Union members do betterGiven that union members generally receive bigger paychecks and better employee benefits, it's curious why more people aren't card carriers. A new study by the Center for Economic and Policy Research drives home what union members have always known: ...
Chavez-Thompson wins Texas lt. governor primaryThe AFSCME family congratulates Linda Chavez-Thompson, former longtime AFSCME leader, who recently won the Democratic primary for lieutenant governor of Texas with 53 percent of the vote....
AFSCME, state reach mediated resolution on layoff grievancesWith expectations that a temporary injunction halting state layoffs would soon be lifted, an independent arbitrator mediated a resolution of the outstanding grievances related to implementation of some 2,600 scheduled layoffs. The final resolution wi...
Stimulus grant comes via tax return for some retireesBefore AFSCME intervened, the $250 one-time payment for seniors contained in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act was originally targeted for those who receive Social Security. But thanks to successful lobbying by AFSCME International, ...
House passes bill to put brakes on Thomson saleOn Feb. 17 the Illinois House of Representatives voted by an overwhelming majority to pass AFSCME-backed legislation that could help to slow--or even prevent--the sale of Thomson Correctional Center....
AFSCME challenges Social Security privatizers to step forwardThe recent Republican alternative to President Obama's federal budget proposal includes a proposal to privatize Social Security, an idea that Congress and the American people have rejected time and again. Here's AFSCME International President Gerald ...
New rewards program for PEOPLE MVPsAFSCME has launched a new rewards program for MVP contributors to PEOPLE, the fund that supports the union's political and legislative work on the issues we care about and for the candidates who stand up for us....
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