http://www.afscme.org/rss/blog Thu, 20 Jan 2020 05:00:00 +0000 AMPS en AFSCME Press Release Feed AFSCME Press Release Feed hourly 1 Saunders on repeal of GPO-WEP: Public service workers will finally receive the retirement they were promised https://www.afscme.org/press/releases/2024/saunders-on-repeal-of-gpo-wep-public-service-workers-will-finally-receive-the-retirement-they-were-promised Sat, 21 Dec 2024 05:07:00 -0500 https://www.afscme.org/press/releases/2024/saunders-on-repeal-of-gpo-wep-public-service-workers-will-finally-receive-the-retirement-they-were-promised AFSCME’s Saunders: Biden’s judicial nominees are all qualified and diverse; the Senate must confirm them https://www.afscme.org/press/releases/2024/afscmes-saunders-bidens-judicial-nominees-are-all-qualified-and-diverse-the-senate-must-confirm-the Fri, 20 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0500 https://www.afscme.org/press/releases/2024/afscmes-saunders-bidens-judicial-nominees-are-all-qualified-and-diverse-the-senate-must-confirm-the Labor leaders, members of Congress urge the Senate to repeal GPO-WEP. Sen. Schumer announced he will bring repeal bill to a vote. https://www.afscme.org/press/releases/2024/labor-leaders-members-of-congress-urge-the-senate-to-repeal-gpo-wep-sen-schumer-announced-he-will-bring-repeal-bill-to-a-vote Wed, 11 Dec 2024 19:53:00 -0500 https://www.afscme.org/press/releases/2024/labor-leaders-members-of-congress-urge-the-senate-to-repeal-gpo-wep-sen-schumer-announced-he-will-bring-repeal-bill-to-a-vote Saunders: We applaud the House for voting to repeal GPO-WEP. The Senate must follow suit. https://www.afscme.org/press/releases/2024/saunders-we-applaud-the-house-for-voting-to-repeal-gpo-wep-the-senate-must-follow-suit Wed, 13 Nov 2024 17:16:00 -0500 https://www.afscme.org/press/releases/2024/saunders-we-applaud-the-house-for-voting-to-repeal-gpo-wep-the-senate-must-follow-suit Largest Public Sector Labor Unions Unite to Get Out the Vote in Battleground States https://www.afscme.org/press/releases/2024/largest-public-sector-labor-unions-unite-to-get-out-the-vote-in-battleground-states Mon, 21 Oct 2024 14:17:00 -0500 https://www.afscme.org/press/releases/2024/largest-public-sector-labor-unions-unite-to-get-out-the-vote-in-battleground-states AFSCME’s Saunders pays tribute to labor legend Bill Lucy https://www.afscme.org/press/releases/2024/afscmes-saunders-pays-tribute-to-labor-legend-bill-lucy Wed, 25 Sep 2024 14:53:00 -0500 https://www.afscme.org/press/releases/2024/afscmes-saunders-pays-tribute-to-labor-legend-bill-lucy Saunders: It’s time we restore public service workers’ Social Security benefits https://www.afscme.org/press/releases/2024/saunders-its-time-we-restore-public-service-workers-social-security-benefits Fri, 20 Sep 2024 15:54:00 -0500 https://www.afscme.org/press/releases/2024/saunders-its-time-we-restore-public-service-workers-social-security-benefits Saunders on Gallup Poll: ‘It’s undeniable – Americans want the freedom to organize’ https://www.afscme.org/press/releases/2024/saunders-on-gallup-poll-its-undeniable-americans-want-the-freedom-to-organize Wed, 28 Aug 2024 17:24:00 -0500 https://www.afscme.org/press/releases/2024/saunders-on-gallup-poll-its-undeniable-americans-want-the-freedom-to-organize Thousands of AFSCME members rally in downtown LA, call on University of California to provide front-line employees with a fair contract https://www.afscme.org/press/releases/2024/thousands-of-afscme-members-rally-in-downtown-la-call-on-university-of-california-to-provide-front-line-employees-with-a-fair-contract Thu, 15 Aug 2024 01:07:00 -0500 https://www.afscme.org/press/releases/2024/thousands-of-afscme-members-rally-in-downtown-la-call-on-university-of-california-to-provide-front-line-employees-with-a-fair-contract Tim Walz from AFSCME Convention: ‘We know that when unions are strong, America is strong’ https://www.afscme.org/press/releases/2024/tim-walz-from-afscme-convention-we-know-that-when-unions-are-strong-america-is-strong Wed, 14 Aug 2024 17:00:00 -0500 https://www.afscme.org/press/releases/2024/tim-walz-from-afscme-convention-we-know-that-when-unions-are-strong-america-is-strong AFSCME President Saunders delivers keynote address: We are growing. We are fearless. And we will win. https://www.afscme.org/press/releases/2024/afscme-president-saunders-delivers-keynote-address-we-are-growing-we-are-fearless-and-we-will-win Wed, 14 Aug 2024 00:15:00 -0500 https://www.afscme.org/press/releases/2024/afscme-president-saunders-delivers-keynote-address-we-are-growing-we-are-fearless-and-we-will-win President, secretary-treasurer of AFSCME reelected by acclamation https://www.afscme.org/press/releases/2024/president-secretary-treasurer-of-afscme-reelected-by-acclamation Wed, 14 Aug 2024 00:06:00 -0500 https://www.afscme.org/press/releases/2024/president-secretary-treasurer-of-afscme-reelected-by-acclamation AFSCME’s Saunders on Harris’ VP pick: Tim Walz is a labor champion who personifies what public service is all about