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How the shutdown will impact public services in states and cities

How the shutdown will impact public services in states and cities

Oct. 03, 2025

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How the shutdown will impact public services in states and cities

Working families across the country are staring down a health care crisis. Premiums are about to double for more than 22 million people, and hospitals and health centers nationwide struggle to keep their doors open.

How the shutdown will impact public services in states and cities

How Congress can lower health care costs and stop job losses

How Congress can lower health care costs and stop job losses

Sep. 19, 2025

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How Congress can lower health care costs and stop job losses

Nearly 22 million Americans are able to afford health care because of premium tax credits that are available through the Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplace.However, those tax credits are going to expire on Dec. 31, 2025, thanks to the so-called “Big Beautiful Bill.”

How Congress can lower health care costs and stop job losses

Speak out! Protect PSLF.

Speak out! Protect PSLF.

Sep. 10, 2025

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Speak out! Protect PSLF.

The administration is threatening to upend the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program. They’re saying that if an employer doesn’t tow its ideological line, they’re going to prevent its workers from using PSLF.  

Speak out! Protect PSLF.

On Labor Day, we celebrate our power – and pledge to build it.

On Labor Day, we celebrate our power – and pledge to build it.

Aug. 29, 2025

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On Labor Day, we celebrate our power – and pledge to build it.

On Labor Day, we celebrate the power of workers to form unions, stand in solidarity, and together, improve our lives. But today, greedy billionaires are rolling back our workplace safety, trying to make it tougher to form unions, and attacking public service workers’ collective bargaining rights.

On Labor Day, we celebrate our power – and pledge to build it.

To protect our communities, federal workers are speaking out

To protect our communities, federal workers are speaking out

Aug. 15, 2025

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To protect our communities, federal workers are speaking out

At a time when our communities are under attack, our voices are more important than ever. That’s why federal workers are speaking out. Since this administration took office, many of them have struggled to do their jobs and find the resources to serve their communities.

To protect our communities, federal workers are speaking out

Medicare and Medicaid have saved lives for 60 years. We’re fighting to keep it that way.

Medicare and Medicaid have saved lives for 60 years. We’re fighting to keep it that way.

Jul. 29, 2025

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Medicare and Medicaid have saved lives for 60 years. We’re fighting to keep it that way.

This year, AFSCME is celebrating this special anniversary with mixed emotions. That’s because the joint legacy of Medicare and Medicaid is under threat.

Medicare and Medicaid have saved lives for 60 years. We’re fighting to keep it that way.