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AFSCME members support President Biden’s new student debt relief plans

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Security when it matters: Pay raises for unionized workers reached multi-decade high in 2023

The last few years have seen a rise in worker momentum, with unionized workers rais

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Biden forgives student loans for an additional 78,000 public service workers

AFSCME President Lee Saunders praised the White House’s announcement Thursday that the Biden administration will forgive student loans for an additional 78,000 borrowers — including many AFSCME mem

Saunders: Debt limit agreement shows ‘President Biden puts working people first’

AFSCME Staff on Monday, June 5 2023 - 1:21pm

AFSCME President Lee Saunders praised President Joe Biden in the wake of a debt ceiling deal that averts a default by the U.S. government on its debt while protecting the interests and priorities of working families and retirees.

Biden signed the deal into law on Saturday.

For Illinois paramedic, a desire to fully serve his community is hampered by short-staffing

Pete Levine on Friday, June 2 2023 - 2:32pm

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Todd County Residents Could Lose Public Health Home Care

AFSCME 65 on Wednesday, May 31 2023 - 8:57pm

Todd County Residents Could Lose Public Health Home Care Services for Good.

Residents of Todd County could lose access to our incredible Home Care Services. Currently, qualifying residents can receive assistance from Nurses, Home Health Aides, Home Makers, and others in their homes. Whether they need medication management, wound care, health monitoring, personal care, housekeeping, shopping and more, Todd County has provided Medicare Certified assistance residents can rely on.

Thanking EMS professionals is not enough; we must help them solve a staffing crisis

Pablo Ros on Friday, May 26 2023 - 2:53pm

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AFSCME honors public safety professionals during National Law Enforcement Week

Pete Levine on Monday, May 15 2023 - 12:51pm

National Law Enforcement Week gives us an opportunity to recognize the sacrifices and contributions of America’s public safety professionals. We honor and respect the thousands of AFSCME public safety professionals who never quit on our communities, and we commit to fighting for them so they can do their jobs safely and effectively.