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“The Social Security Administration holds the financial future for millions of Americans." We will not let Elon Musk undermine the promise we can all retire with dignity. Read President Saunders' statement on our lawsuit to block DOGE’s access to SSA:

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After the U.S. Senate passed an inhumane budget package, AFSCME members should call their House members to save public services. www.afscme.org/blog/time-to...

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“Lifesaving public services will again come to a screeching halt.” AFSCME President Lee Saunders warns that the Senate’s budget will hurt working families so the rich can get richer. www.afscme.org/press/releas...

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We’re suing to stop and reverse mass firings of federal workers. The illegal firings threaten everything from food safety to national security to health care. www.afscme.org/blog/afscme-...

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Billionaires want tax breaks for themselves while they cut our health care and Social Security. Contact your Representative & demand no cuts to public services.

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BREAKING: AFSCME, AFGE, UNAC/UHCP, & allies file lawsuit seeking to block the unlawful mass firings of probationary federal employees. “These mass firings are yet another unlawful attempt by this billionaire-run administration to gut public services" said Pres. Saunders

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Billionaires like Elon Musk are working overtime to raise taxes & costs for working families. Meanwhile, Musk’s company, Tesla, avoided almost all federal income tax on nearly $11 billion of U.S. income over 3 years.

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When workers fight for fair conditions, they’re fighting for all of us. Their fight is OUR FIGHT!

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Anti-union extremists & billionaires want to make DEVASTATING budget cuts to public services. Everything from health care to home care, social services to sanitation, is at risk. 📞 202-559-1165 & tell your member of Congress to save public services.

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State workers in Alaska are making their voices heard loud and clear in their fight to shore up staffing. www.afscme.org/blog/in-alas...

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Elon Musk receives $8 million dollars PER DAY from the federal government and is getting more federal contracts. Meanwhile, he's planning to cut our hard-earned Medicaid, Social Security and Medicare benefits. We won't stand for any cuts.

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AFSCME President Lee Saunders blasted the confirmation of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as the next U.S. health secretary, vowing that our union will continue organizing to fight back. www.afscme.org/blog/saunder...

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It was worth the wait. 6,500 school workers in Florida’s largest county won a fair contract after their side negotiated with the Miami-Dade School Board for a year. www.afscme.org/blog/a-year-...

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Black history is American history is AFSCME history! One way you can celebrate Black History Month is by learning about the important folks who contributed to that history. I’ll share some stories to get you started. @afscme.bsky.social #BlackHistoryMonth #BlackHistory #labor #LaborHistory #history

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RFK Jr. is an accomplice in billionaire's plans to rob our most vulnerable communities of critical health services to make the ultra-rich even richer. He may have been confirmed, but we're not going to stop organizing to protect public health. www.afscme.org/press/releas...

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While a judge has resumed the Fork directive, AFSCME and our partners remain committed to stopping this illegal attack on the freedoms of public service workers. Today may be a step back, but we won’t back down. www.afscme.org/press/releas...

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At a rally, federal workers expressed fury at Elon Musk and Donald Trump for unlawful attempts to slash public services. www.afscme.org/blog/mcbride...

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Federal workers protect the public. The Trump administration’s Executive Order for the unelected, unaccountable DOGE to slash the federal workforce will hurt children, working families, our most vulnerable and more. Let's be clear: We won’t be bullied or pushed aside.

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AFSCME member @repcasar.bsky.social is speaking the truth. DOGE has ZERO interest in investigating the billions in taxpayer $$ going to Elon Musk. Instead, it is targeting workers, seniors, children & people with disabilities. That's because DOGE doesn't work for us – it works for billionaires.

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It is unsurprising that an administration run by billionaires is eliminating oversight and firing dedicated federal workers. They know federal workers protect the public against corporate abuse and won’t allow them to use taxpayer dollars as their own personal slush fund.

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Today, @afscmemaryland.bsky.social and AFSCME District Council 20 members showed up on Capitol Hill to send a message to unelected billionaires: we won't stand for attacks on federal workers and our communities!

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Federal workers are heroes for everything they do for our communities, not numbers on a political scoreboard. And when workers’ rights are under attack, we stand up & fight back!

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We’re honored to have our I AM Story podcast featured in Essence as we celebrate Black History Month and the contributions Black Americans made to the labor movement.

