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 AFSCME’s Saunders: Autoworkers winning in Tennessee shows that union momentum is everywhere https://www.afscme.org/press/releases/2024/afscmes-saunders-autoworkers-winning-in-tennessee-shows-that-union-momentum-is-everywhere Sat, 20 Apr 2024 02:36:00 -0500 https://www.afscme.org/press/releases/2024/afscmes-saunders-autoworkers-winning-in-tennessee-shows-that-union-momentum-is-everywhere AFSCME’s Saunders: The 911 SAVES Act will give emergency dispatchers the permanent recognition they’ve earned https://www.afscme.org/press/releases/2024/afscmes-saunders-the-911-saves-act-will-give-emergency-dispatchers-the-permanent-recognition-theyve-earned Mon, 15 Apr 2024 14:18:00 -0500 https://www.afscme.org/press/releases/2024/afscmes-saunders-the-911-saves-act-will-give-emergency-dispatchers-the-permanent-recognition-theyve-earned AFSCME’s Saunders on EPA rule limiting ‘forever chemicals’ in tap water: This gives our communities ‘greater peace of mind’ https://www.afscme.org/press/releases/2024/afscmes-saunders-on-epa-rule-limiting-forever-chemicals-in-tap-water Wed, 10 Apr 2024 17:07:00 -0500 https://www.afscme.org/press/releases/2024/afscmes-saunders-on-epa-rule-limiting-forever-chemicals-in-tap-water AFSCME’s Saunders: National Library Workers Day comes on the heels of new organizing across the country https://www.afscme.org/press/releases/2024/afscmes-saunders-national-library-workers-day-comes-on-the-heels-of-new-organizing-across-the-country Tue, 09 Apr 2024 15:27:00 -0500 https://www.afscme.org/press/releases/2024/afscmes-saunders-national-library-workers-day-comes-on-the-heels-of-new-organizing-across-the-country AFSCME’s Saunders: As we celebrate Care Workers Recognition Month, care workers are organizing and mobilizing https://www.afscme.org/press/releases/2024/afscmes-saunders-as-we-celebrate-care-workers-recognition-month-care-workers-are-organizing-and-mobilizing Tue, 09 Apr 2024 14:51:00 -0500 https://www.afscme.org/press/releases/2024/afscmes-saunders-as-we-celebrate-care-workers-recognition-month-care-workers-are-organizing-and-mobilizing AFSCME’s Saunders celebrates the leadership and legacy of retiring UNITE HERE President D. Taylor https://www.afscme.org/press/releases/2024/afscmes-saunders-celebrates-the-leadership-and-legacy-of-retiring-unite-here-president-d-taylor Mon, 01 Apr 2024 14:25:00 -0500 https://www.afscme.org/press/releases/2024/afscmes-saunders-celebrates-the-leadership-and-legacy-of-retiring-unite-here-president-d-taylor AFSCME’s Saunders: President Biden’s latest round of student debt relief will be life-changing for 78,000 public service workers https://www.afscme.org/press/releases/2024/afscmes-saunders-president-bidens-latest-round-of-student-debt-relief-will-be-life-changing-for-78000-public-service-workers Thu, 21 Mar 2024 19:55:00 -0500 https://www.afscme.org/press/releases/2024/afscmes-saunders-president-bidens-latest-round-of-student-debt-relief-will-be-life-changing-for-78000-public-service-workers AFSCME’s Saunders applauds Senate confirmation of Nicole Berner to the Fourth Circuit https://www.afscme.org/press/releases/2024/afscmes-saunders-applauds-senate-confirmation-of-nicole-berner-to-the-fourth-circuit Tue, 19 Mar 2024 14:25:00 -0500 https://www.afscme.org/press/releases/2024/afscmes-saunders-applauds-senate-confirmation-of-nicole-berner-to-the-fourth-circuit AFSCME’s Saunders: With Biden, Social Security and Medicare will never be on the chopping block https://www.afscme.org/press/releases/2024/afscmes-saunders-with-biden-social-security-and-medicare-will-never-be-on-the-chopping-block Mon, 11 Mar 2024 20:41:00 -0500 https://www.afscme.org/press/releases/2024/afscmes-saunders-with-biden-social-security-and-medicare-will-never-be-on-the-chopping-block AFSCME’s Saunders: President Joe Biden is right – America is in the middle of a comeback story https://www.afscme.org/press/releases/2024/afscmes-saunders-president-joe-biden-is-right-america-is-in-the-middle-of-a-comeback-story Fri, 08 Mar 2024 18:32:00 -0500 https://www.afscme.org/press/releases/2024/afscmes-saunders-president-joe-biden-is-right-america-is-in-the-middle-of-a-comeback-story AFSCME’s Saunders: After three years with President Biden, working people are building greater power than we’ve seen in decades https://www.afscme.org/press/releases/2024/afscmes-saunders-after-three-years-with-president-biden-working-people-are-building-greater-power-than-weve-seen-in-decades Thu, 07 Mar 2024 15:09:00 -0500 https://www.afscme.org/press/releases/2024/afscmes-saunders-after-three-years-with-president-biden-working-people-are-building-greater-power-than-weve-seen-in-decades AFSCME’s ‘I AM Story’ podcast nominated for NAACP Image Award https://www.afscme.org/press/releases/2024/afscmes-i-am-story-podcast-nominated-for-naacp-image-award Fri, 26 Jan 2024 22:23:00 -0500 https://www.afscme.org/press/releases/2024/afscmes-i-am-story-podcast-nominated-for-naacp-image-award Union momentum remains strong despite staffing shortages in the public service