Saunders joins Families USA in calling for more federal aid, Medicaid funding
AFSCME President Lee Saunders joined health care advocates in urging Congress to provide more federal aid to states, cities and towns – including expanding Medicaid.
Kentuckians Call for Robust Federal Aid
Kentucky’s leaders and dedicated public service workers called for urgent, direct federal aid to save their state and their communities.
NV Senators, Front-Line Workers Call for State, Local Aid
Nevada’s U.S. senators and AFSCME Local 4041 members agree – it’s high time the Senate passes a federal aid package to states, cities and towns.
Our Stories
‘Public service workers are … crucial to fighting this pandemic’
Meet a New York City respiratory therapist who was sickened by COVID-19.
‘It’s Like 9/11 Every Day’
A healthy New York City Fire Department EMS lieutenant for 25 years suddenly got sick with COVID-19. This is his story.
Pandemic Sparks Awareness of the Importance of Mental Health
May is Mental Health Month and the COVID-19 crisis shows that people’s mental health is as important as their physical and economic health.
In Depth
Impossible Choices
Closing schools, cutting mass transit and shuttering hospitals. If Congress doesn’t help states and localities, they might be forced to do all that and more.
Fund the Front Lines
Our country needs public service workers now more than ever. Cutting public services now is not an option, Congress. Fund the front lines.
Honoring the Past, Fighting for the Future
AFSCME Retirees are a big factor in our union’s growth agenda. Their message to working members is clear: “We need to keep fighting for what previous generations have won.”
Featured Benefits
A 57-Year-Old AFSCME Free College Graduate’s Advice: ‘If I can do it, you can do it’
If a 57-year old AFSCME member can earn his associate degree through the AFSCME Free College benefit, so can you.
Hurry. The Deadline for the AFSCME Family Scholarship Is Fast Approaching.
AFSCME has extended the deadline for the AFSCME Family Scholarship to Jan. 15. Hurry up and apply.
Earn a Bachelor’s Degree with New AFSCME Benefit
Exciting new benefit: Introducing a bachelor’s degree completion program for AFSCME members and their families.
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