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January 08, 2018

Council 17, Louisiana Department of Health Negotiate Historic Contract

Council 17 and the Louisiana Department of Health negotiated a historic tentative contract.

December 21, 2017

MI Supreme Court Sides with Public School Employees in Wage Theft Case

Michigan’s highest court ordered anti-worker politicians to return hundreds of millions of dollars to public school employees in a case involving AFSCME.

December 19, 2017

Close to the Cliff: How CHIP Might Fail

Millions of kids may lose their health insurance if Congress fails to fund the CHIP program.

December 14, 2017

Some 600 Hospital Workers in Northern California Join AFSCME

Find out how and why nearly 600 hospital workers in Northern California joined AFSCME.

November 21, 2017

Children May Slip Through the Cracks. Thanks Congress.

Vulnerable children may not get the health insurance they need and deserve because leaders in Congress are playing political games.

November 17, 2017

‘Something Extraordinary is Going On’

AFSCME Sec.-Treas. Elissa McBride writes that striking workers at a Lebanon, Pennsylvania, nursing home seek basic dignity, respect.

November 16, 2017

On the Record: The AFSCME Agenda

Real freedom and opportunity means more than just getting by. It means having a voice on the job, affordable health care, the promise of retirement security after a lifetime of hard work, and equal democracy for all. That’s The AFSCME Agenda.

November 14, 2017

Trump Puts Country’s Health Care in Hands of Former Big Pharma Executive

This week, Trump announced his choice of Alex Azar, a former Big Pharma executive, to lead the Department of Health & Human Services. That’s like sending the fox to guard the hen house.

November 06, 2017

The AFSCME Agenda Points the Way to Stronger Communities

With the release of “The AFSCME Agenda: Freedom and Opportunity for All,” our union is reasserting our values and paving the way toward stronger communities.

October 20, 2017

Workers Strike for Dignity in Lebanon, PA

AFSCME-represented health care workers in Lebanon, Pennsylvania, walked off the job due to the lack of respect for the services they provide.

October 13, 2017

Trump Strikes Obamacare; AFSCME Warns of Dire Consequences to Working Families

AFSCME Pres. Lee Saunders warned of dire consequences to working families after President Donald Trump decided to end critical subsidy payments to health insurers under the Affordable Care Act (ACA).

October 04, 2017

Stop the Plan to Hurt You and Give Tax Cuts to the Rich

Congress will soon vote on a proposal to enact massive cuts to programs and services and give huge tax breaks to rich people and corporations. We can’t let that measure pass.

September 26, 2017

Another Attempt, Another Failure to Repeal Obamacare

President Donald Trump and Congress have failed time and again, since the beginning of the year, to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA). They did so again today.

September 20, 2017

If It Walks and Talks Like a Duck … It’s Trumpcare

It’s called the “Graham-Cassidy bill,” but the latest attack on the Affordable Care Act is really just another version of Trumpcare.

August 18, 2017

On The Record: Consent of the Governed

Elected representatives need to hold town hall meetings, and their constituents need to show up for them, making their voices heard. That’s democracy in action.

August 16, 2017

After Congress Fails, Trump Is Now Biggest Threat to Your Health Care

How dangerous are President Donald Trump’s threats to stop subsidies to insurers? We now know, thanks to a new report.

July 26, 2017

You Can Stop the Senate from Wrecking Our Health Care System

Yes, you can stop right-wing senators from wrecking our health care system. Call your senators now and tell them to vote no.

July 25, 2017

Senate Votes to Proceed with Eyes Closed on Health Care

The U.S. Senate today voted to begin debate on a bill that would repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA), which has allowed tens of millions of Americans to afford health insurance.

July 20, 2017

‘Let Obamacare Fail.’ Really, Mr. President?

President Donald Trump to Americans who depend on having decent health care: “We’ll let Obamacare fail.” Really, Mr. President?

July 18, 2017

Cruel Health Care Bills Stopped – For Now

The congressional majority’s efforts to take away health care from millions of Americans were scuttled today – for the third time in recent months. But the effort may be revived again.

