by Vati | Oct 16, 2018 | Blog, DC Locals, Featured, Local 1723, Local 1739, Local 2186, Local 2187, Local 3397, Local 590, Local 752, Local 810, Retirees
By Lee Saunders, President, AFSCME
Have you been contacted by a group called the Freedom Foundation?
Don’t be confused by their name — they’re interested in crushing your freedom, not defending it. They’re one of the anti-worker groups (funded by billionaires like the Koch brothers) spending tens of millions of dollars contacting us and trying to trick us into quitting our unions.
Have you heard from them? We want to know. Click here and let us know what you’ve experienced, so we can track these anti-union groups and their dirty tricks.
They might be targeting you online with ads on your computer. They might be emailing you, sending you mail, or calling you on the phone. They might even have shown up at your door.
They could be calling themselves by a different name — like “The Buckeye Institute,” “The Illinois Policy Center,” “Liberty Justice Center,” “Mackinac Center for Public Policy,” or the “Commonwealth Foundation.”
No matter what misleading name they picked for themselves, their agenda is the same: Trick AFSCME members into leaving our union — so working families lose our seat at the table, and the same corporate fat cats funding these attacks grow richer and richer.
To fight back against their propaganda, we need to know what they’re up to. That’s where you come in:
Click here to fill out our “scam tracker” form and report any contact you’ve received from these anti-union groups.
Thanks for helping us keep an eye on these con artists.
by Vati | Oct 9, 2018 | Blog, DC Locals, Featured, Local 1723, Local 1739, Local 2186, Local 2187, Local 3397, Local 590, Local 752, Local 810, PEOPLE Updates, Retirees
REGISTER TO VOTE!
If you want to register to vote in the upcoming November 6th election, today is the last day to register.
by Vati | Aug 14, 2018 | Blog, DC Locals, Featured, Local 1723, Local 1739, Local 2186, Local 2187, Local 3397, Local 590, Local 752, Local 810, PEOPLE Updates, Retirees
AFSCME Secretary Treasurer Elissa McBride discussed the importance of attending the Labor United to Free the Children rally at a press conference in Philly. The rally calling for change in US immigration policies is scheduled for Wednesday, August 15, at 4 pm on Penn’s Landing. Organizers say thousands are expected to attend.
by Vati | May 29, 2018 | Blog, DC Locals, Featured, Local 1723, Local 1739, Local 2186, Local 2187, Local 3397, Local 590, Local 752, Local 810, Retirees
AFSCME’s new Women’s Leadership Academy Online is an opportunity for all AFSCME women to gain a deeper understanding of the issues that affect working women, to strengthen leadership skills, engage politically, and inspire each other to become strong leaders and activists in their workplace.
https://www.afscme.org/now/afscme-launches-womens-leadership-academy-online?link_id=0&can_id=6cfd369c1d24b0041badf5970f6ddca1&source=email-afscme-now-rundown-for-this-week-9&email_referrer=email_360933&email_subject=afscme-now-rundown-for-this-week
