan 2026 14:41:00 -0500 https://www.afscme.org/press/releases/2025/administrations-move-to-gut-fema-staffing-violates-agencys-independence-and-mission-new-lawsuit-asserts AFSCME’s Saunders: We will not be silent as this administration uses violence and intimidation to enact its extremist agenda. https://www.afscme.org/press/releases/2025/afscmes-saunders-we-will-not-be-silent-as-this-administration-uses-violence-and-intimidation-to-enact-its-extremist-agenda Sun, 25 Jan 2026 18:10:00 -0500 https://www.afscme.org/press/releases/2025/afscmes-saunders-we-will-not-be-silent-as-this-administration-uses-violence-and-intimidation-to-enact-its-extremist-agenda Unions and Small Businesses Unite to Challenge Unlawful, Politically-Driven Funding Freeze to Child Care and Family Assistance https://www.afscme.org/press/releases/2025/unions-and-small-businesses-unite-to-challenge-unlawful-politically-driven-funding-freeze-to-child-care-and-family-assistance Fri, 23 Jan 2026 22:53:00 -0500 https://www.afscme.org/press/releases/2025/unions-and-small-businesses-unite-to-challenge-unlawful-politically-driven-funding-freeze-to-child-care-and-family-assistance Department of Justice Acknowledges Misconduct by Trump-Vance Administration, DOGE Employees by Unlawfully Accessing and Misusing Social Security Data https://www.afscme.org/press/releases/2025/department-of-justice-acknowledges-misconduct-by-trump-vance-administration-doge-employees-by-unlawfully-accessing-and-misusing-social-security-data Thu, 22 Jan 2026 00:11:00 -0500 https://www.afscme.org/press/releases/2025/department-of-justice-acknowledges-misconduct-by-trump-vance-administration-doge-employees-by-unlawfully-accessing-and-misusing-social-security-data AFSCME’s Saunders: The Senate must act quickly to reverse skyrocketing health insurance costs for working families https://www.afscme.org/press/releases/2025/afscmes-saunders-the-senate-must-act-quickly-to-reverse-skyrocketing-health-insurance-costs-for-working-families Thu, 08 Jan 2026 22:24:00 -0500 https://www.afscme.org/press/releases/2025/afscmes-saunders-the-senate-must-act-quickly-to-reverse-skyrocketing-health-insurance-costs-for-working-families AFSCME’s Saunders: The Protect America's Workforce Act will strengthen federal workers’ freedoms on the job so they can continue to keep our nation safe, healthy and strong. https://www.afscme.org/press/releases/2025/afscmes-saunders-the-protect-americas-workforce-act-will-strengthen-federal-workers-freedoms-on-the-job-so-they-can-continue-to-keep-our-nation-safe-healthy-and-strong Thu, 11 Dec 2025 21:47:00 -0500 https://www.afscme.org/press/releases/2025/afscmes-saunders-the-protect-americas-workforce-act-will-strengthen-federal-workers-freedoms-on-the-job-so-they-can-continue-to-keep-our-nation-safe-healthy-and-strong AFSCME and AFGE Win Major Victory Against Trump Administration’s Efforts to Silence Voice of America Workers https://www.afscme.org/press/releases/2025/afscme-and-afge-win-major-victory-against-trump-administrations-efforts-to-silence-voice-of-america-workers Fri, 14 Nov 2025 21:52:00 -0500 https://www.afscme.org/press/releases/2025/afscme-and-afge-win-major-victory-against-trump-administrations-efforts-to-silence-voice-of-america-workers Court Halts Trump Rule Targeting the Livelihood of Immigrants Pending Appeal https://www.afscme.org/press/releases/2025/court-halts-trump-rule-targeting-the-livelihood-of-immigrants-pending-appeal Fri, 14 Nov 2025 21:10:00 -0500 https://www.afscme.org/press/releases/2025/court-halts-trump-rule-targeting-the-livelihood-of-immigrants-pending-appeal AFSCME's Saunders: Members of Congress must keep their promise and hold a vote to extend the ACA tax credits https://www.afscme.org/press/releases/2025/afscmes-saunders-members-of-congress-must-keep-their-promise-and-hold-a-vote-to-extend-the-aca-tax-credits Thu, 