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 Trump Administration “Fork Directive” Unlawful as Written, Unions Urge Court to Find https://www.afscme.org/press/releases/2025/trump-administration-fork-directive-unlawful-as-written-unions-urge-court-to-find Tue, 04 Feb 2025 21:58:00 -0500 https://www.afscme.org/press/releases/2025/trump-administration-fork-directive-unlawful-as-written-unions-urge-court-to-find Public Service Unions File Lawsuit Challenging Trump Administration Efforts to Politicize the Civil Service https://www.afscme.org/press/releases/2025/public-service-unions-file-lawsuit-challenging-trump-administration-efforts-to-politicize-the-civil-service Wed, 29 Jan 2025 18:21:00 -0500 https://www.afscme.org/press/releases/2025/public-service-unions-file-lawsuit-challenging-trump-administration-efforts-to-politicize-the-civil-service AFSCME’s Saunders on the federal funding freeze: This is a blatant overreach straight from Project 2025 https://www.afscme.org/press/releases/2025/afscmes-saunders-on-the-federal-funding-freeze-this-is-a-blatant-overreach-straight-from-project-2025 Tue, 28 Jan 2025 15:37:00 -0500 https://www.afscme.org/press/releases/2025/afscmes-saunders-on-the-federal-funding-freeze-this-is-a-blatant-overreach-straight-from-project-2025 Saunders on BLS Report: AFSCME is proud to have welcomed tens of thousands of new members in 2024 https://www.afscme.org/press/releases/2025/saunders-on-bls-report-afscme-is-proud-to-have-welcomed-tens-of-thousands-of-new-members-in-2024 Tue, 28 Jan 2025 15:23:00 -0500 https://www.afscme.org/press/releases/2025/saunders-on-bls-report-afscme-is-proud-to-have-welcomed-tens-of-thousands-of-new-members-in-2024 AFSCME’s Saunders: White House executive orders are attacks on the entire labor movement https://www.afscme.org/press/releases/2025/afscmes-saunders-white-house-executive-orders-are-attacks-on-the-entire-labor-movement Wed, 22 Jan 2025 21:58:00 -0500 https://www.afscme.org/press/releases/2025/afscmes-saunders-white-house-executive-orders-are-attacks-on-the-entire-labor-movement AFSCME’s Saunders: Workers deserve better than attacks on day one https://www.afscme.org/press/releases/2025/afscmes-saunders-workers-deserve-better-than-attacks-on-day-one Tue, 21 Jan 2025 15:15:00 -0500 https://www.afscme.org/press/releases/2025/afscmes-saunders-workers-deserve-better-than-attacks-on-day-one AFSCME’s Saunders: We honor the legacy of Jimmy Carter, a man who embodied public service https://www.afscme.org/press/releases/2025/afscmes-saunders-we-honor-the-legacy-of-jimmy-carter-a-man-who-embodied-public-service Thu, 09 Jan 2025 11:00:00 -0500 https://www.afscme.org/press/releases/2025/afscmes-saunders-we-honor-the-legacy-of-jimmy-carter-a-man-who-embodied-public-service AFSCME’s Saunders on SEIU joining the AFL-CIO: Together, we will usher in a new era of union power https://www.afscme.org/press/releases/2025/afscmes-saunders-on-seiu-joining-the-afl-cio-together-we-will-usher-in-a-new-era-of-union-power Wed, 08 Jan 2025 20:45:00 -0500 https://www.afscme.org/press/releases/2025/afscmes-saunders-on-seiu-joining-the-afl-cio-together-we-will-usher-in-a-new-era-of-union-power AFSCME’s Saunders: Finally, GPO-WEP is gone for good https://www.afscme.org/press/releases/2025/afscmes-saunders-finally-gpo-wep-is-gone-for-good Sun, 05 Jan 2025 20:57:00 -0500 https://www.afscme.org/press/releases/2025/afscmes-saunders-finally-gpo-wep-is-gone-for-good 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