Early Childhood Education
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With a voice on the job, care workers fight to keep their doors open and our economy strong
Care workers help Americans through life’s most important and vulnerable moments — raising children, supporting aging parents and caring for people with disabilities. Without child care and home care workers, communities would grind to a halt and millions of families would see their lives… Read More
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Judge rules in favor of AFSCME and blocks unlawful freeze of child care funding
The Trump administration’s brazen attempt to withhold $10 billion meant to help working families afford child care was blocked Tuesday by a federal judge, allowing the critical funding to continue to flow to affected states and families in need. The preliminary injunction is a win for AFSCME members and others who sued the administration in January. The funding freeze was aimed… Read More
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AFSCME members speak out at national summit on care work
Low wages and federal budget cuts are squeezing the nation’s care workforce and making life harder for families who depend on child care or home care services, according to AFSCME members who participated in a national summit about the caregiving crisis. “Our… Read More
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AFSCME child care provider warns of bad policies favoring billionaires over families
CSEA/AFSCME Local 1000 member Armett Newman joined a Families Over Billionaires event in Washington to say: It’s time we put working families first. Read More
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AFSCME members speak out in court case to protect child care affordability
After the Trump administration froze child care funding to five states for political reasons, child care providers who are AFSCME members are fighting back. Read More
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After walkout, Springfield Township school employees win higher wages
Employees of the Springfield Local School District in Ohio who are members of OAPSE Local 478 are celebrating a contract win. Read More
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The Latest Assault on Working Parents
Earlier this month, the Trump administration announced it was freezing over $10 billion in critical federal funding set aside to help families afford child care and the rising cost of living. Read More
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Frightened for her students, a Head Start teacher warns of disastrous budget cuts
A Minnesota Head Start teacher warns of reckless budget cuts. Read More
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Philadelphia child care providers receive payments, but Pennsylvania child care crisis continues
After five months, Pennsylvania finally pays Philadelphia-area child care providers. Read More
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AFSCME member joins Care Can’t Wait Bus Tour and pushes for paid family leave
Latonta Godboldt, an AFSCME member and child care provider in Philadelphia, joined the Care Can’t Wait Bus Tour this week. Read More
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AFSCME members join federal roundtable discussion on Head Start program
Two AFSCME Head Start members took part in a roundtable with the leaders of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Read More
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AFSCME members participate in multi-day ‘Care Can’t Wait’ events
President Joe Biden promised to have the backs of care workers at a rally in D.C. Read More
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AFSCME President Lee Saunders applauds ‘historic’ contract agreement for California child care workers
AFSCME President Lee Saunders released the following statement after Child Care Providers United (CCPU) reached a tentative contract agreement with the State of California: “This historic agreement will dramatically improve the lives of thousands of child care workers who do some of our most essential jobs. After months of standing together, CCPU members have won… Read More
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Growing and Connecting Union Child Care
WHEREAS: Oregon AFSCME Council 75 and Child Care Providers Together (CCPT) Local 132 represent licensed family child care providers across Oregon; and WHEREAS: For over a decade, working families in Oregon and across the country have faced chronic shortages of child care options with sharply declining family child care numbers exacerbating the difficulty for union… Read More
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Reaffirming the Value of Child Care Providers
WHEREAS: Investing in quality, licensed, and affordable child care and early childhood education programs that meet the diverse needs of working people is critical to the long-term well-being and resilience of children, their families, the workforce and the nation; and WHEREAS: Since before the pandemic, child care providers, especially providers offering care from their homes,… Read More
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Early Childhood Education
AFSCME members believe every child deserves quality care and education. That’s why millions of parents entrust us with their children every day. We teach and care for America’s next generation in homes, day care centers, pre-K classrooms, before- and after-school child care, and Head Start programs. Resources Resolutions Read More
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