“I spent my whole career paying into Social Security and I worked incredibly hard, sometimes risking my own life, to earn these benefits. No one elected Elon Musk. I don’t care how rich he is — he has no right to our private data, and to threaten to shut off Social Security for millions of retirees.” – Shandala Richburg, a retired Maryland corrections officer and president of AFSCME Maryland Retiree Chapter 1. https://lnkd.in/g6Miugua
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AFSCME is the nation’s largest and fastest growing public services employees union. AFSCME’s members provide the vital services that make America happen. We are nurses, corrections officers, child care providers, EMTs, sanitation workers and more. With working members in hundreds of different occupations and retirees across the country, AFSCME advocates for fairness in the workplace, excellence in public services and prosperity and opportunity for all working families. AFSCME is a union comprised of a diverse group of people who share a common commitment to public service. For us, serving the public is not just a job, it’s a calling. An important part of our mission is to advocate for the vital services that keep our families safe and make our communities strong. We also advocate for prosperity and opportunity for all of America’s working families. We not only stand for fairness at the bargaining table — we fight for fairness in our communities and in the halls of government.
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- Washington, District of Columbia
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- 1936
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AFSCME member Mark Curie, a licensed practical nurse at a Michigan veterans home, takes care of his fellow veterans for a living. He’s worried about what could happen to them if cuts to veterans services and Medicaid pushed by anti-union extremists and Elon Musk become law. He fears veterans would be robbed of the care they need and their dignity in the twilight of their lives. http://m.afsc.me/1kj
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We urge Congress to pass the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act. AFSCME President Lee Saunders said, “The freedom to vote is the very foundation of our democracy.” https://lnkd.in/gmnNznbq
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Who will be harmed by reckless cuts to the federal budget? Young kids in Head Start programs and their families. AFSCME Council 65 member Becky Carlson, a Head Start teacher in Minnesota, explains how these cuts will hurt the kids she cares for. https://lnkd.in/gxm2uxEj (
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Marci Smith has been working as a dental hygienist in Illinois prisons for nearly 30 years. She says every day brings a new challenge. Our latest “Public Safety Spotlight” reveals what keeps her going and why she’s dedicated to serving others. https://lnkd.in/giCYuVWx
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Sabrina Bishop, a caregiver and member of UDW / AFSCME Local 3930/AFSCME, warns that cuts to the federal Medicaid program will mean that “seniors and disabled individuals will be trapped in their homes without anyone to care for them.” And home care providers will be driven from their professions. https://lnkd.in/gWbRTjCT
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AFSCME members in corrections have fought for-profit prison companies and the anti-union extremists who want to enrich themselves at their expense. But these same companies are now giddy about raking in record-breaking profits from the federal government. Why? Because of an executive order by this new administration. Stand up and say no to private prisons. https://lnkd.in/gJJK9svw
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The firings of probationary federal employees by the Office of Personnel Management are illegal and must stop immediately, a federal judge ruled last week. The case was brought by a coalition of groups, including AFSCME and UNAC/UHCP. “We know this decision is just a first step, but it gives federal employees a respite,” said AFSCME President Lee Saunders. https://lnkd.in/gmxYdiJz
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Many AFSCME members work with and rely on federal workers to provide state and local public services. The new administration’s arbitrary dismissals of thousands of federal workers is affecting the vital work done by state and local public service workers. https://lnkd.in/g7EgN4vh
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Members of AFSCME Local 3299 who work for the University of California system held a two-day strike. Tired of being illegally silenced by their employer as their wages stagnate, the service and patient care workers took to the picket line. https://lnkd.in/gVpPBft5