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Believe It or Not, Congress Seeks More Tax Cuts for the Rich

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Believe It or Not, Congress Seeks More Tax Cuts for the Rich

At a time when our country needs real investments in infrastructure, education and public services, congressional leaders

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A Decade Later: Four Ways Working People Are Still Paying for the 2008 Financial Crisis

It was 10 years ago this month that the 2008 financial crisis kicked into high gear.

We Are AFSCME

Don’t Like Wealth Inequality? Join a Union

No politician running for office today would openly advocate for more wealth inequality in our country, where the richest 1 percent of the population owns 40 percent of the wealth. Even candidate Donald Trump in 2016 promised to stand up for the “forgotten men and women of our country,” who feel betrayed by a rigged economic system that benefits a small minority at their expense. Yet every single day, President Trump and congressional leaders seem determined to do more to increase wealth inequality than to alleviate it; do more for corporations and the wealthy than for single parents working two or three jobs to make ends meet.

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Brett Kavanaugh: No R-E-S-P-E-C-T for Women’s and Workers’ Rights

Like others around the world, I mourned the death last week of Aretha Franklin.

Build Power for Working People This November

Rep.-elect Conor Lamb’s victory in Pennsylvania’s 18th Congressional District is proof that we can elect labor-endorsed candidates who will fight for working people. AFL-CIO and AFSCME need our help to continue pushing for an agenda that protects our right to organize, ensures our families have a bright future and our retirements are secure, and builds power for the labor movement.

Take the Pledge to Fund the Freeze

Our union brothers and sisters in the AFT Higher Education Council have drafted a pledge we can sign, showing that we support fully funding the tuition freeze by 2020.

National AFSCME News

Unions Push for “Grade A” Paid Parental Leave
The long-term goal is for all workers–union and non-union, public and private sector–to have access to paid family leave. — Oct 17
Union Lawsuit Seeks to Block Missouri’s New Anti-Worker Law
Missouri workers are holding strong against another wave of attacks by anti-worker politicians. — Oct 16
Union Popularity on the Rise
More Americans support standing together in unions as the economy increasingly benefits the wealthy and powerful. — Oct 15
Working People Are Struggling in Trump’s Economy
There is plenty of evidence that this is a strong economy primarily for those already in a privileged position. — Oct 12
AFSCME Stands with Marriott Hotel Workers on Strike
By the latest count, there are now 7,700 Marriott hotel workers who have walked out on strike in cities across the United States. — Oct 11

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Believe It or Not, Congress Seeks More Tax Cuts for the Rich

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A Decade Later: Four Ways Working People Are Still Paying for the 2008 Financial Crisis

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Don’t Like Wealth Inequality? Join a Union

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Brett Kavanaugh: No R-E-S-P-E-C-T for Women’s and Workers’ Rights

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