September 23, 2020 Federal coronavirus relief aid to states, cities and towns is best return on investment, CBO says A new CBO report shows that federal coronavirus relief aid to states, cities and towns represents the best return on investment, since it increases GDP by about 89 cents for every dollar that it adds to the deficit. Read More
August 05, 2020 Veterans will be disproportionately affected if the Senate fails to provide state, local aid Veterans face a double whammy if the Senate fails to provide federal aid to states, cities, towns and school districts – loss of their jobs and loss of public services. Read More
July 28, 2020 AFSCME President: GOP coronavirus relief bill ‘spectacularly fails to meet the moment’ The Republican coronavirus relief bill introduced this week “spectacularly fails to meet the moment,” AFSCME President Lee Saunders says. Read More
July 24, 2020 Arizona poll shows overwhelming support for federal aid to states, cities, towns, schools A new poll of Arizona voters shows overwhelming, bipartisan support – 75% – for federal aid to struggling states, cities, towns and school districts. Read More
July 17, 2020 Schumer joins AFSCME in calling for at least $1 trillion in federal aid to states, cities and towns Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer joined AFSCME President Lee Saunders and AFSCME members in calling on Republicans in the Senate to agree to at least $1 trillion in federal aid to states, cities and towns. Read More
July 09, 2020 Pelosi joins AFSCME in calling for state, local aid amid soaring virus cases House Speaker Nancy Pelosi joined AFSCME President Lee Saunders and front-line public service workers in calling on the Senate to approve at least $1 trillion in flexible aid to states, cities and towns. Read More
July 01, 2020 The Senate should not kick unemployed workers when they are down Unless the U.S. Senate extends a $600 weekly unemployment supplement, workers who lost their jobs in the COVID-19 pandemic will see a sharp drop in benefits come Aug. 1. Read More
June 23, 2020 AFSCME joins Poor People’s Campaign virtual event, a ‘call for moral revival’ AFSCME participated in the Poor People's Campaign, a movement that picks up on the unfinished work of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and aims to shift the moral narrative of our country. Read More
June 17, 2020 Workers caravan brings together thousands to demand bold action from Congress More than a thousand union members traveled to the nation’s capital to demand bold action resolve the crises facing our nation. Similar rallies were held nationwide. Read More
June 12, 2020 Biden: ‘AFSCME workers are holding this country together right now’ During a tele-town hall, Vice President Joe Biden joined AFSCME President Lee Saunders and AFSCME members to discuss recovery amid the pandemic and ways to tackle longstanding institutional racism. Read More
June 01, 2020 Economists with Diverse Views Agree: Federal Aid to States, Cities, Towns Is Needed Now Economists who would disagree on policies found common ground on one thing – Congress needs to provide state, local aid. Read More
May 08, 2020 Congress Can’t Abandon States, Localities As Unemployment Climbs Sky High With record unemployment, now is not the time to add fuel to the fire. Congress must provide state and local aid to prevent even more job losses. Read More
May 04, 2020 AFSCME Ads Seeking State, Local Aid Go National Ads by AFSCME seeking state, local aid are hitting cable, digital platforms nationally. Read More
May 01, 2020 Fund the Front Lines Our country needs public service workers now more than ever. Cutting public services now is not an option, Congress. Fund the front lines. Read More
April 29, 2020 Helping Ohio’s Unemployed, One Person at a Time Providing an economic lifeline to unemployed Ohioans means working nights and weekends for these two OCSEA members. Read More
April 29, 2020 Furloughed Florida Member Needs More Than Prayer to Survive Shirley Thomas tells her story of economic insecurity and urges federal aid for state and local governments so she could return to serving her community. Read More
April 13, 2020 Meet an AFSCME Member Offering Comfort to People Losing Jobs You know which front-line workers have become heroes of late? Unemployment claims professionals like Jason Suggs of Maryland. Read More
April 09, 2020 UI Claims Processors Offer Hope, But Sustaining That Work Requires More Aid An AFSCME member and AFSCME President Lee Saunders joined others in pushing for more state and local assistance from Congress. Read More
April 07, 2020 More Aid Is Needed and This is What It Should Look Like Congress needs to provide more relief to help our nation’s workers and economy recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. Here’s what that aid should look like. Read More
April 07, 2020 Bayou State Blues: Members Slammed While Processing Record Unemployment Claims Louisiana members handling unemployment claims are seeing a huge spike in cases as the Bayou State economy crumbles. Read More
March 27, 2020 Helping Out-of-Work Nevadans File for Unemployment is How She Serves Her State This Nevada member is helping out-of-work Nevadans pay their bills, put food on their table. Read More
AFSCME Endorses Biden, Lauding His Robust Pro-Worker Record Citing Joe Biden’s record of consistently siding with working people, AFSCME endorsed the former vice president for president. Read More
February 12, 2020 Statewide Rallies Spur Pay Raise Proposals for Florida State Workers Florida state workers, who are chronically underpaid and overworked, held massive rallies throughout the state demanding pay raises – and the legislature listened. Read More
February 11, 2020 Trump Budget Disinvests in America’s Future President Donald Trump's proposed budget for the next fiscal year continues his attacks on programs that working families rely on, and shortchanges America’s future. Read More
February 05, 2020 Breathtaking Dishonesty at the State of the Union Working people need to know just how dishonest the State of the Union speech was. Read More
January 30, 2020 We Support the Poor People’s March on Washington AFSCME supports a march to be held in June in Washington to call attention to the problems facing 140 million poor and low-income people living in this country. Read More
January 29, 2020 With UC Patient Care Agreement, Local 3299 Workers Notch Historic Victory Local 3299 patient care workers at the University of California system win historic victory by securing a hard-fought contract. Read More
January 22, 2020 Banks Are No Longer Forgotten Thanks to Trump Tax Cuts. But Working People Are. The Trump tax cuts of 2017 have made the top six U.S. banks and their shareholders wealthy. Not working people. Read More
January 16, 2020 Maryland Members Seek Fair Treatment from Gov. Hogan AFSCME Maryland members rallied in Annapolis this week to send Gov. Larry Hogan a strong message that they need fair pay and safer staffing. Read More
January 03, 2020 2020 Minimum Wage Hikes to Benefit 7 Million Working People Minimum wage increases in 21 states and 26 cities and counties this year will help 7 million working Americans. Read More