https://www.afscme.org/press/releases/2024/union-momentum-remains-strong-despite-staffing-shortages-in-the-public-service Tue, 23 Jan 2024 15:11:00 -0500 https://www.afscme.org/press/releases/2024/union-momentum-remains-strong-despite-staffing-shortages-in-the-public-service AFSCME’s Saunders applauds expansion of World Trade Center Health Program to include additional 9/11 first responders https://www.afscme.org/press/releases/2023/afscmes-saunders-applauds-expansion-of-world-trade-center-health-program-to-include-additional-911-first-responders Thu, 14 Dec 2023 21:26:00 -0500 https://www.afscme.org/press/releases/2023/afscmes-saunders-applauds-expansion-of-world-trade-center-health-program-to-include-additional-911-first-responders Saunders on latest jobs report: The public service is ‘on the way toward a full recovery’ https://www.afscme.org/press/releases/2023/saunders-on-latest-jobs-report-the-public-service-is-on-the-way-toward-a-full-recovery Fri, 08 Dec 2023 22:01:00 -0500 https://www.afscme.org/press/releases/2023/saunders-on-latest-jobs-report-the-public-service-is-on-the-way-toward-a-full-recovery AFSCME’s Saunders applauds return to merit staffing in Employment Service programs https://www.afscme.org/press/releases/2023/afscmes-saunders-applauds-return-to-merit-staffing-in-employment-service-programs Wed, 29 Nov 2023 15:39:00 -0500 https://www.afscme.org/press/releases/2023/afscmes-saunders-applauds-return-to-merit-staffing-in-employment-service-programs AFSCME’s Saunders: Nicole Berner will ‘bring much-needed experience’ to the Fourth Circuit https://www.afscme.org/press/releases/2023/afscmes-saunders-nicole-berner-will-bring-much-needed-experience-to-the-fourth-circuit Wed, 15 Nov 2023 15:26:00 -0500 https://www.afscme.org/press/releases/2023/afscmes-saunders-nicole-berner-will-bring-much-needed-experience-to-the-fourth-circuit Saunders: AFSCME members mobilized their communities to elect a pro-worker majority in the Virginia legislature https://www.afscme.org/press/releases/2023/saunders-afscme-members-mobilized-their-communities-to-elect-a-pro-worker-majority-in-the-virginia-legislature Wed, 08 Nov 2023 04:10:00 -0500 https://www.afscme.org/press/releases/2023/saunders-afscme-members-mobilized-their-communities-to-elect-a-pro-worker-majority-in-the-virginia-legislature AFSCME’s Saunders: With Laphonza Butler, ‘working people have a new world-class fighter in the United States Senate’ https://www.afscme.org/press/releases/2023/afscmes-saunders-with-laphonza-butler-working-people-have-a-new-world-class-fighter-in-the-united-states-senate Wed, 04 Oct 2023 15:07:00 -0500 https://www.afscme.org/press/releases/2023/afscmes-saunders-with-laphonza-butler-working-people-have-a-new-world-class-fighter-in-the-united-states-senate Saunders: 'There is work to do to ensure that we don’t face another race against the clock' https://www.afscme.org/press/releases/2023/saunders-there-is-work-to-do-to-ensure-that-we-dont-face-another-race-against-the-clock Sun, 01 Oct 2023 18:15:00 -0500 https://www.afscme.org/press/releases/2023/saunders-there-is-work-to-do-to-ensure-that-we-dont-face-another-race-against-the-clock Saunders: Sen. Feinstein was a pioneer and gifted legislator https://www.afscme.org/press/releases/2023/saunders-sen-feinstein-was-a-pioneer-and-gifted-legislator Fri, 29 Sep 2023 14:56:00 -0500 https://www.afscme.org/press/releases/2023/saunders-sen-feinstein-was-a-pioneer-and-gifted-legislator AFSCME’s Saunders: ‘UAW workers are striking for all working people https://www.afscme.org/press/releases/2023/afscmes-saunders-uaw-workers-are-striking-for-all-working-people Fri, 22 Sep 2023 16:06:00 -0500 https://www.afscme.org/press/releases/2023/afscmes-saunders-uaw-workers-are-striking-for-all-working-people AFSCME’s Saunders: Congressional extremists must ‘stop using our lives as bargaining chips’ and keep the government open https://www.afscme.org/press/releases/2023/afscmes-saunders-congressional-extremists-must-stop-using-our-lives-as-bargaining-chips-and-keep-the-government-open Wed, 20 Sep 2023 17:31:00 -0500 https://www.afscme.org/press/releases/2023/afscmes-saunders-congressional-extremists-must-stop-using-our-lives-as-bargaining-chips-and-keep-the-government-open ICYMI: Following a summer of activism, AFSCME boosts public service hiring through 'Staff the Front Lines' bus tour https://www.afscme.org/press/releases/2023/icymi-following-a-summer-of-activism-afscme-boosts-public-service-hiring-through-staff-the-front-lines-bus-tour Wed, 20 Sep 2023 14:40:00 -0500 https://www.afscme.org/press/releases/2023/icymi-following-a-summer-of-activism-afscme-boosts-public-service-hiring-through-staff-the-front-lines-bus-tour AFSCME’s Saunders commends bold step to protect nursing home staff and residents https://www.afscme.org/press/releases/2023/afscmes-saunders-commends-bold-step-to-protect-nursing-home-staff-and-residents Fri, 01 Sep 2023 20:16:00 -0500 https://www.afscme.org/press/releases/2023/afscmes-saunders-commends-bold-step-to-protect-nursing-home-staff-and-residents