Our Fights, Our Wins
AFSCME members in Columbus fight back against public health cuts
COLUMBUS, Ohio – AFSCME members at Columbus Public Health are standing together to protect their community after billionaire-backed budget cuts in Washington wiped out critical funding and eliminated front-line public service jobs.
Vermont home care provider is in ‘total panic’ over health care prices
Vermont home care worker Heather Pfaff stays up at night worrying about the skyrocketing cost of her health care, which she gets through the Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplace.
We won’t be silent about the shutdown
More than 25 days ago, the Trump administration and its yes-men and women in Congress shut down the government. For weeks, the American people have paid the price as public services have been put on hold and federal workers have been put on leave without immediate pay.
Washington psychologist shares how shutdown threatens mental health services, public safety
Dr. Jim Hulse is a psychologist and longtime AFSCME Local 793 (WFSE) member at Western State Hospital in Lakewood, Washington, where he’s worked for more than a decade.
AFSCME members at Kaiser Permanente strike for better patient care
Tens of thousands of AFSCME members who work for Kaiser Permanente in California — members of the United Nurses Associations of California/Union of Health Care Professionals (UNAC/UHCP) — are standing up for better patient care.