Aetna Medicare Advantage PPO Plan was scheduled to start Sept. 1, 2023…But NYC retirees are opposing it and the court called a halt.
Aetna Medicare Advantage PPO Plan was scheduled to start Sept. 1, 2023, but has been halted by a court injunctionOn March 9, 2023, the Municipal Labor Committee -- a coalition of NYC public employee unions -- voted in favor of implementing an Aetna Medicare Advantage PP...
Rally At CUNY Central
Contract for #APeoplesCUNY!MONDAY MORNING RALLYMONDAY, FEBRUARY 27 CUNY CENTRAL, 205 E. 42ND ST.Get Your Shirt & Swag at 7:30 AM Rally Starts at 8:00 AM
National Kidney Foundation Walk
National Kidney Foundation WalkOn Sunday, November 13th, 2022, there will be a fund raising walk for the National Kidney Foundation. It will start from Foley Square in Manhattan at 10:00 am.Contributions to the "National Kidney Foundation" can be sent to Neal Frumkin 1...
Cross-union Retirees Organization Committee People's Hearing & Rally
There will also be a People's Hearing & Rally that same day (May 24, 2023) starting at 5 PM at Foley Square. The theme is: #CareNotCriminalization & #CareNotCuts in our City Budget. CROC will be present and we will demand that the City STOP SCREWING RETIREES by...
Virtual NYC Kidney Walk
Over the past two decades, the NYC Kidney Walk has represented an opportunity for supporters of the New York Kidney Foundation to unite as a community and demonstrate a shared commitment to the lives of kidney patients and their loved ones. This year’s kidney walk is no...
NYC Rally to "Save Medicare's Lower Drug Prices!"
NYC Rally to "Save Medicare's Lower Drug Prices!"Start: Wednesday, August 16, 2023•12:00 PMEnd: Wednesday, August 16, 2023• 1:00 PM
DC 37 MELS Bankruptcy Webinar
MELS legal experts will host a webinar on Bankruptcy, An Opportunity For A Fresh Start, on April 28 @ 5:30 p.m. Legal experts will discuss the difference between Chapters 7 and 13, garnishments and judgments, privacy, how to rebuild your credit, and more. Register at a...
DC 37 HOUSING COMMITTEE MEETING
DC 37 HOUSING COMMITTEE MEETING
AFSCME members from across the country are sharing their stories of progress over the last two years.
The last two years have been full of challenges.But under the leadership of the Biden administration and this Congress, we are turning a corner. There have been unprecedented investments in public services and public service jobs. Millions will see the price of life-sav...
World Trade Center Health Program
To determine your eligibility and start the application process, please click here to be linked directly to the WTC Health Program’s website.
The union difference: Greatest wealth gains are for Black and Hispanic union households
We’ve said it before: Life is better in a union. Workers who belong to unions make more money than their nonunion counterparts. They have better health care insurance and retirement plans, more job security and safer working conditions. They’re happier.
Biden administration extends pause on student loan repayment
Good news for federal student loan borrowers: This month, the Biden administration again extended the pause on student debt repayment – this time through Aug. 31.
AFSCME-backed bill would help child care providers with food costs
AFSCME supports a proposal in Congress to ease the financial burden on child care professionals who provide meals and snacks.
Make your plan to vote today
If there’s one thing the 2020 election has in spades, it’s choices – and not just the choices between Donald Trump and Joe Biden, Mike Pence and Kamala Harris, and choices up and down the ballot. In a year when our jobs, our families, and every aspect of our lives have...
Online Training Available for AFSCME Women Leading Change
Across the nation, women are creating change for working families more than ever before. The Women’s Leadership Academy is ready to train more AFSCME women to be leaders of that change.Introducing the 2019 Women’s Leadership Academy Online, which is kicking off training...
A New Jersey member’s career grows thanks to the AFSCME Free College Benefit
The pandemic has led many of us to take stock of our lives and our goals. For AFSCME New Jersey member LaTrenda Ross, the pandemic ignited a long-held dream—starting her own life coaching business.“I was thinking about revamping my whole entire life,” recalls Ross, a me...
In No Uncertain Terms
EMS Week is a time to recognize the sacrifices that EMS professionals make for their communities and to honor these skilled heroes who rush into danger when we need them most. AFSCME EMS professionals play an essential role in the emergency response system, but their st...
Amid tragedy, the ‘true soul of Hawaii’ shines bright
Cameron Dexter with U.S. President Biden. Member provided photo.
‘We Wouldn’t Have Anything If It Weren’t for Our Union’
When he first took a job at the Centralia Correctional Center in Illinois, Keith Kracht knew that a career in public service wouldn’t make him a millionaire. But then again, that’s not why he went into public service.
Bayou State Blues: Members Slammed While Processing Record Unemployment Claims
AFSCME members working for the Louisiana Workforce Commission (LWC) are hopping busy these days fulfilling a critical mission. They are helping Louisianans survive as the Bayou State’s economy buckles under pressure from the coronavirus pandemic.
House Bill Simplifies and Fixes PSLF, Overhauls Higher Education
A bill that has been introduced in the House of Representatives would simplify the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program for current and would-be participants.
Biden’s new $9 billion student debt relief plan would greatly help public service workers
During the COVID-19 pandemic, the Biden administration halted all federal student loan repayments. After the national COVID-19 emergency ended in March 2023, Congress passed a law preventing further extensions. As a result, payments resumed in October.For people whose s...
AFSCME Praises Supreme Court Ruling Protecting LGBTQ Workers
AFSCME praised today’s ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court that extends protections under Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act to millions of LGBTQ workers.In a statement, AFSCME President Lee Saunders said such protections are long overdue and represent an important ste...
Another reason to involve yourself in the GA Senate runoffs – funding for front-line heroes
Here’s a crucial reason for working people to do all they can to help Jon Ossoff and the Rev. Raphael Warnock win the Georgia Senate runoff elections in January – federal aid to states, cities, towns and schools.If Ossoff and Warnock prevail, there will be a pro-worker...