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Take Action on Furloughs and Facility Closures!
Protecting Yakima Valley School and Rainier School From Closure
WFSE Member Awarded $10k from State Program WFSE Saved in 2023 Legislative Session
Higher Education: House, Senate and Ferguson Proposals
AFSCME National
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AFSCME in Action: Hundreds mobilize to stop public service cuts
Grassroots AFSCME GO events were held nationwide to sound the alarm on public service cuts.
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AFSCME members, Nevada politicians rally for public services
Invest in, don’t cut, public services. That was the rallying cry heard in Nevada’s capital city this week.
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Reckless budget cuts would put many people in Connecticut in the poor house
Connecticut residents would suffer mightily if SNAP, Medicaid are cut.
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Cutting Medicaid would cut a lifeline for the needy and the elderly
If Congress cuts Medicaid, vulnerable New Yorkers will lose a lifeline.
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New union at Monterey Bay Aquarium helps workers build power
Monterey Bay Aquarium workers can now experience the union difference.

AFSCME members make America happen.
With members in hundreds of different occupations, AFSCME advocates for fairness in the workplace, excellence in public services and prosperity and opportunity for all working families.