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We see the work you do. We stand with you. 💚✊

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HAPPENING NOW: We’re on Capitol Hill alongside AFGE and union members to send a clear message to Elon Musk & DOGE — HANDS OFF public services!

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TODAY: Bundle up and join us on Capitol Hill to rally for federal workers. ✊

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To prevent fraud in unemployment insurance programs, Congress needs to preserve merit staffing. That’s the message from Shelby Meyenburg, a @wfsec28.bsky.social member who testified before Congress. www.afscme.org/blog/afscme-...

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BREAKING: A judge upheld the pause on the anti-worker "Fork Directive." Federal workers are are not numbers on a political scoreboard — they deserve respect. We will continue to take our case forward with AFGE and NAGE.

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Because the administration has illegally eliminated USAID, AFSCME members in the USDA were notified of furloughs. Thanks to this extremism, people abroad will go hungry & American farmers will be left high & dry with no one to buy their crops.

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👏 Exactly, @pocan.house.gov: What we’re seeing from Elon Musk and his billionaire cronies is straight out of Project 2025. Federal workers serve the American people. They deserve dignity and respect.

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Our latest Never Quit winner, Texas’ Cindy Ramirez, is an elections dynamo, serving voters with patience and poise. www.afscme.org/blog/an-elec...

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Linda McMahon's confirmation hearings start Thursday, and we know what's coming—slashes to funding for smaller class sizes, support, and free meals for hungry students—all to fund another handout for billionaires. We won't stay silent. If you are in the DC area, join us Wednesday: bit.ly/4jJDXLb

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With Russell Vought’s confirmation as OMB director, public services are on the chopping block. www.afscme.org/blog/public-...

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We will never stop fighting to protect public service workers. If you’re in the D.C. area, join us & AFGE on Tuesday, Feb. 11 at 12 p.m. on Capitol Hill to #GetOrganized and make our voices heard!

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Russell Vought—the architect of Project 2025 —was just confirmed as Director of the White House Office of Management and Budget. It signals that vital public services are on the chopping block. We will fight back by organizing like never before.

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We must push back against anti-union extremists in Congress who’re trying to make massive cuts to Medicaid, all to finance tax cuts for the rich. Contact your member of Congress now. www.afscme.org/blog/we-cant...

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Medicaid keeps healthcare going. Yet Congress wants to rush reckless spending cuts that would endanger care for millions of working families. TAKE ACTION NOW using our direct call line to tell your Representative #HandsOffOurMedicaid! act.afscme.org/forms/medica...

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Workers' sensitive data should not be put at risk on the whims of an un-elected billionaire who has been given unchecked power. That’s why AFSCME is joining the @aflcio.org & other unions in a lawsuit to protect the public against DOGE accessing the DOL’s information.

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Medicaid ensures life-saving health care for millions of Americans and protects vital public services. Join us and tell Congress: Say NO to cuts to Medicaid. Use this form and we’ll connect you directly to your representative! 👉

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BILLIONAIRES OUT, WORKERS IN! We’re out at the Department of Labor showing Elon Musk’s DOGE that the labor movement will stand up to any attack on our workplace rights.

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After hearing union workers would greet them at the Department of Labor, Elon Musk’s DOGE cronies moved their meeting from in-person to virtual. But we’re not slowing down - Workers are getting organized.

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📢 Hey hey, ho ho, Elon Musk has got to go! 📢 We're making it loud and clear—KEEP DOGE out of DOL! Our freedoms are not for sale. Say it with us: Unelected billionaires have no place in the Department of Labor. #DOGEoutofDOL

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URGENT, TODAY AT 3 PM: No one elected Elon Musk or his cronies to office. Next, they're setting out to attack the Department of Labor. If you’re in D.C., join us at the US DOL to make our voices heard: Keep billionaires out of the DOL!

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Investing in our nation’s transportation is essential for maintaining strong communities and a vibrant economy. It is absurd to re-direct taxpayer dollars away from our communities because of arbitrary standards such as marriage and birth rates.

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BREAKING: AFSCME is joining AFGE and @seiu.org National Association of Government Employees in filing a lawsuit to halt the White House administration’s unlawful federal employee resignation directive & stop the purge of qualified professionals from the federal government workforce.

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