Local 579

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PA members fired up and ready to go at AFSCME volunteer kickoff

This past Saturday, you might have been cooking a late breakfast, planning a fun weekend activity or taking some quiet time with your family.

It’s easy to say that the 2020 election is the most important of our lifetimes, but hearing this firsthand from AFSCME Retirees, many of whom have dedicated their lives to public service and making America a better place to live, shows the urgency to us all.

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Make your plan to vote today

If there’s one thing the 2020 election has in spades, it’s choices – and not just the choices between Donald Trump and Joe Biden, Mike Pence and Kamala Harris, and choi

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The Choice for Working People is Joe Biden

There are countless reasons against voting for Donald Trump in November.

VOTE in the Spring 2020 Election

The Spring Election is on April 7, 2020.

Find out what's on your ballot and where to vote at myvote.wi.gov.

See who has been endorsed by AFSCME WI Council 32.

Email Congress & Demand Action to End Gun Violence

This action network campaign was created by our union brothers and sisters in the NEA.

National AFSCME News

Retirees will shape this election, say Clinton, Saunders
In a tele-town hall, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and AFSCME President Lee Saunders urged senior citizens to vote and persuade others to vote for Biden and Harris. — Oct 29
CA child care providers hold candlelight vigils to draw attention to COVID-19 impact
As child care locations shutter due to COVID-19, providers across California hold candlelight vigils to draw attention to the crisis. — Oct 29
Syracuse, N.Y., unions avoid layoffs, negotiate across-the-board furloughs instead
To avoid layoffs and make furloughs more equitable for workers, the City of Syracuse, N.Y., and unions came up with a compromise plan to cope with COVID-19-related revenue losses. — Oct 28
With Coney Barrett confirmation, Senate majority continues its ‘power games’
AFSCME President Lee Saunders calls the confirmation of Justice Amy Coney Barrett a corrupt political game. — Oct 27
PA members fired up and ready to go at AFSCME volunteer kickoff
AFSCME members in Pennsylvania were fired up and ready to go this weekend. Many more volunteers nationwide are joining our ambitious effort to elect the Biden-Harris ticket. — Oct 26

Now Is the Time

To Take Action

and

Fight for Our Future