AFSCME – Medium

AFSCME

What Moms Really Want: A Solution to the Child Care Crisis

By AFSCME Secretary-Treasurer Elissa McBride

3 min readMay 11, 2023

--

--

AFSCME

This Black History Month, let’s recommit to fighting for civil, worker, voting rights

Inspired by the courage of Dr. King and the Memphis sanitation workers, we must keep fighting.

2 min readFeb 1, 2022

--

This Black History Month, let’s recommit to fighting for civil, worker, voting rights

--

AFSCME

Honoring the anniversary of America’s first pay equity strike

Led by AFSCME members, the San Jose, California, pay equity strike of 1981 was the first strike of its kind in the country.

4 min readNov 29, 2021

--

Honoring the anniversary of America’s first pay equity strike

--

AFSCME

Recognition and Respect on Labor Day

This Labor Day marks a turning point for working people as public support for unions is the highest it has been in recent memory.

3 min readSep 3, 2021

--

Recognition and Respect on Labor Day

--

AFSCME

A Father’s Day legacy of service

In a Father’s Day essay, AFSCME President Lee Saunders pays tribute to his dad and reflects on the union values he learned from his father.

2 min readJun 17, 2021

--

A Father’s Day legacy of service

--

AFSCME

Child care workers show unions can help solve ‘she-cession’

As we mark Women’s History Month, let’s commit ourselves to valuing women’s work—and lifting up all the women who make that work possible.

3 min readMar 31, 2021

--

Child care provider Miren Algorri surrounded by children and her co-workers.

--

AFSCME

To Honor Black History, Fund Our Front-Line Heroes

Funding the front lines is the best way to advance racial justice, honor our past and build a stronger future.

4 min readFeb 24, 2021

--

To Honor Black History, Fund Our Front-Line Heroes

--

AFSCME

Reviving Dr. King’s Legacy

On what would be Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s 92nd birthday, his message of nonviolent dissent resonates more powerfully than ever.

3 min readJan 15, 2021

--

Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial

--

AFSCME

The choice for working people is Joe Biden

Joe Biden and Kamala Harris are the proven fighters for working people we need in the White House.

4 min readSep 21, 2020

--

The choice for working people is Joe Biden

--

AFSCME

Workers Need the Freedom to Negotiate

AFSCME is notching victories coast to coast and is energized by pro-worker momentum from state houses to Congress.

4 min readJun 27, 2019

--

Workers Need the Freedom to Negotiate

--

AFSCME

AFSCME

AFSCME’s members provide the vital services that make America happen. We advocate for prosperity and opportunity for all working families.

Following

See all (1,904)

Help
Status
About
Careers
Blog
Privacy
Terms
Text to speech
Teams