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Civil rights are labor rights, racial justice is economic justice

On October 21, AFSCME President Lee Saunders spoke to Morehouse College’s prestigious Crown Forum lecture series, the first international union president ever to do so.

Honoring the anniversary of America’s first pay equity strike

Secretary-Treasurer Elissa McBride writes about the 40th anniversary of the San Jose, California, pay equity strike – the first of its kind in the country.

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AFSCME’s Saunders: The Build Back Better Act will usher forward ‘a better and brighter future’ for working families

With House passage of the Build Back Better Act, we as a nation are set to turn a corner.

United Labor Movement Supports Kaiser Permanente Employees’ Strike Notice

The entire labor movement is behind the Kaiser Permanente employees standing up to corporate greed at its worst.

AFSCME’s Saunders: ‘We are starting to turn the corner’; now Congress must finish the job

The passage of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act is a watershed moment that is a long time coming.

AFSCME’s Saunders: New Jersey has elected a pro-worker trifecta, but there is still ‘a lot of work ahead’

AFSCME will continue partnering with Gov. Murphy, Lt. Gov. Oliver and NJ legislators to level the playing field for working families.

AFSCME’s Saunders: We will continue the fight ‘so that every American’s voice is heard in our democracy’

A minority of senators won’t even vote to consider the bill that would restore the Voting Rights Act protections. We will continue the fight.

AFSCME’s Saunders: Build Back Better deal marks ‘sea change moment’ that will prioritize the needs of working families

The passage of these two bills would take critical steps toward unrigging the system, restoring balance to the economy, and finally reinvesting in working families and communities.

Union leaders applaud introduction of landmark legislation to make it easier for public service workers to join unions

A majority of Americans – nearly 80% including Republicans and Independents – support the freedom of public service workers to choose to form and join a union without interference from employers.

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Civil rights are labor rights, racial justice is economic justice

'I joined as soon as I was hired': Black, Hispanic workers benefit from unions, study shows

Student-Loan Forgiveness to Include More Public-Sector Workers

Museum Workers, Jolted by Pandemic Job Losses, Turn to Unions

Despite federal COVID aid, some cities face hurdles bringing workers back after budget cuts