43rd International Convention – Boston, MA (2018)

Amendments

  • An Amendment Updating the Bill of Rights for Union Members

  • An Amendment Allowing for Use of Electronic Communications in Connection with International Conventions and the Timing For Submissions

  • An Amendment Removing References to the Union’s “Official Publication”

  • An Amendment Tailoring What is Requested for a Local Union’s Quorum Based on its Size

  • An Amendment Clarifying the Submission of Judicial Panel Appeals

  • An Amendment Updating the Retirees Provisions

  • An Amendment to Update Judicial Panel Procedures

  • An Amendment Addressing Affiliation with the AFL-CIO and its State, Area and Local Central Bodies

  • An Amendment Defining “Good Standing”

  • An Amendment Clarifying the Dues Waiver Available to Members on Extended Unpaid Leave

  • An Amendment Adjusting the Requirements For Calling a Special Convention For the International Union

Resolutions

  • Containing Prescription Drug Costs

  • Stop the CMS Rule, Support Home Care Workers’ Freedom to Pay Dues by Payroll Deduction

  • Preserving Exclusive Representation

  • PEOPLE

  • AFSCME Strong and Beyond

  • AFSCME Rejects Immigration Policy Based on Fear

  • Honoring Dr. Martin Luther King’s Legacy & The Poor People’s Campaign

  • Get Out the Vote in 2018

  • Power Through External Organizing

  • Public Policies to Build Our Union

  • Climate Change: the Real Job-Killer? Transitioning to Sustainable Jobs and a Sustainable Future

  • An Economic Agenda for All

  • Fairness and Balance in the Federal Judiciary and Nominations Process

  • Support for the #METOO Movement

  • Electronic Voting for Union Officer Elections

  • Equal Rights Amendment (ERA)

  • Intersectionality

  • Living Wage for Workers

  • AFSCME’s Power to Educate

  • Pay Equity

  • Campaign Finance Reform and Overturning Citizens United

  • Protecting and Developing Affordable Housing

  • Accreting New Members

  • Stop Cuts to Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security

  • Voting Rights

  • Black Mold and Habitation

  • New Employee Outreach – Essential for Our Future

  • Let the People Decide: Supporting Fair Redistricting

  • Opposing Sabotage of the Affordable Care Act

  • Hybrid Campaigns: Political Action and AFSCME Strong

  • In Honor of Mr. Paul Booth

  • Resolution to Support a National Ban on Conversion Therapy

  • Repeal Harmful Tax Cuts for the Wealthy and Big Corporations

  • Opposing the Trump Infrastructure Plan

  • Unite and Stand Up for Communities Under Attack

  • #Never Again: A Call for School Safety

  • Opposing Medicaid Cuts

  • Adopt Single Payer

  • National Labor Relations Board and Federal Labor Relations Authority: It’s Time to Protect Worker’s Rights

  • All Workers are Created Equal

  • Protect the Rights of Transgender and Gender Nonconforming People

  • Dr. King and Labor!

  • Worker and Community Engagement

  • A Resolution Honoring AFSCME’s Giants: Arnold Zander, Jerry Wurf, Bill Lucy and Gerald W. McEntee

  • Protect Federal Government Employees and the Services They Provide

  • Hurricane Recovery and Fiscal Relief for Puerto Rico and the Need for a Marshall Plan

  • In Support of Youth Service Workers

  • Denouncing Erosion of Regulation Policy Under the Trump Administration

  • Ensuring Higher Education Meets its Obligation to Students

  • Defending AFSCME After JANUS: National Campaign of Labor Action

  • Saluting and Supporting the Role and the Leadership of Women and Youth in Building the Movement Against Donald Trump and His Vision for America