13 Nov 2025 01:43:00 -0500 https://www.afscme.org/press/releases/2025/afscmes-saunders-members-of-congress-must-keep-their-promise-and-hold-a-vote-to-extend-the-aca-tax-credits AFSCME’s Saunders: Congress must take action to extend the ACA tax credits and prevent a massive increase on working people’s insurance premiums https://www.afscme.org/press/releases/2025/afscmes-saunders-congress-must-take-action-to-extend-the-aca-tax-credits-and-prevent-a-massive-increase-on-working-peoples-insurance-premiums Mon, 10 Nov 2025 14:20:00 -0500 https://www.afscme.org/press/releases/2025/afscmes-saunders-congress-must-take-action-to-extend-the-aca-tax-credits-and-prevent-a-massive-increase-on-working-peoples-insurance-premiums New Lawsuit Seeks to Protect the Nonpartisan Civil Service from Latest Trump-Vance Administration Attacks https://www.afscme.org/press/releases/2025/new-lawsuit-seeks-to-protect-the-nonpartisan-civil-service-from-latest-trump-vance-administration-attacks Thu, 06 Nov 2025 21:44:00 -0500 https://www.afscme.org/press/releases/2025/new-lawsuit-seeks-to-protect-the-nonpartisan-civil-service-from-latest-trump-vance-administration-attacks AFSCME's Saunders: Voters rejected chaos and rising costs, and chose candidates committed to making life affordable again https://www.afscme.org/press/releases/2025/afscmes-saunders-voters-rejected-chaos-and-rising-costs-and-chose-candidates-committed-to-making-life-affordable-again Wed, 05 Nov 2025 18:15:00 -0500 https://www.afscme.org/press/releases/2025/afscmes-saunders-voters-rejected-chaos-and-rising-costs-and-chose-candidates-committed-to-making-life-affordable-again AFSCME’s Saunders: AFSCME members share Governor-elect Sherrill’s vision for a more affordable New Jersey, and will help make it a reality https://www.afscme.org/press/releases/2025/afscmes-saunders-afscme-members-share-governor-elect-sherrills-vision-for-a-more-affordable-new-jersey-and-will-help-make-it-a-reality Wed, 05 Nov 2025 02:32:00 -0500 https://www.afscme.org/press/releases/2025/afscmes-saunders-afscme-members-share-governor-elect-sherrills-vision-for-a-more-affordable-new-jersey-and-will-help-make-it-a-reality AFSCME’s Saunders: With a pro-worker trifecta, Abigail Spanberger’s victory will strengthen the voice of Virginia’s working families https://www.afscme.org/press/releases/2025/afscmes-saunders-with-a-pro-worker-trifecta-abigail-spanbergers-victory-will-strengthen-the-voice-of-virginias-working-families Wed, 05 Nov 2025 01:48:00 -0500 https://www.afscme.org/press/releases/2025/afscmes-saunders-with-a-pro-worker-trifecta-abigail-spanbergers-victory-will-strengthen-the-voice-of-virginias-working-families Cities, Unions, Civil Society Organizations Sue Trump-Vance Administration for Weaponizing Public Service Loan Forgiveness to Silence Critics and Stifle Dissent https://www.afscme.org/press/releases/2025/cities-unions-civil-society-organizations-sue-trump-vance-administration-for-weaponizing-public-service-loan-forgiveness-to-silence-critics-and-stifle-dissent Mon, 03 Nov 2025 17:21:00 -0500 https://www.afscme.org/press/releases/2025/cities-unions-civil-society-organizations-sue-trump-vance-administration-for-weaponizing-public-service-loan-forgiveness-to-silence-critics-and-stifle-dissent Federal Employee Unions Win Extension of Order Barring Trump Administration’s Illegal Shutdown Firing https://www.afscme.org/press/releases/2025/federal-employee-unions-win-extension-of-order-barring-trump-administrations-illegal-shutdown-firing Tue, 28 Oct 2025 20:06:00 -0500 https://www.afscme.org/press/releases/2025/federal-employee-unions-win-extension-of-order-barring-trump-administrations-illegal-shutdown-firing Federal Employee Unions File Expanded Lawsuit Challenging Trump Administration’s Illegal Shutdown Firings