AFSCME Remembers Dr. King
01/19/2010 – 5:09 pm | Comments Off

On January 18, our nation celebrates the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. AFSCME has a particular tie to Dr. King and his causes. For it was in Memphis, where he joined 1,300 AFSCME …

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President Barack Obama Rocks The AFL-CIO Convention
09/22/2009 – 11:22 pm | Comments Off
President Barack Obama Rocks The AFL-CIO Convention
Obama Speaks on Healthcare at University of Maryland
09/18/2009 – 2:39 pm | Comments Off
Obama Speaks on Healthcare at University of Maryland

Obama Speaks on Healthcare at the University of Maryland Comcast Center on September 17th, 2009

Reid, Pelosi Thank Union Members, Pledge Action
09/15/2009 – 12:17 am | Comments Off
Reid, Pelosi Thank Union Members, Pledge Action

The 2009 AFL-CIO Convention just got a message from the top leaders in Congress: We stand with you and with America’s workers.
Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), the leader of the U.S. House, and Senate Majority Leader …

AFL-CIO President John Sweeney: Solidarity Is Our Way of Life
09/15/2009 – 12:15 am | Comments Off
AFL-CIO President John Sweeney: Solidarity Is Our Way of Life

With the convening of the 26th AFL-CIO Constitutional Convention this afternoon in Pittsburgh, nearly 2,000 delegates, alternates and guests took part in the formal opening ceremony and paid tribute to retiring AFL-CIO President John Sweeney. …

Local 241 (Prince George’s County Crossing Guards) Ratifies Contract
09/10/2009 – 11:24 pm | Comments Off
Local 241 (Prince George’s County Crossing Guards) Ratifies Contract

AFSCME Maryland Council 67 ratified their contract with the County for the Prince George’s County Crossing Guards Local 241. On August 25, Prince George’s County Crossing Guards were able to come to a consensus with …

Obama at AFL-CIO Picnic: “Our Recovery Plan Is Working”
09/10/2009 – 7:35 pm | Comments Off
Obama at AFL-CIO Picnic: “Our Recovery Plan Is Working”

At the AFL-CIO Labor Day Picnic in Cincinnati, President Obama speaks on labor, and the hope to “combine the enduring values that have served us so well for so long: hard work and responsibility.”

AFSCME’s Highway to Health Care Tour is hitting the road
08/27/2009 – 2:11 pm | Comments Off
AFSCME’s Highway to Health Care Tour is hitting the road

This summer, get ready to rock out for real health care reform. AFSCME’s Highway to Health Care Tour is hitting the road and we want you to come along.
http://www.highway2healthcare.org
Health care isn’t working for …

AFSCME Nurses urge Congress to support President Obama and pass H.R. 3200. Now.
08/27/2009 – 2:09 pm | Comments Off
AFSCME Nurses urge Congress to support President Obama and pass H.R. 3200. Now.

AFSCME Nurses urge Congress to support President Obama and pass H.R. 3200. Now.