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EMS Workers in Las Vegas File for a Union Election
Nearly 400 EMS workers at AMR Las Vegas, a private company, are demanding a union election at their worksite.
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We Carry on Dr. King’s Fight
We honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. by carrying on his fight, 51 years after he paid the ultimate price.
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Celebrate AFSCME Women Making History
During Women’s History Month, we celebrate the proud and fearless sisters who drive change in our union. AFSCME is strong because AFSCME women are strong.
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On the Record: Resilience
Watch AFSCME President Lee Saunders explain how our union is resisting, persisting and continuing to build worker power.
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A Vital Link in the Chain
911 dispatchers save lives. Unfortunately, their contributions to the emergency response system are often overlooked. A new bill co-sponsored by former AFSCME member Rep. Norma Torres (D-CA) will change that.
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Union Leaders Discuss the Future of American Labor
AFSCME President Lee Saunders and leaders of other public sector unions stressed that organizing and cross-union collaboration are vital for the future of the labor movement in the post-Janus era.
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Keep the Government Open
Federal government workers are back on the job and getting paid – for now. We cannot afford another government shutdown.
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Don’t Fall for the Freedom Foundation’s Lies
The Freedom Foundation and other anti-worker groups funded by corporate billionaires are lying to working people to get them to drop their unions. Don't believe their lies.
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Movement Moment
With big wins on Election Day and the labor movement growing in power, working people are striking back against the big billionaires and the corporate special interests who rig the system.
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Our Chance to Turn It Around | On the Record
This is one of the most important elections of our lifetimes. We can elect leaders who will be a champion for working people. Don't miss out.
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Kavanaugh’s Pro-Corporate Agenda is a Major Disqualification
If Brett Kavanaugh ends up on the U.S. Supreme Court, the court’s core principles of equal justice and the right to a fair hearing will continue to be eroded.
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We Are AFSCME
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Don’t Like Wealth Inequality? Join a Union
Unions help reduce the wealth inequality between white families and families of color, a new report shows.
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Who's Behind Attacks on Working People?
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We Organize Together. We Win Together.
“We must inspire hope in the weary and the fearful. Now more than ever, we must ask our co-workers questions that stir them up and challenge them to take action: Will we have the power we need to improve our lives if we are not united?”
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Honoring the Giants of AFSCME’s Past
A poignant retrospective charted the lives and careers of the past AFSCME leaders.
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We've Got Plenty of Fight
"In a democracy, in a democracy with good union strength and skill and organizing power … we the people will win out."
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We Are AFSCME
“But if they think we’re going to roll over, if they think this is going to slow us down or shut us up, if they think we’re going to let five unelected men in robes steal our freedom, they’ve got a big surprise coming."
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UNION
There is nothing we can’t do when we rise up to meet our challenges together. #RiseUpAFSCME
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‘A Form of Identity Theft’
When a corporate front group misused an AFSCME Council 31 member’s photo, she called the group out on it.
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