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Legislation & Politics

AFSCME members and activists are tireless in our efforts to elect pro-worker candidates and shape public budgets to protect public workers and vital government services -- and to ward off legislative attacks on working families. Learn more below about what's happening and what you can do can do on Capitol Hill and in your community to help elect politicians and enact policies that are right for working families. 

Politics & Elections — What's Hot

• AFSCME Votes 2008
  Check out AFSCME’s new 2008 elections website for members only. The site is full of information about AFSCME’s campaign to win back the White House for working families.
• Workers Grill Presidential Candidates
  More than 17,000 workers gathered in Chicago’s Soldier Field Tuesday night for a candidate forum and asked all seven Democratic Presidential contenders what they would do for working families.
• Presidential Forum Featured at AFSCME 2007 Leadership Conference
  More than 2,000 AFSCME members and retirees attended the forum, moderated by MSNBC Election Anchor Chris Matthews.
• AFSCME Hosts Presidential Forum in Nevada
  The first Democratic Presidential Forum of the 2008 campaign took place in Carson City, Nevada, on Wednesday, February 21st.

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• Stop Medicare Privatization
  End overpayments to private insurance companies and strengthen traditional Medicare.
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AFSCME Congressional Scorecard

As AFSCME members we hold our elected officials accountable. Every year we track several key votes on issues from health care to taxes and publish the results in the AFSCME Congressional Scorecard. Find out how Senators and Representatives from each state voted on key issues and see whether they're on our side.

• 2006 Congressional Scorecard
  

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