https://www.afscme.org/press/releases/2024/afscmes-saunders-on-harris-vp-pick-tim-walz-is-a-labor-champion-who-personifies-what-public-service-is-all-about Tue, 06 Aug 2024 14:16:00 -0500 https://www.afscme.org/press/releases/2024/afscmes-saunders-on-harris-vp-pick-tim-walz-is-a-labor-champion-who-personifies-what-public-service-is-all-about AFSCME’s Saunders calls out Trump’s NABJ comments, celebrates a multiracial society https://www.afscme.org/press/releases/2024/afscmes-saunders-calls-out-trumps-nabj-comments-celebrates-a-multiracial-society Thu, 01 Aug 2024 15:41:00 -0500 https://www.afscme.org/press/releases/2024/afscmes-saunders-calls-out-trumps-nabj-comments-celebrates-a-multiracial-society AFSCME’s Saunders: Supreme Court reform will end the culture of corruption that puts our rights up for sale https://www.afscme.org/press/releases/2024/afscmes-saunders-supreme-court-reform-will-end-the-culture-of-corruption-that-puts-our-rights-up-for-sale Mon, 29 Jul 2024 14:02:00 -0500 https://www.afscme.org/press/releases/2024/afscmes-saunders-supreme-court-reform-will-end-the-culture-of-corruption-that-puts-our-rights-up-for-sale AFSCME’s Saunders: We are ‘all in’ for Kamala Harris https://www.afscme.org/press/releases/2024/afscmes-saunders-we-are-all-in-for-kamala-harris Mon, 22 Jul 2024 19:39:00 -0500 https://www.afscme.org/press/releases/2024/afscmes-saunders-we-are-all-in-for-kamala-harris AFSCME’s Saunders salutes President Biden’s ‘patriotism, service and sacrifice’ https://www.afscme.org/press/releases/2024/afscmes-saunders-salutes-president-bidens-patriotism-service-and-sacrifice Sun, 21 Jul 2024 19:40:00 -0500 https://www.afscme.org/press/releases/2024/afscmes-saunders-salutes-president-bidens-patriotism-service-and-sacrifice AFSCME’s Saunders at NAACP Labor Luncheon: We must vote for candidates who believe, as Dr. King said, that ‘all labor has dignity’ https://www.afscme.org/press/releases/2024/afscmes-saunders-at-naacp-labor-luncheon-we-must-vote-for-candidates-who-believe-as-dr-king-said-that-all-labor-has-dignity Wed, 17 Jul 2024 22:00:00 -0500 https://www.afscme.org/press/releases/2024/afscmes-saunders-at-naacp-labor-luncheon-we-must-vote-for-candidates-who-believe-as-dr-king-said-that-all-labor-has-dignity Saunders: ‘Political violence has no place in our nation’ https://www.afscme.org/press/releases/2024/saunders-political-violence-has-no-place-in-our-nation Sun, 14 Jul 2024 01:13:00 -0500 https://www.afscme.org/press/releases/2024/saunders-political-violence-has-no-place-in-our-nation AFSCME’s Saunders: New heat standards reflect the realities of working in 2024 https://www.afscme.org/press/releases/2024/afscmes-saunders-new-heat-standards-reflect-the-realities-of-working-in-2024 Tue, 02 Jul 2024 15:46:00 -0500 https://www.afscme.org/press/releases/2024/afscmes-saunders-new-heat-standards-reflect-the-realities-of-working-in-2024 AFSCME’s Saunders: Let Juneteenth, our nation’s second Independence Day, serve as a call to action https://www.afscme.org/press/releases/2024/afscmes-saunders-let-juneteenth-our-nations-second-independence-day-serve-as-a-call-to-action Tue, 18 Jun 2024 12:00:00 -0500 https://www.afscme.org/press/releases/2024/afscmes-saunders-let-juneteenth-our-nations-second-independence-day-serve-as-a-call-to-action AFSCME’s Saunders: The Public Service Worker Protection Act would support those who have devoted their careers to helping others https://www.afscme.org/press/releases/2024/afscmes-saunders-the-public-service-worker-protection-act-would-support-those-who-have-devoted-their-careers-to-helping-others Fri, 14 Jun 2024 16:27:00 -0500 https://www.afscme.org/press/releases/2024/afscmes-saunders-the-public-service-worker-protection-act-would-support-those-who-have-devoted-their-careers-to-helping-others Saunders pays tribute to Rev. Lawson, ‘one of the greatest architects of social change in recent American history’ https://www.afscme.org/press/releases/2024/saunders-pays-tribute-to-rev-lawson-one-of-the-greatest-architects-of-social-change-in-recent-american-history Mon, 10 Jun 2024 18:40:00 -0500 https://www.afscme.org/press/releases/2024/saunders-pays-tribute-to-rev-lawson-one-of-the-greatest-architects-of-social-change-in-recent-american-history AFSCME’s Saunders: New Hatch Act guidance strengthens executive branch commitment to public service https://www.afscme.org/press/releases/2024/afscmes-saunders-new-hatch-act-guidance-strengthens-executive-branch-commitment-to-public-service Mon, 20 May 2024 18:04:00 -0500 https://www.afscme.org/press/releases/2024/afscmes-saunders-new-hatch-act-guidance-strengthens-executive-branch-commitment-to-public-service AFSCME’s Saunders: During EMS week, we celebrate the essential workers who race to our side when we need them most https://www.afscme.org/press/releases/2024/afscmes-saunders-during-ems-week-we-celebrate-the-essential-workers-who-race-to-our-side-when-we-need-them-most Mon, 20 May 2024 14:36:00 -0500 https://www.afscme.org/press/releases/2024/afscmes-saunders-during-ems-week-we-celebrate-the-essential-workers-who-race-to-our-side-when-we-need-them-most