July 14, 2017

2 Unions Work Together to Win for Working Families

As we face a wave of unprecedented attacks on our workplace rights, AFSCME members in Florida are trying a new approach to secure electoral success.

July 11, 2017

Not Just Coverage, but Jobs at Risk with Senate Health Bill

The Senate’s bill – which would wreck the nation’s health care system – will also eliminate hundreds of thousands of jobs.

June 28, 2017

Alaska Seniors Urge Sen. Murkowski to Oppose Dangerous Health Care Bill

Alaska retirees delivered a petition to Sen. Lisa Murkowski urging her to oppose legislation that would cause more than 30,000 Alaskans to lose their health care.

June 27, 2017

Call Your Senators and Tell them to Reject the Disastrous Health Care Bill

AFSCME Pres. Lee Saunders said the Senate bill, like the House proposal, is a “blueprint to decimate the health care system, to punish the sick, the elderly, the poor and middle-income people.”

June 23, 2017

Senate’s Health Care Bill Just as Bad as the House Bill

AFSCME Pres. Lee Saunders said any senator who wants to improve health care “and not just give tax handouts to CEOs and the super wealthy, has no excuse whatsoever to support this bill.”

June 14, 2017

The All-Male Club That Will Decide Your Health Care

A group of 13 male lawmakers from the same political party, led by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, are meeting behind closed doors to make decisions about the future of our health care system. It doesn’t look good.

June 08, 2017

Ohioans to Sen. Portman: No Cuts to Health Care, Medicaid

AFSCME members and other worried Ohioans tell U.S. Sen. Rob Portman – say no to cutting Medicaid and health care.

June 06, 2017

Tell Your Senators: ‘Hands Off Medicaid’

President Trump promised NOT to cut Medicaid, but his budget proposal and the House health care bill he supports tell a different story.

May 30, 2017

In Proposing Cuts to Medicaid, Trump Backtracks on Major Campaign Promise

Donald Trump won the presidency on a promise to stand up for working Americans, including protecting the federal programs they rely on. We now know he was bluffing.

May 25, 2017

CBO Gives House Health Care Bill Worse than a Failing Grade

The Congressional Budget Office released its analysis of the House health care bill, and it looks ugly.

Health Care Archive

Council 17, Louisiana Department of Health Negotiate Historic Contract

MI Supreme Court Sides with Public School Employees in Wage Theft Case

Close to the Cliff: How CHIP Might Fail

Some 600 Hospital Workers in Northern California Join AFSCME

Children May Slip Through the Cracks. Thanks Congress.

‘Something Extraordinary is Going On’

On the Record: The AFSCME Agenda

Trump Puts Country’s Health Care in Hands of Former Big Pharma Executive

The AFSCME Agenda Points the Way to Stronger Communities

Workers Strike for Dignity in Lebanon, PA

Trump Strikes Obamacare; AFSCME Warns of Dire Consequences to Working Families

Stop the Plan to Hurt You and Give Tax Cuts to the Rich

Another Attempt, Another Failure to Repeal Obamacare

If It Walks and Talks Like a Duck … It’s Trumpcare

On The Record: Consent of the Governed

After Congress Fails, Trump Is Now Biggest Threat to Your Health Care

You Can Stop the Senate from Wrecking Our Health Care System

Senate Votes to Proceed with Eyes Closed on Health Care

‘Let Obamacare Fail.’ Really, Mr. President?

Cruel Health Care Bills Stopped – For Now

2 Unions Work Together to Win for Working Families

Not Just Coverage, but Jobs at Risk with Senate Health Bill

Alaska Seniors Urge Sen. Murkowski to Oppose Dangerous Health Care Bill

Call Your Senators and Tell them to Reject the Disastrous Health Care Bill

Senate’s Health Care Bill Just as Bad as the House Bill

The All-Male Club That Will Decide Your Health Care

Ohioans to Sen. Portman: No Cuts to Health Care, Medicaid

Tell Your Senators: ‘Hands Off Medicaid’

In Proposing Cuts to Medicaid, Trump Backtracks on Major Campaign Promise

CBO Gives House Health Care Bill Worse than a Failing Grade