https://www.afscme.org/press/releases/2025/federal-employee-unions-file-expanded-lawsuit-challenging-trump-administrations-illegal-shutdown-firings Wed, 22 Oct 2025 13:51:00 -0500 https://www.afscme.org/press/releases/2025/federal-employee-unions-file-expanded-lawsuit-challenging-trump-administrations-illegal-shutdown-firings Lawsuit Challenges Punitive Trump Regulation Targeting the Livelihood of Immigrants https://www.afscme.org/press/releases/2025/lawsuit-challenges-punitive-trump-regulation-targeting-the-livelihood-of-immigrants Mon, 20 Oct 2025 18:05:00 -0500 https://www.afscme.org/press/releases/2025/lawsuit-challenges-punitive-trump-regulation-targeting-the-livelihood-of-immigrants Federal Judge Issues Immediate Halt of Trump Administration’s Illegal Firing of Federal Workers During Shutdown https://www.afscme.org/press/releases/2025/federal-judge-issues-immediate-halt-of-trump-administrations-illegal-firing-of-federal-workers-during-shutdown Wed, 15 Oct 2025 19:40:00 -0500 https://www.afscme.org/press/releases/2025/federal-judge-issues-immediate-halt-of-trump-administrations-illegal-firing-of-federal-workers-during-shutdown AFSCME’s Saunders: These mass firings are illegal, and will have devastating effects on the services millions of Americans rely on every day https://www.afscme.org/press/releases/2025/afscmes-saunders-these-mass-firings-are-illegal-and-will-have-devastating-effects-on-the-services-millions-of-americans-rely-on-every-day Fri, 10 Oct 2025 18:04:00 -0500 https://www.afscme.org/press/releases/2025/afscmes-saunders-these-mass-firings-are-illegal-and-will-have-devastating-effects-on-the-services-millions-of-americans-rely-on-every-day AFSCME President Saunders Statement on the Passing of Kent Wong https://www.afscme.org/press/releases/2025/afscme-president-saunders-statement-on-the-passing-of-kent-wong Thu, 09 Oct 2025 18:40:00 -0500 https://www.afscme.org/press/releases/2025/afscme-president-saunders-statement-on-the-passing-of-kent-wong Democracy Defenders Fund & Federal Employee Unions Call on OMB to Uphold Federal Law and Guarantee Back Pay for Furloughed Employees https://www.afscme.org/press/releases/2025/democracy-defenders-fund-federal-employee-unions-call-on-omb-to-uphold-federal-law-and-guarantee-back-pay-for-furloughed-employees Wed, 08 Oct 2025 20:24:00 -0500 https://www.afscme.org/press/releases/2025/democracy-defenders-fund-federal-employee-unions-call-on-omb-to-uphold-federal-law-and-guarantee-back-pay-for-furloughed-employees AFSCME’s Saunders: Someone needs to tell the billionaires running this administration that paying federal workers isn’t optional https://www.afscme.org/press/releases/2025/afscmes-saunders-someone-needs-to-tell-the-billionaires-running-this-administration-that-paying-federal-workers-isnt-optional Tue, 07 Oct 2025 21:45:00 -0500 https://www.afscme.org/press/releases/2025/afscmes-saunders-someone-needs-to-tell-the-billionaires-running-this-administration-that-paying-federal-workers-isnt-optional Unions File Temporary Restraining Order to Block Trump Administration’s Threatened Mass Firings of Federal Workers https://www.afscme.org/press/releases/2025/unions-file-temporary-restraining-order-to-block-trump-administrations-threatened-mass-firings-of-federal-workers Sun, 05 Oct 2025 16:10:00 -0500 https://www.afscme.org/press/releases/2025/unions-file-temporary-restraining-order-to-block-trump-administrations-threatened-mass-firings-of-federal-workers AFSCME’s Saunders: Shutting down the government won’t hide the health care crisis that anti-worker extremists started https://www.afscme.org/press/releases/2025/afscmes-saunders-shutting-down-the-government-wont-hide-the-health-care-crisis-that-anti-worker-extremists-started Wed, 01 Oct 2025 04:06:00 -0500 https://www.afscme.org/press/releases/2025/afscmes-saunders-shutting-down-the-government-wont-hide-the-health-care-crisis-that-anti-worker-extremists-started