More than two-thirds of poll respondents – 68% – approved of labor unions. That means a clear majority of voters views labor unions favorably. Among adults 18-34 years of age, 77% approve of unions. Support is also high among those with annual household incomes under $40,000.
Workers Memorial Day 2021 arrives at a moment of the greatest urgency, when the front lines of the war against COVID-19 run through America’s workplaces.
Workers in health care and social service industries are a big step closer to having safer workplaces.
On Friday, the House of Representatives passed the Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act (H.R.1195) by a bipartisan vote of 254 to 166. The bill requires the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to issue a standard to prevent workplace violence in health care and social service assistance settings.
This Spring, AFSCME PEOPLE-endorsed candidates won big at the ballot box! AFSCME PEOPLE committees across the state interviewed dozens of candidates, mobilized for Election Day, and educated their coworkers and families about what was at stake.
Together, we helped elect pro-worker candidates, across Wisconsin, who'll value essential workers' labor and the high-quality services we provide our communities. Thank you for doing your part to this election!
Our Spring 2021 AFSCME PEOPLE electoral victories:
On this National Library Workers Day, AFSCME library workers deserve to be recognized for the value they bring to our diverse communities and the vital services they provide anyone who asks for help.
SUBJECT: AFSCME Wisconsin Statement on Governor Evers’s Veto of SB 38
AFSCME Wisconsin Statement on Governor Evers’s Veto of SB 38
AFSCME Wisconsin applauds Governor Tony Evers’s veto of Senate Bill 38, requiring that the Governor submit to the legislature a uniform timeline for state employees to return to their physical places of employment.
